Insidious Chapter 2 Casting Update

2012/12/11 23:33:44 +00:00 | Jonathan James

In case you missed the news last month, Insidious Chapter 2 is moving forward with most of the original cast and we have news of another returning cast member. It's being reported that Barbara Hershey is the latest addition and will reprise her role as Lorraine Lambert, the mother of Patrick Wilson's character.

James Wan will be back in the director's chair for the sequel, with filming set to begin on January 15th in Los Angeles. The movie is expected to be released later in 2013 and stars Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Lin Shaye, and Ty Simpkins. Here's the official announcement:

“FilmDistrict, Alliance Films and Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions announced today that they will bring INSIDIOUS CHAPTER 2, the sequel to last year’s hit film INSIDIOUS which captivated horror movie fans worldwide, to U.S. theatres on August 30, 2013 via FilmDistrict. Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Lin Shaye, and Ty Simpkins will reprise their roles in the film which James Wan, who directed INSIDIOUS, will direct from a script written by Leigh Whannell who also wrote the first film. Jason Blum, who produced INSIDIOUS, is producing the low-budget sequel through his Blumhouse Productions. Brian Kavanaugh Jones, Oren Peli , Steven Schneider, and Charles Layton are executive producing. Production on the sequel is set to begin on January 15, 2013 in Los Angeles.

Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions acquired the U.S. rights to the film in conjunction with FilmDistrict. INSIDIOUS CHAPTER 2 is being financed by Alliance Films. FilmDistrict will distribute the film theatrically in the United States, with Sony handling the majority of ancillary rights in the U.S. Alliance Films will distribute in Canada, the UK (via its Momentum Pictures subsidiary) and Spain (via Aurum), and Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions will distribute in all other international territories."

Source: Deadline