‘Freaks 2’ – ‘Final Destination Bloodlines’ Filmmakers Return to Indie Roots with Sci-Fi Thriller Sequel
Before becoming in-demand filmmakers with Final Destination Bloodlines, Zach Lipovsky & Adam Stein helmed 2018’s Freaks. Deadline reveals that the pair quietly wrote, directed, and produced Freaks 2 earlier this year. Production took place after Bloodlines wrapped post-production but before the film’s press cycle started, affording Lipovsky and Stein the opportunity to expand on the […]
Before becoming in-demand filmmakers with Final Destination Bloodlines, Zach Lipovsky & Adam Stein helmed 2018’s Freaks.
Deadline reveals that the pair quietly wrote, directed, and produced Freaks 2 earlier this year.
Production took place after Bloodlines wrapped post-production but before the film’s press cycle started, affording Lipovsky and Stein the opportunity to expand on the world of their indie sci-fi thriller.
Freaks and Bloodlines editor Sabrina Pitre is cutting the sequel. No further details are available at this time.
In Freaks, 7-year-old Chloe is kept locked inside the house by her father. She lives in fear and fascination of the outside world, where “abnormals” create a constant threat – or so she believes.
When a mysterious stranger offers her a glimpse of what’s really happening outside, Chloe soon finds that while the truth isn’t so simple, the danger is very real.
Emile Hirsch, Bruce Dern, Grace Park, Amanda Crew, and Lexy Kolker star.
Rafael Motamayor wrote in his review, “Freaks feels like an even more grounded, small-scale version of the X-Men, a sci-fi film filled with surprises, a message about parenthood and wanting to keep your child safe and isolated from the world, and a future star in Lexy Kolker.”
Lipovsky & Stein’s upcoming slate includes co-writing Gremlins 3 with Chris Columbus, directing the sci-fi survival film The Earthling for Columbia, directing the psychological horror film Long Lost for Amblin, and directing the sci-fi drama The Traveler for Paramount.
