‘Final Destination: Bloodlines’ Duo in Talks to Direct Universal’s ‘Long Lost’

Overview

• Final Destination: Bloodlines filmmakers Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein are in talks to direct Long Lost at Universal, and the studio has declined to comment.
• The thriller is set with Amblin producing and lists Steven Spielberg, Simon Kinberg, Audrey Chon and Scott Glassgold among its producers after a 2024 bidding war.
• The film adapts a 50-page short story by Colin Bannon, who also wrote the screenplay.
• Sources describe the tone as psychological and occult, evoking What Lies Beneath and Rosemary’s Baby.
• The duo’s momentum follows Bloodlines’ strong box office, and they are also attached to write Gremlins 3 for Warner Bros., dated for November 19, 2027.