There are a lot of exciting horror franchises returning in the near future. One of the more interesting examples isInsidiouswhich is coming back to haunt genre fans next summer. Its fifth entry has been making some significant ground with anofficial release dateandcasting announcementsrecently, but now fans have received their first behind-the-scenes look at the sequel thanks to producerJason Blum.
The image that Blum shared on his Twitter page is rather simple. It’s just the famous horror producer with returning star and first-time directorPatrick Wilson. The caption accompanying his post reads, “That’s right.Insidiousis happening. And it’s going to be great. And you all are going to love it. Just get ready and give FNAF a rest for 2 seconds.” The last part of that is clearly Blum poking fun at his long-in-developmentFive Nights at Freddy’s movie which the producer has been teasing for a while.
In terms ofInsidious 5, while this behind-the-scenes look doesn’t reveal anything new, it’s just great knowing that the film has finally started shooting. Depending on who you ask,Insidioushas either been one of the most consistent modern horror franchises or it hasn’t been good since directorJames Wanleft the franchise afterChapter 2. However, most horror fans can agree that Wilson is a big part of what makes this franchise successful — and he’s simply one of the most underrated actors working today. While he’s more well known as Ed Warren inThe Conjuringfranchise, his performance as Josh Lambert is a killer combination of heartfelt, emotionally subtle, tragic, and terrifying. Josh’s story and connection with his son Dalton, whose coma became the catalyst for this entire series, is one of the most thematically scary narrative threads in all of horror.
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Wilson has made brief cameos throughout the franchise sinceChapter 2, but we haven’t seen the Lambert family together or as the focus of the story in almost a decade. So it’s very exciting thatInsidious 5is catching up with the Lambert family all these years later. Along with Wilson, the film will also see the return ofTy Simpkinsas Dalton andRose Byrneas Josh’s wife Renai. Dalton is now starting college and his “repressed” demons have come back to haunt him. It remains to be seen who those demons are, but the series’ other dimension The Further has been the host of some of the most memorably creepy entities that the horror genre has ever seen. The Bride in Black, The Woman in White, and The Man With the Fire in His Face all had a major role to play in the traumatic events of the first two films. They may be returning to make Lambert’s life a living hell once again.
Insidious 5is set to scare its way to theaters on August 14, 2025, and along with the returning cast, the film starsPeter Dager,Sinclair Daniel, andHiam Abbass. This will mark the first film in the series since 2018’sInsidious: The Last Key. Even though it’s been half a decade since then, Wilson being behind the camera has brought some renewed interest back to this iconic horror series with all signs pointing to the upcoming sequel being the major resurrection the franchise deserves. Now that the film is in production we should be hearing more news onInsidious 5very soon. While we wait for Wilson’s exciting directorial debut, you’re able to view Blum’s behind-the-scenes post down below.
