"Insidious Chapter 2" thriller sequel release date set

PanARMENIAN.Net - FilmDistrict, Alliance Films and Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions announced that they will bring Insidious Chapter 2, the sequel to last year’s hit film Insidious, to U.S. theatres on August 30, 2013 via FilmDistrict, Comingsoon.net said.

Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Lin Shaye, and Ty Simpkins will reprise their roles in the film which will be directed by the original's James Wan from a script by the returning Leigh Whannell. Jason Blum, who produced Insidious, is producing the low-budget sequel through his Blumhouse Productions. Production on the sequel is set to begin on January 15, 2013 in Los Angeles.

The first film told the story of Josh and Renai Lambert and their son Dalton, confronting the demons that possess the young boy. The project was picked up by Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival and distributed by FilmDistrict. It was released on April 1, 2011, and has grossed $97 million worldwide. With the picture’s reported $1.5 million budget, it has led to the film being called the most profitable film of 2011.

Wan most recently directed The Conjuring for Warner Bros. The film, which reunites him with Wilson, will open on July 19, 2013. Wan is also set to direct a feature adaptation of the hit television series MacGyver for Warner Bros.