

It was released on March 17, 2000, and became a financial success, making $10 million on its opening weekend. Filming took place in New York City and Vancouver, with additional scenes filmed in Toronto and San Francisco. Later, Wong and Morgan, The X-Files writing partners, became interested in the script and agreed to rewrite and direct the film, marking Wong's film directing debut. A colleague at New Line Cinema persuaded Reddick to write it as a feature-length film. The film began as a spec script written by Reddick for an episode of The X-Files, in order for Reddick to get a TV agent. He and several of his classmates leave the plane before the explosion occurs, but Death later takes the lives of those who were meant to die on the plane. Sawa portrays a teenager who cheats death after having a premonition of a catastrophic plane explosion. It is the first installment in the Final Destination film series and stars Devon Sawa, Ali Larter, Kerr Smith, and Tony Todd. Final Destination is a 2000 American supernatural horror film directed by James Wong, with a screenplay written by James Wong, Glen Morgan, and Jeffrey Reddick, based on a story by Reddick.
