Lin Shaye & Amelia Eve To Star In Blumhouse & Sony’s Next ‘Insidious’ Movie From Jacob Chase
EXCLUSIVE: Lin Shaye and Amelia Eve are headlining the next Insidious movie from Blumhouse and Sony Pictures’ Screen Gems and Stage 6 Films. Jacob Chase is directing off a script he wrote with David Leslie Johnson. Cameras roll next week in Australia for a Aug. 21, 2026 theatrical release.
The plot like most Blumhouse horror movies at this stage is under wraps.
The film is produced by Jason Blum, Oren Peli, James Wan, and Leigh Whannell, with executive producers Ryan Turek, Steven Schneider, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, and David Leslie Johnson.
This next chapter comes in the wake of the massive success of 2023’s Insidious: The Red Door, which became the highest-grossing film in the series, earning nearly $190 million globally. Since the franchise’s debut at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2010, Insidious has become one of the most successful horror series of all time, grossing more than $740 million worldwide. This year’s TIFF marks 15 years since the original film’s premiere.
Eve can be seen in a leading role in Sebastian Gutierrez’s Leopard Skin opposite Carla Gugino which is now streaming on Peacock. The actress is known for her breakout role in The Haunting of Bly Manor on Netflix opposite Victoria Pedretti, created by Mike Flanagan. She previously starred in The Blind for producer Brittany Yost and director Andrew Hyatt which is now streaming on Netflix. Her previous work includes BBC 3 hit comedy series Enterprice and indie feature, Big Boys Don’t Cry. Eve is represented by 42mp, Anonymous Content and Jackoway Austen Tyerman, etc.
Shaye starred in various Farrelly Brothers comedies including Dumb and Dumber, Kingpin, There’s Something About Mary and transitioned into horror as a genre icon, appearing in A Nightmare on Elm Street, Critters, 2001 Maniacs, and the blockbuster Insidious franchise, where she became the face of the series. She has also starred in such independent films such as Room for Rent and produced and acted in The Call. On television, she appeared in Showtime’s Penny Dreadful: City of Angels and won a 2020 Daytime Emmy for Eastsiders. Shaye is repped by Buchwald and Rugolo Entertainment.
Chase wrote and directed Come Play for Amblin and Focus Features, based on his short film Larry. He directed and produced The Girl in the Woods for Peacock. Next up he is slated to direct Bad Boy for C2. Jacob’s most recent short film Mr. Blur won the International Jury Award for Best Director at Fantasia 2023. Jacob is currently in development on his next features at Blumhouse and Atomic Monster. He has previously sold projects to HBO MAX, New Line, Paramount, and Sony. He is an alum of the Sundance Labs. Chase is represented by CAA, Affirmative Entertainment and Gang, Tyre, Ramer, Brown & Passman.
