The Final Destination franchise will be back in theaters soon enough, as a planned reboot is in the works at New Line. Ahead of the upcoming remake, let’s take a moment to revisit the original film from 2000 with these killer facts you may not know…
4Devon Sawa says he was fired from the franchise
Star Devon Sawa didn’t reprise the role of Alex Browning in Final Destination 2 or any other sequels. A newspaper clipping shown in the first sequel reveals that the character was killed between the first two movies by a falling brick. Given his prominence in the first movie, it was strange to see him casually killed off by the sequel. It seemed likely that Sawa opted not to come back for the second movie, but according to the actor himself, he was never given a choice.
At the time, the rumor was that Sawa wasn’t brought back due to dispute over a salary reduction. Producer Craig Perry then said in a statement that Sawa’s absence “had everything to do with narrative, and nothing to do with money or Devon’s unwillingness to come back.” What he is suggesting by this, of course, is that it made better sense for them creatively to write out Sawa to focus more on the sequel’s new set of characters.
In 2018, a fan on Twitter berated Sawa for quitting the series after doing just one installment. In a response tweet, Sawa clarified that he was actually “fired.” This confirms that leaving Alex out of Final Destination 2 was the studio’s call and completely out of Sawa’s hands.
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[…] At the time, Final Destination was a breath of recent air within the horror film style. There was no slasher or ghost ingredient. Instead the killer was Death itself, stalking and taking the lives of those that managed to evade it the primary time round. The starting of the film reveals a airplane crash that occurs mid-air after the principle character convinces his buddies to disembark it. During the making of the film the choice was made to make use of the music “Rocky Mountain High” by John Denver and play it earlier than a number of the characters’ deaths. Eerily, John Denver himself died in a airplane crash in 1997 and his stays may solely be recognized by the use of his fingerprints. His demise is reminiscent not solely of the airplane crash within the film, but in addition the gruesomeness of the graphic dying scenes.[1] […]
[…] Na época, Final Destination era uma lufada de ar fresco no gênero de filmes de terror. Não havia elemento slasher ou fantasma. Em vez disso, o assassino era a própria morte, perseguindo e tirando a vida daqueles que conseguiram fugir da primeira vez. O início do filme mostra um acidente de avião que acontece no ar depois que o personagem principal convence seus amigos a desembarcar. Durante a realização do filme, foi tomada a decisão de usar a música "Rocky Mountain High", de John Denver, e tocá-la antes da morte de alguns dos personagens. Estranhamente, o próprio John Denver morreu em um acidente de avião em 1997 e seus restos mortais só puderam ser identificados por meio de suas impressões digitais. Sua morte é uma reminiscência não apenas da queda de avião no filme, mas também da horribilidade das cenas de morte gráficas.(1) […]
[…] Na época, Final Destination era uma lufada de ar fresco no gênero de filmes de terror. Não havia nenhum elemento assassino ou fantasma. Em vez disso, o assassino era a própria Morte, perseguindo e tirando a vida daqueles que conseguiram evitá-la da primeira vez. O início do filme mostra um acidente de avião que acontece no ar depois que o personagem principal convence seus amigos a desembarcar. Durante a produção do filme, foi tomada a decisão de usar a música “Rocky Mountain High” de John Denver e tocá-la antes da morte de alguns personagens. Estranhamente, o próprio John Denver morreu em um acidente de avião em 1997 e seus restos mortais só puderam ser identificados por meio de suas impressões digitais. Sua morte é uma reminiscência não apenas da queda do avião no filme, mas também da horrível cena de morte.[1] […]