File this under "obvious" but a third Insidious film is now officially in development. The second film, Insidious: Chapter 2, grossed eight times its budget over this past weekend and ends with a cliffhanger setting up a new direction for the franchise. A sequel was inevitable. Now Blumhouse, FilmDistrict and Sony are wasting no time…
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There really is no better title for the sequel to 2010's Insidious than Insidious Chapter 2. Like a book filled with intense cliffhangers, the final moment of the first movie begged for more, and in this sequel we get that moment and so much more. This is the story of the Lambert family, including Patrick…
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How can you get "The Ultimate Insidious Experience"? Find out after the jump. Also: Daniel Craig wants more "irony" in Bond 24 How did Shaun of the Dead inspire The World's End? The Scorpion King 4 is a thing that is happening The new Transformers 4 logo has claw marks Toys R Us is ready…
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There's a good bit of "maybe, eventually" sequel news today; I'll let readers decide whether the best story is Hayao Miyazaki saying that a Nausicaa sequel directed by Hideaki Anno (Neon Genesis Evangelion) would be OK by him, or whether the top spot goes to Chris Carter saying that he still wants to make a third X-Files film,…
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Some people are so terrified by horror movies that they can hardly even bear to watch them. And others are so delighted by them that they'd willingly walk into the creepy locales portrayed in them. For those who fall into the latter category, Universal Studios Hollywood is building Insidious: Into the Further, a maze based…
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The Sharknado sequel finally gets a title! Also after the jump: Insidious 2 has an odd promo on Pretty Little Liars WWE Studios' See No Evil 2 will shoot this fall See a new pic from I Spit On Your Grave 2 Check out a set video from [REC]4: Apocalypse Syfy's feverishly anticipated Sharnkado sequel…
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The first trailer for James Wan's Insidious: Chapter 2 probably raised more questions than it answered, especially for those who know the first film well. This new international trailer kicks off in exactly the same manner as that first look, but it doesn't run long before it veers into some new footage. We see a…
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So we're at this haunted hospital and James Wan says Insidious Chapter 2 will include time travel. It's a mind-bending piece of information that potentially changes the whole nature of the upcoming sequel. But taking a cue from that nugget, let's jump ahead in time to today as a new teaser poster has been revealed…
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Insidious Chapter 2 probably shouldn't exist. It's the sequel to a 2011 film starring Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne and Barbara Hershey that was made for $1.5 million. Released with zero expectations, the tiny little film exploded at the box office, grossing almost $60 million, a success ratio that puts it in firmly blockbuster range. Now…
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Steve Carell doesn't actually need to dress up as Gru to play him for Despicable Me 2, but don't tell him that. Also after the jump: Broken Lizard is planning Weedfest and Super Troopers 2 Despicable Me 2's villainous El Macho is finally revealed See new pics and a filmmakers' message from Insidious Chapter 2…
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Today's Sequel Bits are ordered from least to most family-friendly, just because. After the jump: Casting call reveals Human Centipede 3 plot details Take a first peek at Chucky in Curse of Chucky First teaser photo from Insidious Chapter 2 revealed Set photos from Dawn of the Planet of the Apes show a run-down San Francisco…
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If Sequel Bits has a mascot, it's gotta be Bruce Willis. Guy has four sequels due out this year, and in this edition he talks about two of them, A Good Day to Die Hard and Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. Also after the jump: Dirk the Daring and Angry Birds could be…
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Ah, yes, the Fast and the Furious franchise: Where a man can fly from one fancy speeding car to another in the middle of the highway while a tank wreaks havoc in the background. See that photo and more after the jump. Also: Jocelin Donahue is young Barbara Hershey in Insidious 2 Helen Mirren teases some…
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So far, the scariest thing about Paranormal Activity 5 may be how little anyone involved with it claims to know about it. We are talking about a movie that's due out in just under nine months. After the jump: Katie Featherston and Oren Peli talk Paranormal Activity 5 No, Linday Lohan will not be reprising…
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Today's Sequel Bits is jam-packed with quotes, videos, images, and more. After the jump: Die Hard is getting a permanent mural for its 25th birthday J.J. Abrams talks Star Trek; what do the comics tell us? Who wants a walk-on role in Insidious Chapter 2? Jack Reynor comments on his Transformers 4 casting Dave Franco would…
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Not surprisingly, today's tidbits begin with Star Trek Into Darkness. After the jump: Simon Pegg is laughing at your Star Trek fan theories You can count out Danny Boyle for Bond 24 Clerks III already has a 70-page outline Andy Serkis talks The Hobbit and Apes A Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy sequel is coming Barbara…
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James Wan's low-budget smash hit Insidious was not only scary, it was a sure-fire conversation starter. Starring Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne as two parents whose son loses himself in a spiritual other world called The Further, the movie cost only $1.5 million and ended up grossing nearly $100 million, meaning lots of people walked…
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