Eight months ago, star Lin Shaye told Forbes that she not only expected a fifth Insidious, but that they had a story for it.
With 2018’s Insidious: The Last Key being the second highest grossing film in the franchise, you’d think Universal and Blumhouse would be hard at work on another sequel. However, Shaye has cooled on her optimism, telling Bloody Disgusting’s “The Boo Crew” Podcast (Apple Podcasts, Spotify) that she hasn’t heard much on her end.
When questioned about constantly being asked about a fifth Insidious, Shaye joked, “I’ve asked about it!”
“I know [my character is] dead, okay. I’m finally, really dead, and only in the Further in whatever [sequel] they do. There was some talk at one point – [but] nothing’s been talked about further. I think Blumhouse is so busy right now with so many things.
“I was nervous about the fourth one – part of me went, ‘Are they going to squeeze out another one?’ I was glorified by the fact that it was so successful and people loved the story. For me, it was heaven. It really was.
“But I don’t know the answer,” she continues. “I know there’s been some talk of a possible [fifth Insidious], and I’ve heard talk about an outline, and it wouldn’t have Elise featured – I am seriously in the Further,” she clarified.
“I know [co-creator] James [Wan] had thoughts about going back to the first Insidious and exploring that family,” she adds with a disclaimer that she has no idea if this is what they’d end up doing. “That would be fun, but I also don’t want to beat a horse – if it’s it, and people go, ‘Gee I wish there was another one,’ well, too bad,” she laughs.
Listen to the entire interview below and watch this spot for any Insidious updates as they come in.
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