driving the van she is riding into a lake, but Officer Burke rescues her from the van and sends her to the nearby hospital for recovery. Thinking she and Officer Burke finally cheated Death, they go to a picnic with the Gibbons family, who tell them how their son Brian was saved from death by the survivors. To everyone's surprise, Brian is blown to pieces nearby due to a barbecue grill malfunction. Final Destination 3 alternate ending In the "Choose Your Fate" DVD bonus edition of Final Destination 3, a newspaper blows by, revealing Kimberly and Burke ran into each other at a hardware store and a Camaro (belonging to Evan) ran through the store, knocking them into a nearby woodchipper (belonging to Peter Gibbons). Kimberly's coat was tangled and was snatched into the machine. Burke attempted to save her, and both were dismembered, with the attending physician who signed their death certificates being Dr. Ellen Kalarjian. Franchise producer Craig Perry stated that despite it not being apart of the theatrical release of the film, the newspaper article can be taken as canonical. Literature The character of Kimberly Corman appears in the novelization by Black Flame's authors Nancy A. Collins and Natasha Rhodes. In the novel, there are changes as to the film. Kimberly's father is named Ambrose instead of Michael as it is in the film. Like in the film, both Kimberly and Officer Burke survive. Development Casting and characterization Creator Jeffrey Reddick originally envisioned Kimberly as a Black woman, but "when it got to the script stage, that description was removed and they cast a white actress." The role of Kimberly Corman was given to Canadian actress A. J. Cook, who previously starred in the 1999 film The Virgin Suicides. Reddick stated that though he felt she was "great in the role", he had hoped that a Black actress would have been considered for it as well. Cook described her role as "a very strong girl, very determined because her mother died a year earlier, right in front of her eyes, so she's had to grow up quick." Cook added that "it's rare to find one strong female lead in a horror film, not to mention two [Larter].” Director David Ellis and producer Craig Perry were amazed by her sensitivity and vulnerability in her performance, and she was hired instantly. Ellis and Perry praised her act, with Perry