Tony Todd Doesn’t Think a Sixth Final Destination Will Be Made

Tony Todd believes that the Final Destination franchise is done due to the cost of the films to make. Todd spoke with Bloody Disgusting promoting the home video release of Hell Fest and was asked about the possibility of a sixth film in the franchise.

“I am [surprised] but I know why there hasn’t been [another sequel],” Todd said. “It’s really an expensive film to shoot. Just getting whatever accident set pieces, like for example part two with the whole traffic accident, that took a good five weeks to shoot and at least 20 million bucks. So there are other films like the Annabelle films which just focuses on a doll that they can shoot for a lot cheaper and still make money.”

Todd added, “I’m pretty sure that ship has sailed but who knows? You never know. It was a good one while we had it.”

Todd played the mortician who had all the answers about death in the film series, appearing in the first, second, and fifth films. Todd is accurate in that, compared to most horror films, the franchise was a relatively costly one. The first film cost $23 million to shoot, which jumped to $40 million each by the time the fourth and fifth films came about. While the franchise was financially profitable, particularly overseas, Hollywood has been following Blumhouse’s lead as of late and releasing more inexpensive horror efforts that bring in higher profit margins. The last Final Destination film was released in 2011.