Devon Sawa Shares Freaky Coincidence on the 19th Anniversary of 'Final Destination'

Final Destination‘sDevon Sawahad a strange coincidence occur on the 19th anniversary of the popular thriller film.

Sawa’s character in the film, Alex Browning, has a premonition of his airplane exploding while about to embark on a trip to Paris. Browning convinces six other passengers to exit the plane before takeoff, and they watch as his premonition comes true.

Having cheated death, he and the others are then in danger of suffering gruesome deaths after outrunning their fate. The movie was released on March 17, 2000, a freaky coincidence for Sawa, 40, who found himself on a plane that same day 19 years later.

Seth Rogenshared he had auditioned for a role in the film, as well as his shock at the length of time that had passed since it’s release.

“I auditioned for the Sean William Scott role!! That was 20 f—— years ago?!” he tweeted. Sawa replied, “19 years. I f—– up. And I’m sure you could try your luck for a part in the reboot.”

Chrissy Teigenalso shared her shock, tweeting, “NO IT WAS NOT 20 YEARS AGO???”

Sawa responded to her, writing, “19…. I messed up. so it skipped me and went to the next person on the list.”

Writer Evan Ross Katz, a friend of the actor’s, checked in, tweeting, “King, did u land safe?” to which Sawa replied, “I’m down.”

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Final Destinationalso starred Ali Larter, Kerr Smith and Tony Todd. The film was a box office success, earning about $112 million with a budget of $23 million.

According toThe Hollywood Reporter, New Line is restarting the franchise withSawwriters Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan penning the script.

source: people.com