I have a soft spot for the Final Destination franchise. Launched in the early 2000s, these movies explored the consequences of cheating death while implementing some of the best death scenes in cinematic history. Devon Sawa’s Alex Browning became iconic, teaching viewers about fate’s cruel rules. However, his journey ended abruptly because after navigating a dangerous dance with destiny in the first film, his character was unceremoniously killed by the opening credits of the sequel by an off-screen death using a falling brick. Pretty anticlimactic for a character fans had grown attached to. Yet, as it turns out, according to the series creator, there were grander plans for Alex Browning that were left on the cutting room floor, and we totally missed out on something great.
In Final Destination 2, AJ Cook stars as Kimberly, who predicts a grave road accident on Route 23 involving a logging truck. Her foresight saves her and seven others from the disaster. However, in a recent chat with Collider about his latest work, Til Death Do Us Part, Jeffrey Reddick, the mind behind Final Destination, revealed he always intended for Ali Larter’s Clear Rivers to meet her end. However, he wanted Alex to remain the series’ central figure. Unfortunately, this vision wasn’t realized due to scheduling conflicts and other challenges. Reddick shared:
