Insidious (film series)
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Based on | Characters created by Leigh Whannell |
Starring |
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Music by | Joseph Bishara |
Release date | 2010–present |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $26.5 million (Total of 4 films) |
Box office | $539.4 million (Total of 4 films) |
Insidious is a series of American horror films created by James Wan and Leigh Whannell. There are four films in the franchise—Insidious (2010), Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013), Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015), and Insidious: The Last Key (2018)—which have grossed a total of $539 million worldwide on a combined budget of $26.5 million.
The first two films were directed by Wan, the third by Whannell, who also served as the screenwriter for all four films. Adam Robitel directed the fourth installment. FilmDistrict released the first and second films, while Focus Features and Universal Pictures handled the third and fourth, respectively.
The first two films center on a couple who, after their son mysteriously enters a comatose state and becomes a vessel for ghosts in an astral plane, are continuously haunted by demons of a hellish realm known as the Further until they take from the family what they want most: life. The third film, a prequel, focuses on the same psychic who helped the family; this time she comes to the aid of a young girl who calls out to the dead, and the fourth follows her when her own family becomes haunted. All plots are depicted as case files of demonologists.
Films[]
Film | U.S. release date |
Director | Screenwriter | Story by | Producer(s) |
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Insidious | April 11, 2011 | James Wan | Leigh Whannell | Jason Blum, Steven Schneider and Oren Peli | |
Insidious: Chapter 2 | September 13, 2013 | Leigh Whannell | James Wan & Leigh Whannell | Jason Blum and Oren Peli | |
Insidious: Chapter 3 | June 5, 2015 | Leigh Whannell | Jason Blum, Oren Peli and James Wan | ||
Insidious: The Last Key | January 5, 2018 | Adam Robitel | Leigh Whannell | Jason Blum, Oren Peli, James Wan and Leigh Whannell | |
Untitled Insidious sequel | TBA | Patrick Wilson | Scott Teems | Leigh Whannell |
Insidious (2010)[]
Insidious was directed by Wan, written by Whannell, and starred Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne and Barbara Hershey. The story centers on a couple whose son inexplicably enters a comatose state and becomes a vessel for ghosts in an astral dimension. The film was released in theaters on April 1, 2011,[1] and is FilmDistrict's first theatrical release. A sequel, Insidious: Chapter 2, was released on September 13, 2013, with Wan returning as director and Whannell returning as screenwriter. The film's success led to it being used as inspiration for a maze in Universal's 2013 Halloween Horror Nights.
Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)[]
Insidious: Chapter 2 was also directed by Wan and written by Whannell. The film stars Wilson and Byrne reprising their roles as Josh and Renai Lambert, a husband and wife who seek to uncover the secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world. The film was released on September 13, 2013. It was a box-office success, grossing over $160 million worldwide, but received mixed reviews.
Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015)[]
Insidious: Chapter 3 is the third film in the series, written and directed by Whannell. The film is a prequel to the haunting of the Lambert family in the first two films, and stars Stefanie Scott, Dermot Mulroney, Lin Shaye, and Whannell. It's about a girl—Quinn—who is haunted by a demon after trying to call out to her mother Lillith, who died. It was released on June 5, 2015.
Insidious: The Last Key (2018)[]
Prior to the release of Insidious: Chapter 3, Whannell was asked, "If there is a Insidious: Chapter 4, would that be a sequel to Chapter 3, another prequel to the original or will it continue in this timeline or go to a whole new timeline?" Whannell replied:
"I don't know. 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. 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."[2]
On May 16, 2016, it was announced that Chapter 4 would have an October 20, 2017 release date with Whannell writing, Jason Blum, Oren Peli and Wan producing, Adam Robitel directing, and Shaye returning to reprise her role as Elise Rainier.[3][4] On October 11, 2016, the film was given a new release date of January 2018.
Untitled Insidious sequel[]
In October 2020, it was announced that a direct sequel to Chapter 2 was in development. Patrick Wilson will serve as director in addition to reprising his starring role, while Scott Teems serves as screenwriter, based on an original story by Leigh Whannell. The premise will center around a now-grown Dalton Lambert as he goes off to college, with Ty Simpkins reprising the role. Jason Blum, James Wan, Leigh Whannell, and Oren Pelli will serve as producers. The project will be produced by Blumhouse Productions and distributed by Sony Pictures.[5][6]
Potential crossover[]
In January 2018 during a press interview for The Last Key, Jason Blum stated that a crossover film between Insidious and Sinister had previously been in development, tentatively entitled Insinister. He stated that he personally believed it had potential for re-entering development in the future, stating that "we're going to cross our worlds at some point... We're going to try."[7][8]
Recurring cast and characters[]
This section shows characters who will appear or have appeared in more than two films in the series.
- An empty, dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film, or that the character's official presence has not yet been confirmed.
- C indicates a cameo role.
- P indicates an appearance in onscreen photographs.
- V indicates a voice-only role.
- Y indicates a younger version of the character.
Character | Films | |||||
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Insidious (2010) |
Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013) |
Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015) |
Insidious: The Last Key (2018) |
Untitled Insidious sequel | ||
Humans | ||||||
Elise Rainier | Lin Shaye | Lin Shaye Lindsay SeimY |
Lin Shaye | Lin Shaye Ava KolkerY, Hana HayesY |
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Steven "Specs" | Leigh Whannell | |||||
Tucker | Angus Sampson | |||||
Josh Lambert | Patrick Wilson Josh FeldmanYP |
Patrick WilsonC Garrett RyanYP |
Garrett RyanY | Patrick WilsonC | Patrick Wilson | |
Renai Lambert | Rose Byrne | Rose ByrneC | ||||
Dalton Lambert | Ty Simpkins | Ty SimpkinsC | Ty Simpkins | |||
Loraine Lambert | Barbara Hershey | Barbara Hershey Jocelin DonahueY |
Barbara HersheyV | |||
Foster Lambert | Andrew Astor | |||||
Kali Lambert | Brynn Bowie & Madison Bowie | |||||
Carl | Steve Coulter Hank HarrisY |
Steve Coulter | ||||
Quinn Brenner | Stefanie Scott | |||||
Sean Brenner | Dermot Mulroney | |||||
Melissa Rainier | Spencer Locke | |||||
Imogen Rainier | Caitlin Gerard | |||||
Christian Rainier | Bruce Davison Pierce PopeY, Thomas RobieY |
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Insidious entities | ||||||
Parker "Marilyn" Crane The Bride in Black |
Philip Friedman | Tom Fitzpgerald Tyler GriffinY |
Tom Fitzpatrick | |||
Lipstick-Face Demon | Joseph Bishara | Joseph Bishara | ||||
Long Haired Fiend | J. LaRose | |||||
Michelle Crane The Woman in White |
Danielle Bisutti | |||||
The Man Who Can't Breathe | Micheal Reid MacKay | |||||
KeyFace | Javier Botet |
Additional crew and production details[]
Film | Crew/Detail | ||||||
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Composer | Cinematographer(s) | Editor(s) | Production companies |
Distributing company |
Running time | ||
Insidious | Joseph Bishara | John R. Leonetti & David M. Brewer | James Wan & Kirk M. Morri | FilmDistrict, Haunted Movies, Stage 6 Films, Alliance Films, IM Global, James Wan Films |
FilmDistrict | 102 minutes | |
Insidious: Chapter 2 | John R. Leonetti | Kirk M. Morri | FilmDistrict, Blumhouse Productions, Stage 6 Films, Entertainment One, Oren Peli Productions, James Wan Films |
105 minutes | |||
Insidious: Chapter 3 | Brian Pearson | Timothy Alverson | Focus Features, Blumhouse Productions, Entertainment One, Stage 6 Films |
Focus Features | 97 minutes | ||
Insidious: The Last Key | Toby Oliver | Universal Pictures, Blumhouse Productions, Stage 6 Films |
Universal Pictures | 103 minutes | |||
Untitled sequel | TBA | TBA | TBA | Sony Pictures, Blumhouse Productions |
Sony Pictures Releasing | TBA |
Reception[]
Box office performance[]
Film | Release date | Box office revenue | Box office ranking | Budget | Ref. | |||
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North America | Other territories | Worldwide | North America | |||||
Insidious | April 1, 2011 | $54,009,150 | $43,000,000 | $97,009,160 | #1,486 | $1.5 million | [9] | |
Insidious: Chapter 2 | September 13, 2013 | $83,586,447 | $78,332,871 | $161,919,318 | #853 | $5 million | [10] | |
Insidious: Chapter 3 | June 5, 2015 | $52,218,558 | $60,765,331 | $112,983,889 | #1,545 | $10 million | [11] | |
Insidious: The Last Key | January 5, 2018 | $67,347,895 | $100,140,258 | $167,488,153 | #1,147 | $10 million | [12] | |
Total | $257,162,050 | $282,238,450 | $539,400,510 | $26.5 million | ||||
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Critical and public response[]
Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore |
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Insidious | 66% (177 reviews)[13] | 52 (30 reviews)[14] | B[15] |
Insidious: Chapter 2 | 40% (124 reviews)[16] | 40 (30 reviews)[17] | B+[15] |
Insidious: Chapter 3 | 59% (124 reviews)[18] | 52 (26 reviews)[19] | B+[15] |
Insidious: The Last Key | 33% (106 reviews)[20] | 49 (23 reviews)[21] | B–[15] |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Benardello, Karen (December 30, 2010). "Haunted House Film Insidious To Be Released on April Fool's Day". Shockya.com. Crave Online. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ^ "Insidious: Chapter 4 Will Take Place Closer To First Film". wegotthiscovered.com. 21 May 2015.
- ^ "Insidious 4 is Coming to Theaters October 2017". ComingSoon.net. May 16, 2016.
- ^ Barkan, Jonathan (May 15, 2016). "Insidious 4 Announces Writer, Director, and Release Date". Bloody Disgusting.
- ^ Rubin, Rebecca (October 29, 2020). "Patrick Wilson to Direct 'Insidious 5'". Variety. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
- ^ Laman, Douglas (October 29, 2020). "Insidious 5 Announced by Blumhouse, Patrick Wilson to Direct". Comic Book Resource. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
- ^ CinePOP (January 9, 2018). "EXCLUSIVO: Jason Blum revela que Sobrenatural e A Entidade devem ganhar crossover". CinePOP. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
- ^ Outlaw, Kofi (January 10, 2018). "'Insidious' and 'Sinister' Crossover May Happen According to Jason Blum". Comicbook.com. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
- ^ "Insidious (2010)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ "Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
- ^ "Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
- ^ "Insidious: The Last Key (2018)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
- ^ "Insidious". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ "Insidious". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ a b c d "CinemaScore". Archived from the original on December 20, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
- ^ "Insidious: Chapter 2". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
- ^ "Insidious: Chapter 2 (2015) Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ "Insidious: Chapter 3". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
- ^ "Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015) Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- ^ "Insidious: The Last Key (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^ "Insidious: The Last Key reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
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- Films shot in California
- American haunted house films
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- FilmDistrict films
- Universal Pictures films
- IM Global films
- Stage 6 Films films
- Stage 6 Films franchises
- Focus Features films
- Alliance Films films
- Entertainment One films
- Films about spirit possession
- Horror film series