The next installment of Final Destination has found its death dealer.

Belgian filmmaker Michiel Blanchart is the choice to direct New Line’s follow-up to Final Destination: Bloodlines .

Sources say there is no offer just yet, but Blanchart, who will be making his English-language debut with the feature, bubbled to the top this week after a brief but intense search.

Hollywood has been waiting to see who would direct the next installment after Bloodlines opened No. 1 globally, achieving the best opening weekend in the six-film series to become the highest-grossing entry in the 25-year-old Final Destination franchise. Released in May, the movie grossed over $286 million at the worldwide box office, $138.1 million of that domestically. Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein directed the

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