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Final Destination has released the trailer for the latest movie in the franchise.
Final Destination: Bloodlines is the sixth instalment in the series and will once-again star Tony Todd, who tragically passed away in November last year at the age of 69.
You can watch the trailer here:
Todd played the eerie mortician, William Bludworth, in the first film in the franchise and has continued his role until the sixth instalment, which follows a family looking to outwit Death as members began getting bumped off in typical Final Destination fashion.
The actor - best known for his roles in the Candyman horror movies, Final Destination and Transformers - passed away at the age at his home in Los Angeles on November 6.
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According to James Wong, who directed the first film, Todd's character was a huge part of the franchise.
He told Variety: "[William Bludworth’s speech] basically is the theme of the movie, and it could have been nothing without the right actor.
"God rest his soul, he gave it the right amount of gravitas, but also the right amount of entertainment. He always has that kind of lilt or something where you go, “Is he with me?” So he’s just perfect."
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After his passing, Virginia Madsen, his co-star in Candyman, paid tribute to Todd in a video posted on Instagram, saying: "I don't know what to say right now."
In her caption, she wrote: "My beloved. May you rest in power sweet to the sweet in heaven. The great actor Tony Todd has left us and now is an angel. As he was in life. More later but I can't right now. I love you."
In one iconic scene in Candyman, a whopping 200,000 bees were used where a swarm of bees fell out of Candyman's mouth as he leans down to kiss Helen.
Nowadays, you'd expect such a scene to be created using CGI, but in 1992, the famous scene was completed with practical effects.
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Speaking in an interview with Entertainment Tonight in 2022, Todd said: "The bees were the worst nemesis. I had a great lawyer at the time and we got paid."
Remarkably, the Final Destination star had a clause in his contract that earned him an estimated $1,000 per bee sting.
"So I didn't mind it, I'm going like, 'Bring it on!' And it only totaled to 27 [stings]," he added.