<p id=”par-1_50″><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/actors/”>Actor</a> Devon Sawa became a film star after starring in <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/final-destination-the-franchise-that-wouldnt-die-is-20-and-its-on-netflix.html/”>the franchise that wouldn’t die</a> <em>Final Destination</em>. Since then, he’s lived up to his reputation as a horror movie icon. But although the genre has been good to him, Sawa wasn’t opposed to adding more versatility to his successful career.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-devon-sawa-reveals-he-s-interested-in-doing-a-romcom”>Devon Sawa reveals he’s interested in doing a romcom</h2>
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<p id=”par-2_44″>Sawa isn’t just a horror icon. <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/chucky-star-devon-sawa-never-supposed-make-past-season-1.html/”>The<em> Chucky</em> star</a> is also a fan of the genre, which he’s been even longer than he’s been an actor. His passion for horror started when he was just a kid browsing his local video store for movies.</p>
<p id=”par-3_91″>“When I was a young fella in the ’80s, I had a ABC video card in Canada, so ABC video would let me and my friends rent whatever we wanted at a very very early age – I’m talking six or seven years old, we were renting things like Elm Street, Pumpkinhead – you name it, we were renting it as soon as we could. Horror was always in my life, I was always watching horror, I’ve always been a huge fan,” he once said in an interview with <a href=”https://rue-morgue.com/exclusive-interview-devon-sawa-talks-about-canadian-horror-and-working-with-john-travolta-and-glenn-danzig/”>Rue Morgue</a>.</p>
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<p id=”par-4_69″>His horror credentials didn’t just stop at <em>Final Destination</em>. Other spooky projects he’s done over the years are <em>Idle Hands</em>, <em>The Fanatic</em>, the television series <em>Chucky </em>and the slasher flick <em>Idle Hands</em>. However, Sawa would also be interested in stepping outside of the genre if the opportunity presented itself. He told <a href=”https://people.com/devon-sawa-wants-rom-com-after-horror-roles-exclusive-8784165″>People</a> not too long ago that a romcom is one type of movie that he wouldn’t mind doing.</p>
<p id=”par-5_11″>“I love horror, but I’m all about exploring everything,” Sawa said.</p>
<p id=”par-6_22″>He named the Tom Hanks comedy <em>Sleepless in Seattle </em>as a reference for the types of comedies he’d be interested in doing.</p>
<p id=”par-7_10″>“I think it would be so much fun,” he said.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-devon-sawa-left-hollywood-for-five-years-after-being-burned-out-from-horror-movies”>Devon Sawa left Hollywood for five years after being burned out from horror movies</h2>
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<p id=”par-8_50″>Sawa’s stint in <em>Final Destination </em>led to many film opportunities coming his way. But there came a point where the amount of movies he was doing all at once grew overwhelming. Eventually, he decided to take <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/devon-sawa-why-stepped-away-from-acting-after-being-teen-idol.html/”>a long break from acting</a> when he was still at a very young age.</p>
<p id=”par-9_81″>“At 25 years old I stepped away from the business for five years and most of the time didn’t know whether I was going to come back or not,” Sawa once said in an interview with <a href=”https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/devon-sawa-why-he-left-hollywood-for-five-years-and-came-back-w504368/”>Us Weekly</a>. “I had done a series of four or five indie movies that I wasn’t necessarily proud of. Some were horror movies. After <em>Final Destination</em> everybody wanted me to do horror movies and some weren’t as good as others. I was just burnt out.”</p>
<p id=”par-10_19″>Sawa, however, would receive an unexpected movie offer during his hiatus that lured him back to the film industry.</p>
<p id=”par-11_97″>“I was brought back into the business by accident. Somebody at my agency didn’t get the memo that I quit and sent me an audition and I put myself on tape and that was it,” he said. “I didn’t get it. It was for the <em>Max Payne</em> movie with Mark Wahlberg. But I did really well and the casting director wanted to meet me and I did. I thought, ‘You know what, this is what I love. This is what I really want to do.’ So I don’t know why I stepped away in the first place.”</p>
<p id=”par-12_41″>“I think if somebody hadn’t had sent me that audition I think that I may still be out of it. I was happy what I was doing but I’m happier now. I’m happier back doing what I really love,” Sawa added.</p>
<p id=”par-13_23″>Horror movie star Devon Sawa revealed he was interested in doing movies that were similar in tone to this 1993 Tom Hanks classic.</p>
<p id=”par-14_19″>A look into Devon Sawa’s longtime passion for horror movies, and how he feels about doing more lighthearted projects.</p>