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‘Insidious: Chapter 4’ Has Wrapped Filming
Taking to Twitter, director Adam Robitel (The Taking of Deborah Logan) has announced that Insidious: Chapter 4 has wrapped filming. The photo shows the director and some crew in a desert location, which is rather odd considering the rather contained feel of the first three films. It’ll be interesting to see how the story of The Further plays into a location like that.
The film is written by Leigh Whannell, who has starred in each of the previous entries as “Specs” as well directing the third film, and Lin Shaye will be reprising her role as the parapsychologist “Elise Rainier”. Also in the cast are Josh Stewart, Kirk Acevedo, Bruce Davison, Spencer Locke, and Caitlin Gerard.
Insidious: Chapter 4 will be released on October 20th, 2017.
Last day on @InsidiousMovies Chapter 4. Can't believe it. So excited to take you Further! #Insidious @blumhouse @creepypuppet @LWhannell pic.twitter.com/rAkSS2Eeoz
— AdamRobitel (@AdamRobitel) September 26, 2016
Hollywood is serious about landing the next Backrooms. Hot on the heels of a Siren Head feature announcement, Deadline reports that a new movie based on viral YouTube series The Mandela Catalogue is in development.
It also has some Hollywood heavy hitters behind it.
Amblin Entertainment’s Steven Spielberg, United Artists’ Scott Stuber (Frankenstein), and Amazon MGM Studios are set to produce, emerging victorious after a highly competitive 11-studio bidding war.
Launched in 2021, the YouTube series is set in the fictional Mandela County, Wisconsin which is “invaded by shape-shifting, nearly immortal creatures called Alternates. The Alternates are led by a false depiction of the Archangel Gabriel and their aim is to wipe out the human race by psychologically torturing them to the point of suicide. The Alternates are known for manipulating AV media, TVs, computers and GPS systems.”
The movie will be directed by the series’ creator, Alex Kister, based on a screenplay he adapted with Tyler Clifton.
The Mandela Catalogue has racked up an impressive 100 million views across its official episodes alone, solidifying it as one of the largest original analog horror franchises on YouTube.
Spielberg and Holly Bario are producing for Amblin Entertainment alongside Aaron B. Koontz for Paper Street Pictures and Stuber and Nick Nesbitt for United Artists. Kister and Clifton are also producing. Annie McCreery will oversee the project for United Artists. Maria Fortese will oversee for Amblin.
Get acquainted with The Mangela Catalogue below while we wait to learn more.