Final Destination 5#Music

Office worker Sam Lawton is heading to a company retreat with his colleagues. While crossing the North Bay Bridge, he has a premonition of the bridge collapsing due to high winds, killing everyone except for his ex-girlfriend Molly Harper. He panics and convinces Molly, his friend and boss Peter Friedkin, Peter's girlfriend Candice Hooper, his manager Dennis Lapman, factory manager Nathan Sears and two colleagues Olivia Castle and Isaac Palmer to get off the bridge. Afterwards, the bridge collapses. FBI agent Jim Block suspects Sam of foul play. Still, Sam is cleared when Block's colleague determines the collapse was not man-made. Sam and his colleagues also meet coroner William Bludworth, who warns them that "Death doesn't like to be cheated."

Later, Candice dies from a freak accident during gymnastics practice, causing Peter to become unstable. Following Candice's death, Isaac is fatally crushed by a Budai statue. Present at the aftermath of both deaths, Bludworth tells them that Death is killing them because they survived a disaster they were supposed to die in, creating “wrinkles in reality”. To survive, they must kill someone to steal their remaining lifespan. Sam and Molly fail to save Olivia, who falls off a building after a malfunctioning laser eye-surgery machine mutilates her right eye. Sam learns that the survivors are dying in the order they would have died in the bridge collapse, and discovers that Nathan is next.

During a workplace argument, Nathan accidentally kills his co-worker Roy Carson. When the other survivors hear this, they deduce that Nathan must have stolen Roy's lifespan. Suddenly, a machine launches a wrench into Dennis's face, killing him. That evening, Sam and Molly rekindle their relationship at a restaurant. They are interrupted by Peter, who tries to steal Molly's lifespan since he believes it is unfair for Molly to have survived in Sam's premonition, thus not making her part of Death's list. Agent Block intervenes but is shot by Peter, who steals his lifespan. Despite this, Peter tries to kill Molly to eliminate witnesses, but is saved by Sam, who kills Peter with a meat spit. Sam concludes that he stole Block's lifespan, since Peter's gun misfired, yet missed Sam.

Two weeks later, Sam and Molly board a plane to Paris and witness rowdy high school students being expelled, revealing that the plane is Volée Airlines Flight 180. Upon takeoff, Sam overhears that one of the students panicked due to a vision, causing their expulsion.{{efn|As depicted in Final Destination (2000)}} Sam realizes it is too late as the plane explodes, killing everyone. Meanwhile, at a memorial for Roy, Nathan learns from a co-worker that Roy had an undiagnosed brain aneurysm and that he could have died at any moment if he had lived. As Nathan realizes the implications, the landing gear from Flight 180 crushes him.

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{{Cast listing|

• Nicholas D'Agosto as Sam Lawton
• Emma Bell as Molly Harper
• Miles Fisher as Peter Friedkin
• Ellen Wroe as Candice Hooper
• Jacqueline MacInnes Wood as Olivia Castle
• P. J. Byrne as Isaac Palmer
• Arlen Escarpeta as Nathan Sears
• David Koechner as Dennis Lapman
• Courtney B. Vance as Agent Jim Block
• Tony Todd as William Bludworth
• Brent Stait as Roy Carson
• Roman Podhora as John
• Jasmin Dring as Cho
• Barclay Hope as Dr. Leonetti
• Chasty Ballesteros as spa receptionist
• Mike Dopud as chef

}}

File:Nicholas D'Agosto filming Final Destination 5 in Vancouver, October 2010.jpg

Alan Horn, the head of Warner Bros., confirmed at ShoWest in March 2010 that Final Destination 5 was in works at ShoWest.{{cite web |url=https://comingsoon.net/news/showestnews.php?id=64384 |title=ShoWest 2010: A Fifth Final Destination is Coming |publisher=ComingSoon.net |date=March 18, 2010 |access-date=November 13, 2019 |archive-date=February 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222190559/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/showestnews.php?id=64384 |url-status=dead }} Producer Craig Perry later added that the film would be shot in 3D.{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/19536|title=Producer Talks Fifth 'Final Destination' in 3-D |publisher=Bloody-Disgusting.com | date=March 21, 2010}} Eric Heisserer was announced as screenwriter in April 2010.{{cite web|url=https://reporter.blogs.com/comiccon/page/11/ |title='The Thing' writer boards 'Final Destination 5' (exclusive) |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=April 25, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002112512/http://reporter.blogs.com/comiccon/page/11/ |archive-date=October 2, 2011 |url-status=dead }} (requires scrolldown) The studio initially picked August 26, 2011, as the release date,{{cite web |url=https://comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=66026 |title=Soderbergh's Contagion Contaminates 2011 in 3D! |publisher=ComingSoon.net |date=May 14, 2010 |access-date=November 13, 2019 |archive-date=July 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719193810/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=66026 |url-status=dead }} but later changed it to August 12, 2011.{{cite web |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/24323 |title=A Nice Change Of Pace: 'Apollo 18' And 'Final Destination 5' Move Up| first=David|last=Harley|date=April 27, 2011|publisher=Bloody-Disgusting.com}} In June 2010, New Line Cinema announced that Steven Quale would direct,{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/article/VR1118020369?refCatId=13|first=Dave|last=McNary|title=Quale flies to 'Final Destination 5'|work=Variety|date=June 8, 2010|access-date=November 13, 2019|archive-date=November 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108224428/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118020369?refCatId=13|url-status=dead}} and that the movie would be renamed 5nal Destination.{{cite web |last1=Miska |first1=Brad |title=New Title for Fifth 'Final Destination', Opening Disaster Confirmed! |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/20744/ |website=Bloody Disgusting! |access-date=April 8, 2020 |date=June 29, 2010}} The name change was reversed only a few months later.{{cite web |last1=Miska |first1=Brad |title=One Final Teen Hopes to Cheat Death in 'Final Destination 5' |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/21492/ |website=Bloody Disgusting! |date=August 31, 2010}}

According to Heisserer, Final Destination 5 was always meant to be a prequel, set before the first film; the idea having come from franchise producer Craig Perry. Heisserer said that one major problem he encountered while writing the film was coming up with good death sequences, believing that managing to do so in the world of Final Destination is "ridiculously hard". The inspiration for Olivia Castle's death sequence involving LASIK eye surgery came after his wife underwent the same type of surgery.{{cite web|last1=Thurman|first1=Trace|title=Taking the Blame: An Interview With Screenwriter Eric Heisserer!|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/interviews/3397692/eric-heisserer-interview/|publisher=Bloody Disgusting|access-date=May 29, 2017|date=July 20, 2016}}

In August 2010, actor and musician Miles Fisher was the first to be cast in the film as Peter Friedkin.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2010/08/pinkberry-dealmaker-miles-fisher-lands-real-movie-job-61346/|title='Pinkberry' Actor Miles Fisher Lands Movie|website=Deadline Hollywood |first=Mike|last=Fleming| date=August 13, 2010}} Fisher had appeared in numerous short films and in a small role in the comedy film Superhero Movie (2008). Fisher said during an interview that "I've done a little bit of television and a little bit of film, but 3D is almost an entirely different sport."{{cite web|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/entertainment/movies/headlines/20110812-dallas-native-stars-in-final-destination-5.ece|title=Dallas native stars in 'Final Destination 5'|publisher=Dallasnews.com|first=Gary|last=Dowell|date=August 12, 2010|access-date=November 26, 2020|archive-date=March 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309094834/http://www.dallasnews.com/entertainment/movies/headlines/20110812-dallas-native-stars-in-final-destination-5.ece|url-status=dead}} Three days after Fisher's casting, Arlen Escarpeta was cast in the film as Nathan Sears.{{cite web|url=http://movies.about.com/b/2010/08/15/arlen-escarpeta-joins-final-destination-5.htm|first=Rebecca|last=Murray|title=Arlen Escarpeta Joins Final Destination 5|publisher=About.com|date=August 15, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819123822/http://movies.about.com/b/2010/08/15/arlen-escarpeta-joins-final-destination-5.htm|archive-date=August 19, 2010}} Escarpeta explained that "I think what they're going to do really, really well this time around, they're going to go back—the story, the plot, a lot of stuff is really going to matter, I think the last movie it was just death. It was death, death, death, which is fine because that's what people want to see. But this time we're going to give them a little bit of everything – good story, great director—it's going to be good."{{cite web|url=http://movies.about.com/b/2010/08/15/arlen-escarpeta-joins-final-destination-5.htm|title=Arlen Escarpeta Joins Final Destination 5|publisher=About.com|first=Rebecca|last=Murray|date=August 15, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819123822/http://movies.about.com/b/2010/08/15/arlen-escarpeta-joins-final-destination-5.htm|archive-date=August 19, 2010}}

In late August 2010, Nicholas D'Agosto was cast to portray the film's main visionary Sam Lawton.{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/21439|title=What's That? I Hear Death Calling New 'Final Destination 5' Victims!|publisher=Bloody-Disgusting.com | date=August 25, 2010}}{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2010/film/news/d-agosto-tops-final-destination-5-1118023533/?jwsource=cl|title=D'Agosto tops 'Final Destination 5'|publisher=Variety|date=August 30, 2010}} D'Agosto had recently starred in the 2007 comedy film Rocket Science before he was cast in the film after his appearance in Fired Up! since 2009. Along with D'Agosto, newcomer actress Ellen Wroe joined the cast as Candice Hooper. One day later, Tony Todd, who portrayed William Bludworth from the first two installments, returned to join the film's cast after not appearing in the fourth film due to scheduling commitments to work on Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/21452|title=Tony Todd Returns as the Reaper in 'Final Destination 5'|publisher=Bloody-Disgusting.com | date=August 26, 2010}} On August 30, 2010, the production hired David Koechner and P. J. Byrne to join the cast.{{cite news|url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/film-us-final-idUKTRE67U0X820100831 |title='Final Destination 5' adds four to cast |first=Borys |last=Kit |work=The Hollywood Reporter via Reuters |date=August 31, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018171545/http://uk.reuters.com/article/2010/08/31/film-us-final-idUKTRE67U0X820100831 |archive-date=October 18, 2012 |url-status=live }} Koechner portrays the characters' company executive Dennis Lapman while Byrne, after his appearance in Dinner for Schmucks, portrays Isaac Palmer.{{cite news|url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/film-us-final-idUKTRE67U0X820100831 |title='Final Destination 5' adds four to cast |first=Borys |last=Kit |work=The Hollywood Reporter via Reuters |date=August 31, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018171545/http://uk.reuters.com/article/2010/08/31/film-us-final-idUKTRE67U0X820100831 |archive-date=October 18, 2012 |url-status=live }} Emma Bell, who made her major film debut appearance in the 2010 thriller film Frozen, was cast on September 2 to co-lead with D'Agosto as Molly Harper.{{cite web|url=https://joblo.com/arrow/index.php?id=23869|title=EXCLUSIVE: Emma Bell cast as the lead in Final Destination 5 aka 5nal Destination!|publisher=Joblo.com|date=September 2, 2010|access-date=November 13, 2019|archive-date=April 5, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110405010742/http://www.joblo.com/arrow/index.php?id=23869|url-status=dead}} In mid-September, both Courtney B. Vance and Jacqueline MacInnes Wood are the last main cast members to join the film.{{cite web |url=http://movies.about.com/b/2010/09/21/final-destination-5-3d-starts-filming-in-vancouver.htm |title='FD5 Begins filming & Official cast released |publisher=About.com |date=September 25, 2010 |access-date=September 25, 2010 |archive-date=October 4, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101004145142/http://movies.about.com/b/2010/09/21/final-destination-5-3d-starts-filming-in-vancouver.htm |url-status=dead }} Law & Order: Criminal Intent's Vance plays FBI agent Jim Block while Wood, who is starring as Steffy Forrester in the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful, portrays co-worker Olivia Castle.

Image:Lions' Gate Bridge (from Stanley Park).jpg, was filmed on the Lions Gate Bridge in Vancouver, British Columbia, and using two scale representations of the bridge.]]

Location filming returned to Vancouver, where parts of the first three films were shot. Principal photography took place between September 13 and December 14, 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.bcfilmcommission.com/about_us/film_list.php|title=BCFC Film List|publisher=British Columbia Film Commission|date=October 2, 2011|access-date=October 2, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002083029/http://www.bcfilmcommission.com/database/rte/files/Film%20List%20-%20October%2026,%202010.pdf|archive-date=October 2, 2011|url-status=dead}} Producers stated that this installment would be darker and more suspenseful in the style of the original film.{{cite web|url=http://shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=14556|title=Producer's Update on Final Destination 5...|publisher=ShockTillYouDrop.com|first=Ryan (pseudonym)|last=Rotten|date=March 21, 2010|access-date=May 22, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316041259/http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=14556|archive-date=March 16, 2012|url-status=dead}} Final Destination 3 star Chelan Simmons revealed that the opening scene would be filmed on the Lions Gate Bridge in Vancouver.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/ChelanLSimmons/status/27307831744 |title= Final Destination Fans this is the Bridge FD5 will take place on!!!! Ps. It'll be in 3D! |publisher=Twitter.com |date=October 14, 2010 |access-date=May 9, 2011}}

The soundtrack to Final Destination 5 was released on August 16, 2011, by Varèse Sarabande, four days after the release of the film. The soundtrack contains 19 tracks composed by Brian Tyler, music composer of The Final Destination. Miles Fisher also released a tie-in video for his single "New Romance" which features the key actors in the film in a Saved by the Bell parody in which most are killed in freak accidents, in keeping with the series.

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Commercial songs from the film, but not on the soundtrack

• "I Will Buy You a New Life" by Everclear
• "Successful Leader" by Jeff Tymoschuk
• "Ballroom" and "Girl on the Run" by Terry Poison
• "Dust in the Wind" by Kansas
• "Walk Like Water" by Cliff P. deMarks, Jr.
• "Me, Myself and I" by Excellence
• "The Orbiting Suns" by Jens Gad
• "If You Want Blood (You've Got It)" by AC/DC

1. "Main Title" (3:47)
2. "Fates Bridge" (6:31)
3. "Repercussions" (4:06)
4. "Kill or Be Killed" (4:30)
5. "Cheating Death" (2:13)
6. "Bludworth" (2:43)
7. "Death's Work" (10:12)
8. "Olivia" (1:35)
9. "Eye Can't See No Good" (4:16)
10. "The Gift Certificate" (2:50)
11. "Meet the Gang" (1:10)
12. "Hook in Mouth" (2:09)
13. "Isaac's Got a Point" (2:08)
14. "Recognition" (0:59)
15. "Mystery" (2:47)
16. "Bend Over Backwards" (4:38)
17. "The Order of Death" (7:20)
18. "Plans Within Plans" (3:45)
19. "Infinite Finale" (1:31)

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) in the UK ruled that the original theatrical poster, which had been used on buses and trains during the summer, "was likely to cause fear and undue distress to children". It ruled that the advert must not appear in the original form again.

Warner Bros. countered by stating that the poster "accurately reflected the content of the film in an appropriate manner without causing excessive fear or distress". They also added that the poster's dark grey and black colors were "unlikely to engage the attention of young children", and that the "surreal" image did not feature people, blood or display any real-life violence.

The ASA, which had received 13 complaints, with three stating that their children (aged between 1 and 3) had been upset, ruled "We considered the image was likely to catch the attention of children, especially because it was shown on a poster on the Underground, where it was an untargeted medium. Because very young children might view this ad depicting violence, it was likely to cause fear and undue distress to children."{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16065584 | work=BBC News | title=Final Destination 5 poster banned by ASA | date=December 7, 2011}}

Final Destination 5 ranked #3 at the weekend box office with $18.4 million behind Rise of the Planet of the Apes ($27.5 million), which held the top spot for two weeks, and The Help ($25.5 million).[https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2011W32/ Weekend Box Office Results for August 12–14, 2011]. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 14, 2011. It was also the third biggest Final Destination opening to date behind 2009's The Final Destination ($27.4 million) and 2006's Final Destination 3 ($19.1 million).{{Cite web|title=Final Destination Franchise Box Office History|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movies/franchise/Final-Destination|access-date=November 6, 2020|website=The Numbers}} Final Destination 5 grossed $42.6 million domestically, and $115.3 million internationally, for a worldwide total of $157.9 million becoming the third-highest-grossing film in the franchise now that final destination bloodlines has released.

Final Destination 5 was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on December 27, 2011. The Blu-ray Disc comes in two forms: the movie only edition and the Blu-ray Disc/DVD/UltraViolet edition.{{cite web|title=Final Destination 5 DVD, Blu-ray Details| date=April 26, 2024 |url=http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=21417}} A Blu-ray 3D edition was released exclusively through Best Buy. The film was released in the UK on December 26, 2011; however, only the special edition Blu-ray Disc contained the 3D cut of the film. An UltraViolet copy was available in all formats. The film grossed $10.5 million in home sales.{{Cite web |title=Final Destination 5 (2011) - Financial Information |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Final-Destination-5 |access-date=March 22, 2023 |website=The Numbers}}

Before the film appeared in theaters, Fisher released a music video. Starring the main cast of Final Destination 5 and featuring Fisher's original song "New Romance", the video parodied the 1990s sitcom Saved by the Bell and included a clue to the plot of the film. Fisher, a fan of the show, and video director Dave Green watched every episode, and contemporary shows like Boy Meets World and Clarissa Explains It All. "We thought, 'Gosh wouldn't it be fun and subversive to have Final Destination-type deaths in this safe, [sitcom] world?'" Fisher, who plays a Zack Morris-type character, said. He joked, "I basically have always been looking for a way to dance with Kelly Kapowski my whole life".{{cite magazine | url=https://ew.com/article/2011/08/10/final-destination-5-star-miles-fisher/ | title='Final Destination 5' star Miles Fisher talks viral 'Saved by the Bell' spoof | magazine=Entertainment Weekly | date=August 10, 2011 | access-date=April 12, 2014 | author=Semigran, Aly}}

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 63% of 136 critic reviews are positive, and the average rating as 5.9 out of 10. The site's critical consensus reads, "It's still only for the gore-thirsty faithful, but Final Destination 5 represents a surprising return to form for the franchise."{{cite web | url =https://rottentomatoes.com/m/final_destination_5/| title=Final Destination 5 (2011) | work = Rotten Tomatoes | publisher = Fandango Media | access-date = October 8, 2020}} Metacritic, which assigns a weighted score, gives the film a score of 50 out of 100, based on 24 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".{{cite web | url = https://metacritic.com/movie/final-destination-5| title=Final Destination 5 Reviews | publisher = CBS Interactive | work = Metacritic | access-date = August 18, 2011}} It was the highest-rated film of the franchise on both sites before being overtaken by its successor. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of B+ on an A+ to F scale.{{cite web |url= https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |title= CinemaScore |access-date= October 23, 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181220122629/https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |archive-date= December 20, 2018 |url-status= dead }}

Richard Roeper stated in his review "From the opening credits to the final kill this film displays a great use of 3D."{{cite web |author=Richard Roeper |author-link=Richard Roeper |url=http://www.richardroeper.com/reviews/finaldestination5.aspx |title=Final Destination 5 Review |publisher=RichardRoeper.com |access-date=August 29, 2011 |archive-date=May 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180521104146/http://www.richardroeper.com/reviews/finaldestination5.aspx |url-status=dead }} Todd Gilchrist of Boxoffice Magazine has declared the film in his review for being "the best 3D horror movie ever made." He described Final Destination 5 as "a clean, glossy thriller shot in native 3D (not post-conversion) that maximizes the technology without straining the audience's credulity or their constitutions." He also stated "Calling anything the 'best 3D horror film' has the ring of crowning the world's tallest midget, but Quale uses 3D almost shockingly well."{{cite web |author=Sparktech Software LLC |url=https://www.boxofficepro.com/reviews/2011-08-final-destination-5 |title=Final Destination 5 – Inside Movies Since 1920 |publisher=Boxofficemagazine.com |access-date=August 29, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110826163817/http://www.boxofficemagazine.com/reviews/2011-08-final-destination-5 |archive-date=August 26, 2011 |url-status=dead }} In a review for Toronto.com, Linda Barnard has stated "this could be a case where the 3D-shot movie is worth the extra few bucks to see".{{cite web |url=https://www.toronto.com/article/695076--final-destination-5-die-already/ |title=Final Destination 5: Die, already – Movies, Review |publisher=Toronto.com |access-date=August 29, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817073939/http://www.toronto.com/article/695076--final-destination-5-die-already |archive-date=August 17, 2011 |url-status=dead }}

The visual effects were praised for improving on the CGI from the previous installment. Betty Jo Tucker of ReelTalk Movie Reviews said in her review "The film boasts some of the best visual effects ever, especially the bridge-crumbling sequence at the beginning of the film."{{Cite web |last=Tucker |first=Betty Jo |title=Gore Galore |url=http://www.reeltalkreviews.com/browse/viewitem.asp?type=review&id=3722 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180111095815/http://www.reeltalkreviews.com/browse/viewitem.asp?type=review&id=3722 |archive-date=January 11, 2018 |access-date=April 26, 2025 |website=ReelTalk Movie Reviews}} In his review of Final Destination 5, Roger Ebert said "[...] the special effects do an excellent job of beheading, incinerating, vivisecting, squishing and so on."{{cite web |date=August 10, 2011 |last=Ebert |first=Roger |author-link=Roger Ebert |title=I have a bad feeling about these characters |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/final-destination-5-2011 |website=Chicago Sun-Times |access-date=October 10, 2020 }} "Final Destination 5 contain some of the most fun effects ever seen that purely enhance the thrills and bloody spills, rather than detract from them," stated Lisa Giles-Keddie from uk.real.com.{{cite web|url=https://www.real.com/uk?id=6031&post=Final_Destination_5_3D |title=Final Destination 5 (3D) |publisher=Uk.real.com |date=August 17, 2011 |access-date=August 29, 2011}}

The death scenes in the film have been praised as being suspenseful, creative, and shocking. Boxoffice Magazine said in praise, "viewers connect to both the relatable pain of everyday injury and the gory gratification of a well-constructed, larger-than-life set piece." NJ.com opined, "Admitted, there is a certain inventiveness to the way director Steven Quale stages the violence."{{cite web|author=Warner Bros. |url=https://www.nj.com/entertainment/movies/2011/08/final_destination_5_tedium_reigns_in_latest_installment_of_gory_horror_franchise.html |title='Final Destination 5': Tedium reigns in latest installment of gory horror franchise |date=August 12, 2011 |publisher=NJ.com |access-date=August 29, 2011}} San Francisco Chronicle said that the characters are "killed in gruesome and spectacular ways".{{cite news|author=Mick LaSalle, Chronicle Movie Critic |url=https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Final-Destination-5-review-Fatal-attraction-2335782.php |title='Final Destination 5' review: Fatal attraction |publisher=Sfgate.com |date=August 12, 2011 |access-date=August 29, 2011}} The gymnastic set piece has been praised as "anxiety-filled",{{cite news|author=Lisa Schwarzbaum |url=https://ew.com/article/2011/08/21/final-destination-5/ |title=Final Destination 5 Review |publisher=EW.com |date=August 21, 2011 |access-date=August 29, 2011}} "a beautiful example of successful comic suspense", "Hitchcockian edge-of-your-seat suspense",{{cite web|last=Derakhshani |first=Tirdad |url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/entertainment/20110812__quot_Final_Destination_5_quot___Still_reaching_for_finality_of_gory_death.html |title="Final Destination 5": Still reaching for finality of gory death | Philadelphia Inquirer | 08/12/2011 |publisher=Philly.com |date=August 12, 2011 |access-date=August 29, 2011}} and "inventively grotesque".{{cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/sc-mov-0809-final-destination-5-20110812,0,572406.column |title=Chicago Tribune Michael Phillips' Final Destination 5 review |publisher=chicagotribune.com |date=August 11, 2011 |access-date=August 29, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814082117/http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/sc-mov-0809-final-destination-5-20110812,0,572406.column |archive-date=August 14, 2011 |url-status=dead }} Film.com stated in their review "The subsequent deaths are hit-or-miss, but they all show some creative spark. Quale sets them up like a cross between a joke and a magic trick, carefully establishing crucial details."[https://web.archive.org/web/20180323170351/http://www.mtv.com/news/movies/movies/review-final-destination-5/#fbid=aAJpy7fiArh Review: Final Destination 5] Film.com

The opening bridge collapse has garnered considerable critical acclaim, with many stating it as being on par with the pile-up sequence from Final Destination 2. It has been said to be "one of the single best sequences of any film all year" by Boxoffice Magazine. Uk.real.com stated that the opening bridge collapse sequence is "beautifully directed and choreographed". Eric D. Snider has stated in his review for Film.com that "The opening premonition is nerve-janglingly effective." New York Post called the bridge collapse sequence "spectacular",{{cite news|url= https://nypost.com/2011/08/12/witty-script-a-gem-fatale/ |title='Final Destination 5' movie opens, starring Nicholas D'Agosto, Miles Fisher and Emma Bell |publisher=NYPOST.com |date=August 11, 2011 |access-date=August 29, 2011}} and Daily News deemed it "terrifying".{{cite news|author=Elizabeth Weitzman |url= https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/2011/08/12/2011-08-12_final_destination_5_review_bloody_good_time_with_unexpected_infusion_of_humor_an.html |title='Final Destination 5' review: Bloody good time with unexpected infusion of humor and engergy |publisher=Nydailynews.com |date=August 12, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150510091021/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/final-destination-5-review-bloody-good-time-unexpected-infusion-humor-engergy-article-1.950527 | archive-date= May 10, 2015 |access-date=August 29, 2011 |location=New York}} USA Today commented on the sequence, saying "The effect is terrific and reminiscent of the bridge destruction from Mission: Impossible III."{{cite news|url= https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2011-08-11-final-destination-5_n.htm |title='Final Destination 5' gets somewhere |publisher=Usatoday.Com |date=August 11, 2011 |access-date=August 29, 2011 |first=Scott |last=Bowles }} Betsy Sharkey, a Los Angeles Times film critic stated in her negative review "I will say, the bus, and the bridge it must cross, does make for a pretty incredible wham-bam opening sequence," and further added "The big crumble is a stunner of an opener."{{cite news|last=Sharkey |first=Betsy |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2011-aug-12-la-et-final-destination-20110812-story.html |title='Final Destination 5': Movie review |work=Los Angeles Times |date=August 12, 2011 |access-date=August 29, 2011}} In a review for MSN.com, Kat Murphy said "the fifth chapter starts out with a slambang catastrophe", then stated that the bridge collapse is "skillfully orchestrated", and "this sequence is actually enhanced by 3D: Holes in the disintegrating bridge seem to pull the gaze down—dizzyingly—to the river below, and jagged camera angles on hanging railings and sliding debris muddle our sense of what's up, what's down."{{cite web |url=http://movies.msn.com/movies/movie-critic-reviews/final-destination-5/ |title=Final Destination 5 (2011) – Critics' Reviews – MSN Movies |publisher=Movies.msn.com |access-date=August 29, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011174811/http://movies.msn.com/movies/movie-critic-reviews/final-destination-5/ |archive-date=October 11, 2011 |url-status=dead }} Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter praised "This film's opening sequence is undeniably spectacular."{{cite news|url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/review/final-destination-5-film-review-221527 |title=Final Destination 5: Film Review |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=August 23, 2011 |access-date=August 29, 2011 |first=Kirk |last=Honeycutt}} Aaron Hillis from The Village Voice called the bridge collapse "breathtakingly staged".{{cite web |author=Aaron Hillis |url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2011-08-10/film/final-destination-5/ |title=Final Destination 5 – Page 1 – Movies – New York |publisher=Village Voice |date=August 10, 2011 |access-date=August 29, 2011 }} The Advocate stated that "Director Steve Quale and writer Heisserer stage the bridge's collapse in swift but exacting detail."[https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/entertainment_life/article_6ec61413-fffd-57d8-bad4-5c241602d661.html 'Final Destination 5' keeps the series alive] The Advocate The Austin Chronicle said the bridge collapse sequence is "spectacularly gruesome".{{cite web |date=August 19, 2011 |author=MARC SAVLOV |title=Movie Review: Final Destination 5 |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/events/film/2011-08-12/final-destination-5/ |website=The Austin Chronicle }}

In 2017, John Squires, writing for Bloody Disgusting, gave five reasons as to why Final Destination 5 is the franchise's best sequel, highlighting the opening sequence, the inventive death scenes, the level of gore in the film, the new mythology to defeat Death and the ending encompassing scenes from the first film.{{cite news |last1=Squires |first1=John |title=5 Reasons 'Final Destination 5' is the Franchise's Best Sequel |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3419978/5-reasons-final-destination-5-franchises-best-sequel/ |access-date=October 14, 2021 |work=Bloody Disgusting |date=January 4, 2017}}

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In early 2011, Tony Todd said in an interview with Dread Central that if Final Destination 5 was a success at the box office, then two sequels would be filmed back-to-back.{{cite web |date=January 31, 2011 |author=thehorrorchick |title=Exclusive: Tony Todd Talks Final Destination 5! Parts 6 and 7 Already in the Cards? |url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/42265/cheap-thrills-2013/ |work=Dread Central |access-date=April 1, 2020 }} On August 23, when asked whether he would be directing a sequel, Steven Quale elaborated: "Who knows. Never say never. I mean, it'll be up to the fans. We'll see how this one performs internationally, and if it makes as much money as the fourth one, I'm sure Warner Brothers will want to make another one".{{cite web |date=August 23, 2011 |author="Caffeinated" Clint |title=Exclusive : Final Destination 6, Titanic 3D updates from Steven Quale |website=Movie Hole |url=http://www.moviehole.net/201144391-exclusive-final-destination-6-titanic-3d-updates-from-steven-quale |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111027174309/http://www.moviehole.net/201144391-exclusive-final-destination-6-titanic-3d-updates-from-steven-quale |archive-date=October 27, 2011 |via=Internet Archive |url-status=dead }}

In January 2019, a new installment was announced to be in development, from Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema. Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan would write the script, with the plot described as a "re-imagining" of the franchise.{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/final-destination-reboot-works-saw-writers-1175489?|title='Final Destination' Reboot in the Works With 'Saw' Franchise Writers (Exclusive) |website=The Hollywood Reporter |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=January 11, 2019 |access-date=January 11, 2019 }} In August, Devon Sawa expressed interest in returning to the franchise in the reboot.{{Cite web |url=https://movieweb.com/final-destination-reboot-devon-sawa-returning/ |title=Original 'Final Destination' Star Devon Sawa Is Down to Return in a Reboot [Exclusive] |date=August 21, 2019 |website=Movieweb |access-date=December 29, 2019 }}

In March 2020, the film was revealed to be set in the same canon as the first five films and would focus on first responders, with series producer Craig Perry stating: "We're toying with having it take place in the world of first responders: EMTs, firemen, and police. These people deal with death on the front lines every day and make choices that can cause people to live or die. We rely on their good judgment, expertise, and calm demeanor. So why not put those people in the nightmare situation where every choice can bring about life and death – but now for themselves? We're thinking that world might be an interesting way into a Final Destination movie, and one which can also generate unique set pieces in a very credible way".{{Cite web |url=https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2020/03/new-final-destination-film-plans-to-dive-into-the-world-of-first-responders/ |title=New Final Destination film plans to dive into the world of first responders |date=March 15, 2020 |website=Flickering Myth |access-date=March 16, 2020 }}

Later in October, series creator Jeffrey Reddick confirmed that a sixth film had been in the works prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web |url=https://culturedvultures.com/interview-final-destination-jeffrey-reddick-dont-look-back/ |title=Interview: Final Destination Creator Jeffrey Reddick Discusses Don't Look Back |date=October 5, 2020 |author=Natasha Alvar |website=Cultured Vultures |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201014225132/https://culturedvultures.com/interview-final-destination-jeffrey-reddick-dont-look-back/ |archive-date=October 14, 2020 |url-status=live }}

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