'Insidious' follow-up inside the works

'Insidious' will be a surprise hit a year ago, producing $54 million within the domestic box office.An "Insidious" follow-up is along the way concentrating on the same creative team aboard.Wayne Wan is at predicts direct again with Leigh Whannell aboard to script. Jason Blum will again produce through his Blumhouse Prods. shingle with John Kavanaugh Manley, Oren Peli and Steven Schneider professional creating.The follow-up -- which get into production later this year for just about any 2013 release -- will probably be funded by Alliance Films which funded the initial film."Insidious" will be a surprise hit a year ago with $54 million in domestic cume since the first title from FilmDistrict and $155 million worldwide.The first "Insidious," getting a $1.5 million budget, starred Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne being a parent facing the demons that possessed their youthful boy. Wan and Whannell are keeping the plot in the follow-up under systems."Insidious" was acquired through the new the new sony Pictures Worldwide Purchases within the 2010 Toronto Intt. Film Festival. SPWA has acquired U.S. rights for the film together with FilmDistrict.FilmDistrict will distribute the film within the united states . States, with Alliance disseminating in Canada, the Uk (via its Momentum Pictures subsidiary) and also the country (via Aurum), and also the new the new sony Pictures Worldwide Purchases disseminating the relaxation from the worldwide areas."For me that James Wan which i accomplished that which you set to complete -- create a horror film for horror fans," Whannell mentioned. "Therefore it is with great excitement that individuals announce our persistence for another installment from the story. Us think that we could mine more terror on the planet we created and understand that whenever we assemble everyone within the initial team, we'll include an incredible continuation in the story for fans in the first film." Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com