Insidious, the hit horror franchise created by genre visionaries James Wan and Leigh Whannell, was set to deliver its sixth entry in August 2025. However, we now have some bad news, as Sony Pictures Releasing has decided to push backInsidious 6(there’s still no official title) by a whole year.The latestInsidiousmovie will now be released on Jul 14, 2025. According toDeadline, execs at Sony Pictures has now pushed the latestInsidiousfilm to 2026 in the hopes of putting a more promising feature in its spot. Thus, they’re replacingInsidious 6withCaught Stealing, the crime thriller directed by Darren Aronofsky and based on the book of the same name by Charlie Huston. The movie stars Austin Butler, Zoë Kravitz, Matt Smith, Regina King, Liev Schreiber, Bad Bunny, and Vincent D’Onofrio, among others.
Caught Stealingfollows former baseball player Hank Thompson as he falls into the criminal underworld of 1990s New York City. A funny irony in this release date swap is that the adaptation has been in development since 2013, andInsidiousstar Patrick Wilson was initially in line for the lead role. That project got stuck in development hell and was eventually scrapped. Although Sony Pictures has decided to keepInsidious 6on their roster (the movie will be released through one of their companies, Screen Gems), the project is still shrouded in complete mystery. It’s apparently still in pre-production, and only producers have been confirmed (the usual suspects include Jason Blum, Oren Peli, and others). There’s currently no writer, director, or cast forInsidious 6.
This disappointing news ofInsidious 6’sdelay was announced the very same day that the franchise was all over the media, albeit not for one of its films.Insidious: The Further You Fearis a live immersive horror experience based on the franchise that was touring the country. After a few performances, reviews were so bad thatthe show was unceremoniously canceled. It’s not that one should associate this kind of failure with Sony Pictures reorganizing their schedule, but it’s a bit suspicious.
A Horror Franchise That Refuses to End
Sure, movies are pushed back, and immersive experiences are canceled, but that doesn’t mean theInsidiousfranchise is nearing its demise. There’s still potential here, and proof of that was the last entry released in 2023.Insidious: The Red Dooris actually apretty scary filmdirected by franchise star Patrick Wilson (in his feature directorial debut) that managed to tackle the original themes and continue the story of the Lambert family that had come to a halt withInsidious: Chapter 2.
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AfterInsidious: Chapter 2,the franchise continued with prequelsthat still made a lot of money at the box office and proved the value of Leigh Whannell’s scripts (he has written every installment except forThe Red Door). So, if you come to think about it, there’s a reason why theInsidiousfranchise refuses to die. All the movies have made over $730 million from a combined production budget of less than $50 million. It’s one of Blumhouse Productions' most important and successful IPs, and no doubt there will be much more to come afterInsidious 6hits theaters in 2026.
Insidious: The Red Door
