Over a decade after the Lambert family first drew the attention of the unspeakable things that lurk in The Further, Insidious: The Red Door updates reveal a final terrifying chapter to the franchise. The Blumhouse horror franchise kicked off in 2010 with James Wan's modern now-cult supernatural horror classic Insidious, a relatively cheap production that raked in big money at the box office. The 2013 sequel Insidious: Chapter 2 was even more successful, while a subsequent prequel and a fourth franchise installment demonstrated that horror fans can't get enough. In 2023 Insidious 5, titled Insidious: The Red Door, will once again put the Lambert family directly in the sights of the abyssal menace that is the Red-Faced Demon.
The latest Insidious 5 updates confirm that the series will once again focus on the Lambert family ten years in the future, with Ty Simpkins returning as Dalton, and Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne once against reprising their roles as Josh and Renai Lambert. What's known about Insidious 5 confirms it will tie up the first movie, with the Insidious: The Red Door trailer already revealing that Dalton Lambert's demon-plagued childhood came with serious consequences, ones that he and the Lambert's are having to face a decade later. The Insidious franchise gained a following because of how layered the plot and lore beneath its supernatural shocks are though, so there's plenty more to Insidious: The Red Door than jump scares in MRI scanners.
The Latest Insidious: The Red Door News
The latest Insidious The Red Door updates reveal the horror movie's MPAA rating (via Collider). Insidious 5 is rated PG-13, which can be cause for concern among many horror movie fans. A PG-13 rating confirms that there'll generally be a lack of gore, violence, and R-rated horror elements. Without those, it's hard for a PG-13 horror movie to be as immersive or as engaging as an R-rated one. However, the PG-13 rating is the standard for the Insidious series. Even the original Insidious — often considered one of the scariest movies of the 2010s — is rated PG-13. Insidious: The Red Door won't be light on scares whatsoever despite the MPAA rating.
Other Insidious The Red Door updates are regarding a newly announced Insidious spin-off movie. The spin-off is titled Thread: An Insidious Tale, and it has some big names attached. The film will star Mandy Moore and Kumail Nanjiani, and it'll be the directorial debut of Moon Knight writer Jeremy Slater. The spin-off sounds similar to the original Insidious movie, only with a time-travel twist. Thread is about a married couple (Moore and Nanjiani) who travel back in time to save their daughter, only to naturally run into ghosts and demons along the way. With Nanjiani in the lead role, the movie could totally revitalize the Insidious franchise.
Insidious: The Red Door Release Date
The last film of the Insidious franchise finally has a release date, and the latest Insidious 5 updates confirm that the movie will release on July 7th, 2023. Insidious: The Red Door will receive a theatrical premiere in the summer, like most of its predecessors. It is unknown when the horror movie will make its way to streaming, nor what platform it will land on. As of now, the first two movies are streaming on HBO Max, with the other two able to rent on platforms like YouTube and Apple TV. Insidious 5 will probably go to HBO Max after its theatrical run, but this remains to be seen.
Early Insidious The Red Door updates came when it was confirmed at Blumfest in October 2020. It was announced at the same time that Patrick Wilson would direct, making the new Insidious movie his debut in the chair. Leigh Whannell conceived the story for Insidious 5, and the screenplay was written by Scott Teems (Halloween Kills). According to actor/director Patrick Wilson, filming finally began on Insidious 5 in the spring of 2022 after a while in development, and wrapped in August 2022. The movie will be produced by Jason Blum, James Wan, Oren Peli, and Leigh Whannell. With such a strong cast and crew, it looks like the Insidious franchise plans to go out with a bang.
Insidious: The Red Door Cast
The Insidious: The Red Door cast sees the main players of the Lambert family return to their respective roles. Insidious The Red Door updates confirm that audiences will see Patrick Wilson as Josh Lambert and Ty Simpkins as Dalton Lambert. Rose Byrne will also return as Renai Lambert and Andrew Astor as Dalton's little brother Foster. While Lin Shaye's Elise was killed off in Insidious 2, she will return in the form of videotapes and flashbacks. Peter Dager (Who Invited Charlie?), Sinclair Daniel (The Other Black Girl), Jarquez McClendon (Attack), and Hiam Abbass (Blade Runner 2049) have all been cast in undisclosed roles, though Daniel can be seen in the trailer as Dalton's friend.
Insidious 5 Story
Insidious The Red Door updates on the prospective story reveal that the final chapter of the franchise is set 10 years in the future. Insidious: The Red Door will follow the haunted Dalton Lambert as he heads off to college. However, Dalton finds himself haunted by the ghosts of his past — in particular the red and black "Lipstick Demon" made famous in the first Insidious movie — a past he barely remembers but is resurfacing thanks to his art.
As supernatural forces threaten the Lambert family once again in Insidious 5, Dalton and his father Josh will find themselves traveling deeper into The Further than ever before, resurrecting terrifying ghosts both old and new, and revealing deeply buried family secrets in the process. There has also been footage in multiple trailers of the family attending a funeral, although the identity of the person being interred isn't known. Insidious: The Red Door will crucially see Josh and Dalton facing consequences for suppressing their ability to astral project and, in Dalton's case, his memories of The Further.
Insidious: The Red Door Trailer
The most exciting Insidious The Red Door updates saw the release of the final Insidious 5 trailer on 06/07/2023, and it didn't disappoint. Voice-overs of clips from previous Insidious movies set the core premise of the movie for the Lamberts — "it's not the house that's haunted, it's your son", "there's something wrong with dad", and the in-a-nutshell plot of Insidious: The Red Door is there for audiences. Flash forward to footage from Insidious 5 and Dalton challenging Josh about his disturbing dreams, and Josh admitting they're anything but, and the story of Insidious: The Red Door is set up.
When asked to relay a memory from the past, he goes back to when he was 10 and in a coma, the events of the first Insidious film. Josh and Renai both admit during voiceover sequences that while their memories were repressed, things from the past have been slipping through. The Insidious: The Red Door trailer then sees Dalton and Josh taking their journey into The Further, with Elise warning audiences that the further one goes into the realm, the more dangerous it becomes. And this is where the final trailer for Insidious: The Red Door, as it shows plenty of glimpses of horror moments that demonstrate just how lethal these dangers are. Insidious: The Red Door looks to be a terrifying installment to the horror franchise, and will surely close out the haunting story of the Lambert family with a bang.