The first sequel is a hard left turn, so bonkers and so different that it demands your attention. The first film is a spooky blast, truly feeling like one of those scientifically problematic Time Life books on secrets of the paranormal brought to weird, cinematic life. While the Insidious movies have been sometimes uneven, I've consistently enjoyed each and every one of them. James Wan, who directed the first two films before becoming a much, much bigger deal with The Conjuring, Furious 7, and the upcoming Aquaman, is still on board as a producer. Insidious franchise writer Leigh Whannell, who plays Specs and directed the third movie, once again contributed the screenplay. Insidious: The Last Key puts a franchise newcomer behind the camera: Adam Robitel, the director The Taking of Deborah Logan, an uneven but scary-as-hell movie that suggested he was ready for a promotion to the big leagues. And then there's the unsettling world of "the Further," which has become an excuse for the filmmakers behind the camera to just cook up whatever nightmare fuel they want. Other creepier things burst into frame with a sting on the soundtrack. Characters wander through dark rooms, sometimes with night vision cameras. New course or not, the latest Insidious movie still looks like an Insidious movie, even if it looks far more polished than the scary but sometimes plucky (a polite way of saying "cheap") earlier entries.
The first Insidious: The Last Key trailer is here and the lack of a number in the title is telling – the series is breaking free from the first few entries and is looking to chart a new course. So how do you deal with the fact that Elise didn't survive the events of the first film? Simple: you make the sequels into prequels.įollowing in the footsteps of 2015's Insidious: Chapter 3, the fourth film in the series takes place before the events of the first movie, bringing the great Lin Shaye back into the fold for another supernatural adventure.
Universal will release Insidious: The Last Key in theaters everywhere starting January 5th, 2018 at the beginning of next year.The Insidious franchise may have begun with Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne dealing with a demon in their home, but everyone quickly realized that demonologist Elise Reiner and her technologically proficient sidekicks Specs and Tucker were the real stars of the show. The screenplay is once again written by co-creator Leigh Whannell, who wrote the trilogy and directed Chapter 3. Insidious: The Last Key is directed by American writer/filmmaker Adam Robitel, of The Taking of Deborah Logan previously (and director of The Maze coming up). Elise Rainier, the brilliant parapsychologist faces her most fearsome and personal haunting yet: in her own family home. In the supernatural thriller sequel, which welcomes back franchise standout Lin Shaye as Dr. The creative minds behind the hit Insidious trilogy return for Insidious: The Last Key. You can still watch the first two official trailers for Insidious: The Last Key here, to see even more footage. Here's the final "Big Whistle" trailer (+ poster) for Adam Robitel's Insidious: The Last Key, on YouTube: I honestly feel like this horror franchise has worn out its welcome, time to end it, so hopefully this is it once and for all. Shaye is joined in the cast by Angus Sampson, Leigh Whannell, Josh Stewart, Caitlin Gerard, Kirk Acevedo, Javier Botet, Bruce Davison, Spencer Locke, Tessa Ferrer, Ava Kolker and Marcus Henderson.
Elise Rainier, the brilliant parapsychologist who ends up being terrorized in her own home by the demons that have been haunting houses ever since Insidious in 2010.
It opens in early January just a few days after the New Year, so don't expect much from this sequel. "Whistle if you can hear me." Universal has released a final 60-second trailer for horror sequel Insidious: The Last Key, also known as just Insidious 4, since this is the latest in this on-going horror franchise.