There is still much to explore in the afterlife. Just over a month after the premiere of The Night of the Demon: The Red Door, fifth installment of the franchise, it has been revealed that a new project from the same universe will hit theaters. And to the delight of the fans, Thread: An Insidious Talethe first spin-off of the franchise, will feature the creative minds that helped launch the previous installments.
In accordance with DeadlineScreen Gems, Blumhouse, and Atomic Monster (a company created by James Wan) are already in pre-production of the aforementioned title. Jeremy Slaterwho worked on two episodes of moonknight and co-wrote the script for The Fantastic Four, will serve as director of the film. And if you doubt his experience with scares and demons, it’s worth remembering that he was behind a few episodes of The Exorcist. This series continued the events of the 1973 classic. Now, Thread: An Insidious Tale It will mark his feature film directorial debut.
The leading roles could fall to Mandy Moore (This Is Us) and Kumail Nanjiani (Eternals), who are in advanced discussions with the studios. Although there are no great details about the plot, it is known that it will involve a little-explored concept in the franchise: time travel. According to the indicated medium:
“The film will portray a married couple who enlist the help of a time travel spell. So that they can prevent the death of their little daughter. The consequences, of course, turn out to be serious.”
If they are fans of the night of the devilyou will know that the saga deals with a concept called “The beyond”. This plane is where the demons and apparitions that tormented the Lambert family live during the first two installments. However, he has never wielded spells or time travel. If we consider that the medium Elise (Lin Shaye) is dead, it remains in question how she will place herself in the universe launched in 2011.
With over $543 million dollars raised, the night of the devil It is one of the most successful horror movie franchises. Therefore it is not surprising that the studio responsible for its creation has decided to explore the same demons, but in a different family environment. They think that Thread: An Insidious Tale manage to maintain the quality of the saga or it will become a spin-off who only seeks money from the public?
While we wait for news of its premiere, we remind you that the red doorthe last film in the main story, will hit theaters in Mexico on July 6, 2023.
Juan Jose Cruz I am one of those who always defended Robert Pattinson as Batman and can see the same movie in the theater up to 7 times. My guilty pleasure? Low budget horror movie.