Hollywood studio New Line Cinema has roped in filmmaker duo Zach Lipovsky and Adam B Stein to direct the sixth instalment of the Final Destination franchise. The sixth chapter will relaunch the franchise that started with 2000's Final Destination, reported entertainment news website Collider.

Lipovsky and Stein are best known for their 2018 sci-fi thriller Freaks, starring Emile Hirsch and Bruce Dern. Spider-Man Director Jon Watts To Produce Final Destination 6; Film To Premiere On HBO Max.

Craig Perry, the original franchise producer, is producing the new project with Sheila Hanahan Taylor. Jon Watts, the director behind the Tom Holland-led Spider-Man movies, is also producing alongside Dianne McGunigle.

He also wrote the treatment for the relaunch. Guy Busick and Lori Evans Taylor, whose credits include Ready or Not and the relaunched Scream franchise, are writing the script.