‘Final Destination: Bloodlines’ Trailer: Tattoo Artist Cleverly Killed by Nose Piercing in Horror Franchise’s Return After 14 Years

Fourteen years after “Final Destination 5” made a bloody splash in theaters, the trailer for the newest addition to the long-running horror franchise, “Final Destination: Bloodlines,” has released just in time for the series’ 25th anniversary.

Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein, who previously worked together on 2018’s “Freaks” and “Kim Possible,” are directing a script from Guy Busick (“Scream VI”) and Lori Evans (“Lucky Dog”). This sixth film marks Lipovsky and Stein’s entryway into “Final Destination,” continuing the franchise’s trend of bringing on fresh directors.

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The trailer shows a tattoo artist giving a client a painful tongue piercing before giving himself a tattoo. As he works, he doesn’t notice a series of chain reaction that unfolds and ultimately results in his death. A chain from the ceiling falls, attaches itself to the man’s nose ring, gets wrapped around a fan and pulls him up by the nose as a fire breaks out below him. As he gets wound up, the ceiling fan crashes and plunges him into the fire.

While specific plot details for “Final Destination: Bloodlines” are being kept under wraps, the trailer promises more bloody omens and deaths. The cast includes Brec Bassinger (“Stargirl”), Teo Briones (“Chucky”), Kaitlyn Santa Juana (“The Flash”), Richard Harmon (“The 100”), Owen Patrick Joyner (“Julie and the Phantoms”), Anna Lore (“Gotham Knights”), Max Lloyd-Jones (“The Book of Boba Fett”), Rya Kihlstedt (“Obi-Wan Kenobi”) and Tinpo Lee (“The Manor”).

The “Final Destination” franchise began in 2000 with the plots typically following young people who get a strange premonition of a deadly event in their lives, whether it be getting on a plane ride or roller coaster. Altogether, the franchise has grossed nearly $700 million worldwide so far.

While the fifth film notably ended with a surprise twist that it was a prequel to the other films, it remains unclear if “Final Destination: Bloodlines” is a direct sequel to the previous films or an all-around reboot.

The film is set to release in theaters on May 16 from Warner Bros. Watch the trailer below.

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