Directors Adam B. Stein and Zach Lipovsky debuted their New Line Cinema film Final Destination: Bloodlines in Los Angeles on Monday. Eric Charbonneau/Warner Bros. via Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text Final Destination: Bloodlines filmmakers Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein are one of the breakout success stories of 2025 after that film earned strong reviews and became the top grossing installment in the once dormant franchise. Nearly six months after its release, the duo have zeroed in on a new project to direct, and are in talks to helm Long Lost, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The project is set up at Universal with Amblin Entertainment producing, based on the short story by Colin Bannon, who also penned the script. Sources have described the film as What Lies Beneath meets Rosemary's Baby, with the short story involving a woman whose husband's long-lost wife suddenly returns. Related Stories Movies 'Final Destination Bloodlines' Directors Share Secrets for Revitalizing a Franchise Business 'Grand Theft Auto VI' Delayed Once More to November 2026 Universal landed the project in a bidding war in 2024, with producers including Steven Spielberg, Simon Kinberg, Audrey Chon and Scott Glassgold. The project sold in a massive bidding war back in 2024 and has producers Steven Spielberg, Simon Kinberg, Audrey Chon and Scott Glassgold as producers. Lipovsky and Stein are represented by Verve, Ground Control and Jamie Feldman Universal has no comment. Lipovsky and Stein came up through the world of children's TV, before earning Hollywood attention thanks to their 2018 cult hit Freaks, which was their own take on the superhero genre. But Bloodlines transformed them into in-demand directors, with their pick of projects. Among them is a job writing the new Gremlins movie along with Chris Columbus. That film is set up at Warner Bros., and has a just-announced release date of Nov. 19, 2027, with Columbus in the director's chair. Lipovsky and Stein are represented by Verve, Ground Control and Jamie Feldman. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Miles Teller Miles Teller on Returning to Rom-Coms for 'Eternity': "Happy That I Was Given the Opportunity Again" Obituaries Pauline Collins, Star of 'Shirley Valentine' on Stage and Screen, Dies at 85 Zoey Deutch Zoey Deutch's French Twist Zootopia 'Zootopia 2' Tracking to Feast on Huge $125M-Plus Opening at Thanksgiving Box Office Playboy Playboy and Hefner Capital Team on Film Project 'Dead After Dark' Amid Push into Entertainment The Smashing Machine 'Awards Chatter' Pod: Dwayne Johnson on 'The Smashing Machine,' Its Box Office, 'Jumanji' and 'Moana' Sequels and That bin Laden Tweet Miles Teller Miles Teller on Returning to Rom-Coms for 'Eternity': "Happy That I Was Given the Opportunity Again" Obituaries Pauline Collins, Star of 'Shirley Valentine' on Stage and Screen, Dies at 85 Zoey Deutch Zoey Deutch's French Twist Zootopia 'Zootopia 2' Tracking to Feast on Huge $125M-Plus Opening at Thanksgiving Box Office Playboy Playboy and Hefner Capital Team on Film Project 'Dead After Dark' Amid Push into Entertainment The Smashing Machine 'Awards Chatter' Pod: Dwayne Johnson on 'The Smashing Machine,' Its Box Office, 'Jumanji' and 'Moana' Sequels and That bin Laden Tweet