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‘Insidious’ is Getting a Fourth Chapter

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Insidious Chapter 3 (image source: Focus Features)

Younger readers may think of The Conjuring when they hear James Wan‘s name, but before that he co-created SAW with Leigh Whannell, as well as Insidious. Yes, he’s behind three of the biggest horror franchises of all time.

After directing the sequel, he passed the baton to writing partner and actor Whannell, who directed the really fun Insidious: Chapter 3.

Whether you know it or not, it made over $100 million worldwide. That’s massive for the third film in a horror franchise. It also warrants another sequel.

The CinemaCon is off to the races in Vegas, where Sony was on hand promoting a bunch of their upcoming titles. One such tease is that Insidious will be getting a fourth chapter, presumably with Whannell back behind the camera (there is no actual information as of this writing).

Insidious: Chapter 3 was a prequel to Wan’s box office smash. During the press rounds, Whannell had teased that he’d like to explore the time between those films:

I haven’t really thought about it yet. But for the purposes of this interview, I’ll say that I’d like to explore the time between this film and the first film,” Whannell told We Got This Covered last year. “That whole area there where Elise has rediscovered her gift, I think you could have a lot of adventures before she arrives. So I think there is a lot of room there. We’ve kind of established Lin [Shaye] in this particular film as kind of this superhero, so that would be kind of interesting to explore in the other films.”

What do you guys think of the Insidious franchise? Where would you like to see it go? What do you think a sequel would be like?

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‘Drop’ – Violett Beane Joins the Cast of Christopher Landon’s New Thriller

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Pictured: Violett Beane in 'Death and Other Details' (2024)

Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Freaky) is staying busy here in 2024, directing not only the werewolf movie Big Bad but also an upcoming thriller titled Drop.

The project for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes is being described as a “fast-paced thriller,” and Deadline reports today that Violett Beane (Truth or Dare) has joined the cast.

Newcomer Jacob Robinson has also signed on to star in the mysterious thriller. Previously announced, Meghann Fahy (“White Lotus”) will be leading the cast.

Landon recently teased on Twitter, “This is my love letter to DePalma.”

Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach wrote the script.

Michael Bay, Jason Blum, Brad Fuller and Cameron Fuller — “who brought the script in to Platinum Dunes” — are producing the upcoming Drop. Sam Lerner is an executive producer.

THR notes, “The film is a Platinum Dunes and Blumhouse production for Universal.”

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