With Insidious: The Last Key now available on Blu-ray and DVD, franchise mainstay Leigh Whannell has been discussing his future with the series.

Whannell created the franchise with longtime collaborator James Wan, with Whannell having written all four entries to date, directed the third Insidious, and appeared as Specs in every movie so far. Whether he returns for a fifth Insidious effort seems a little up in the air right now.

Speaking to Bloody-Disgusting while promoting his latest film Upgrade, Whannell explained, “I’m sure the second this film comes out I’m going to get a phone call from Jason Blum to say, ‘Alright, Insidious 5’. I’m not sure I’m going to be involved, in all honesty. I love the films and the franchise, and it’s been a good experience, but the question is always ‘Do I have anything to offer?’ Maybe a fresh set of eyes is the best thing for this franchise if they’re going to continue it. So, we’ll see.”

We recently caught up with another Insidious mainstay, the marvellous Lin Shaye, who thought it could well be likely that a fifth movie might happen due to The Last Key having surpassed the $100 million take-home. Given the relative low cost and risk involved in making these pictures, it’s always likely that another Insidious could be just around the corner.

Whether Leigh Whannell is involved in the franchise should it move forward though, that remains to be seen. Considering that Whannell is such a vital cog in the Insidious franchise, it would certainly be strange to see a new Insidious without his involvement.

As Whannell himself put it, he is still on good terms with Jason Blum and Blumhouse, so we’ll just have to see how this develops.

Whannell’s Logan Marshall-Green-headlined Upgrade hits cinemas from June 1st.

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