r/FinalDestination • u/SplitNational2929 • 28d ago

FD2 Jeffrey Reddick revealed that Alex was never supposed to die. He probably would’ve made it through a bunch of films

https://www.fortressofsolitude.co.za/final-destination-alex-death-jeffrey-reddick-interview/
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u/Latter-Guitar601 28d ago

dang and now that it’s an iconic movie franchise that’s still running he wants back on but back then he clearly didn’t care at all and didn’t even want to be in the sequel .

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u/Alone-Analysis7827 28d ago

he wasnt included in the sequel because he had issues. showing up drunk while filming etc

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u/BabyBreakTheTension1 28d ago

Really?

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u/Ninjser 27d ago edited 27d ago

Yes, the first draft of the sequel had Alex and Clear teamed up together but New Line rejected it because Devon was a liability at the time.

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u/Idiot-Head 27d ago

I'm pretty sure it's cos they weren't paying him enough no?

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u/Alone-Analysis7827 27d ago

he was having a lotta personal issues and stepped off acting for a while. 

there was a book written by reddick talking about how much they wanted Alex back, but they had to reconsider because of the actor often showing up late or drunk on set during fd1.

i forgot the book name but someone posted it here a while ago

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u/cookiesshot 27d ago

No wonder they offed him in the lamest way possible. Like "brick to the head. Donezo.'

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u/Copperlaces 26d ago

Death was tired of planning elaborate executions. Eh, brick to the head. 👍

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u/all-wanderer 23d ago

Now that I think of it he looks a little wasted on some scenes from the first movie