Devon Sawa Reveals How He Really Feels About Not Being Paid forFinal Destination 5Cameo (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

From L: Devon Sawa inFinal Destination(2000) and in Los Angeles on Feb. 24, 2023.Photo:Shane Harvey/New Line/Kobal/Shutterstock; Paul Archuleta/Getty

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Devon Sawais clarifying his previous claim that he “never got paid a cent” for his appearance in 2011’sFinal Destination 5.

In an interview with PEOPLE about his new filmHeart Eyes, the actor says the since-deleted posts he made on social media about the situation in July 2023 were “blown out of proportion.”

“I think I mentioned it, and it gained some traction and they went with it,” says Sawa, 46, adding that he was “very surprised” to see his character Alex Browning in the 2011 sequel.

“I didn’t know I was going to be in it, because they wanted to keep it quiet,” he says. “So they invited me to the premiere, and I learned that I was in it as I was watching it.”

Sawa first played Alex in the original 2000 filmFinal Destination, which marked his only appearance in the horror franchise to date until he saw himself briefly inFinal Destination 5.

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From L: Ali Larter, Devon Sawa and Kerr Smith inFinal Destination(2000).Getty

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Now, he confirms to PEOPLEthat he was never compensatedbut clarifies, “I think it was just archive footage they used. So it was something that was in the original contract — that if they used archive footage, they could use it [without paying me].”

There’s no bad blood for the actor, though. As Sawa says, “I’m not really that mad about it. It got blown out of proportion. It’s a good film.”

Almost 25 years after the firstFinal Destinationhit theaters, a sixth film,Final Destination Bloodlines, is set to showcase more death-defying storylines when it hits theaters this May.

A synopsis forBloodlinessays this entry “takes audiences back to the very beginning of Death’s twisted sense of justice.”

Sawa says even though he hasn’t starred in aFinal Destinationmovie since the first, “I love that series. I’ve seen all the movies in the theaters.”

“I love that they keep bringing in a new cast and rebooting it,” he says, adding ofBloodlines, “And I heard No. 6 is phenomenal.”

Heart Eyesis in theaters Feb. 7.

source: people.com