In this fourth and final installment of our Final Destination 5 interview series, Dread Central gets an opportunity to chat with the madmen behind all the mayhem: longtime Final Destination producer Craig Perry and franchise newcomers director Steven Quale and writer Eric Heisserer.
With two thirds of the group being newbies to the world of Final Destination, we asked Heisserer and Quale what attracted them to Part Five of the highly-popular horror series.
"I came into Part Five fresh, you know, as this was my first at bat for Final Destination, and I definitely came in as a fan of the first movie," explained Heisserer. "I talked with Craig and Steve about what I felt was important to have included in order to respect the core of what makes the Final Destination movies so entertaining."
"Then I told them I wanted to add something new to the formula and create...
With two thirds of the group being newbies to the world of Final Destination, we asked Heisserer and Quale what attracted them to Part Five of the highly-popular horror series.
"I came into Part Five fresh, you know, as this was my first at bat for Final Destination, and I definitely came in as a fan of the first movie," explained Heisserer. "I talked with Craig and Steve about what I felt was important to have included in order to respect the core of what makes the Final Destination movies so entertaining."
"Then I told them I wanted to add something new to the formula and create...
- 8/13/2011
- by thehorrorchick
- DreadCentral.com
I keep watching the Final Destination movies, and I have no idea why. I mean, I like a good beheading or disemboweling as much as the next guy, but the well seemed to run dry a few years back. The first one was pretty great -- hardly a brilliant script, but enough nifty ideas and goofily gruesome bloodletting to keep my attention (unrelated: What the hell happened to Devon Sawa, anyway? Is he still alive?). The second one ratcheted things up a good deal, but was still mostly entertaining. And then things started to go to shit, with the last one (The Final Destination) ending up being remarkable only for its lackluster pacing and writing.
Well, never one to stop fucking a dead horse, Warner Brothers and New Line are coming back with a fifth entry. They've hired a new screenwriter, Eric Heisserer, in the hopes that he can bring...
Well, never one to stop fucking a dead horse, Warner Brothers and New Line are coming back with a fifth entry. They've hired a new screenwriter, Eric Heisserer, in the hopes that he can bring...
- 9/23/2010
- by TK
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