Final Destination 7 Eyes Night Call Director to Supercharge a $314 Million Franchise
Riding the surprise resurgence of Final Destination Bloodlines, the franchise is eyeing Night Call director Michiel Blanchart for its next project, tapping the filmmaker behind the 2024 chiller about a locksmith who lands in a mob boss’s crosshairs after one fateful call.
Final Destination just will not stay dead, and I mean that in the best way. After Bloodlines pulled the franchise out of the morgue and sprinted off with a bag full of cash, the next chapter is already taking shape — and it might have an interesting new voice behind the camera.
They are eyeing Night Call director Michiel Blanchart for Final Destination 7
Per Deadline, Michiel Blanchart is in talks to direct Final Destination 7. If the name is new to you, his 2024 feature Night Call is that tense little thriller where a locksmith gets tangled up with a mob boss after a mysterious phone call. It is lean, unnerving, and the kind of calling-card movie that makes studios pay attention.
Blanchart is also currently turning his short film 'You're Dead, Helene' into a feature, with Sam Raimi producing — which, if nothing else, tells you genre heavyweights like what he is doing.
Why Bloodlines changed the conversation
The franchise basically flatlined after part five hit in 2011. The formula felt tired, the reset did not click, and it looked like that was that. Then Bloodlines showed up in 2025 and actually recalibrated things instead of just shuffling the same deck.
The hook this time blended OG nostalgia with a fresh entry point for new fans, and it paid off. The movie brought a direct connection to earlier films, and the big mythology swing — that 'Death' tracks a generation — added more weight than the series usually gets. Tony Todd returning was catnip for longtime fans, and the film even tackled two of the franchise's most argued-over loopholes head-on: the idea that killing someone else buys you time, and the whole 'clinically dead then resuscitated' workaround. Inside baseball for sure, but smart to address if you want people debating the rules again.
And the box office did the talking
According to Box Office Mojo, Final Destination Bloodlines hauled in $138 million domestic and $176 million internationally, for a $314 million total worldwide. That is not just a rebound — that is a franchise best, by a lot. The earlier movies never sniffed that number.
- Final Destination — IMDb 6.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 49%, $112 million worldwide
- Final Destination 2 — IMDb 6.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 52%, $90 million worldwide
- Final Destination 3 — IMDb 5.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 44%, $118 million worldwide
- The Final Destination — IMDb 5.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 28%, $186 million worldwide
- Final Destination 5 — IMDb 5.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 64%, $157 million worldwide
- Final Destination Bloodlines — IMDb 6.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 92%, $314 million worldwide
So, where does that leave FD7?
If Blanchart closes his deal, you are looking at a director with recent momentum, a knack for tension, and Raimi co-signs on his other project. That is a solid recipe for keeping this revival rolling upward.
Where to watch the mayhem right now
The Final Destination franchise is available to stream on HBO Max (USA).
Curious where you want Final Destination 7 to go next — lean harder into the mythology or keep it simple and nasty? I am listening.