Is the battle against evil ever really over? The Lamberts face their demons yet again in “Insidious: The Red Door” this summer, the fifth film in the “Insidious” franchise. This latest entry follows Josh Lambert and his son Dalton as the latter heads off to college. But what should be an idyllic chapter in the family’s life soon becomes an ordeal beyond anything they have experienced before.
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Patrick Wilson returns as Josh Lambert. And more than a mere continuation of the role, the film additionally represents Wilson’s first directorial effort. The actor comes to the project leading two popular horror franchises. He also stars as Ed Warren in “The Conjuring” franchise — itself a proven force at the box office.
The film’s screenwriter, Scott Teems, most recently worked on “Firestarter” and “Halloween Kills.” Each project gave Teems the chance to work on well-known horror properties, something he’ll do yet again with “The Red Door.” Teems stays in Blumhouse‘s orbit for this next project, too, providing the story for David Gordon Green‘s upcoming “The Exorcist” reboot.
Here’s an official synopsis for “Insidious: The Red Door,” courtesy of Sony Pictures Releasing:
In “Insidious: The Red Door,” the horror franchise’s original cast returns for the final chapter of the Lambert family’s terrifying saga. To put their demons to rest once and for all, Josh and a college-aged Dalton must go deeper into The Further than ever before, facing their family’s dark past and a host of new and more horrifying terrors that lurk behind the red door.
“The Red Door” also stars Ty Sympkins as Dalton, Rose Byrne as Renai Lambert, Andrew Astor, and Linn Shaye.
So how will horror fans respond to Wilson’s directorial debut? Find out when “Insidious: The Red Door” hits theaters everywhere on July 7. Watch a trailer for the film below.
