De eerste twee Insidious films hebben een hele grote fanbase, dankzij het erg leuke verhaal dat zich spreidde en in elkaar overliep, grappige en angstaanjagende karakters en een typische jaren tachtig vibe. Het derde deel stond op zich zelf en daar van kan je hier mijn recensie lezen. Het vierde deel die als sub titel The last Key heeft gekregen zal op 11 januari 2018 in de (Nederlandse) bioscopen te zien zijn. En daarom had de website Collider een interview met de actrice Lin Shaye en daar van kan je hier onder alvast een stukje lezen.

It's so cool to see you get to take the lead role. How did you learn that this one was really going to be your show?

LIN SHAYE: Leigh told me. Leigh Whannell, who is the key to the kingdom. I mean, this whole thing has been so unexpected and I have so much gratitude, really, for Leigh Whannell and for creating the character to start with, and also for expanding it like he has. After the third one, which also was more about my early problems, basically, and when they agreed to do the fourth, Leigh just said to me, "It's going to be your story. We're going to do your sort of final backstory." I had an idea of what he had in mind in terms of theme or in terms of focus. I didn't know what the story would be at all.

I'm thrilled. I mean, it was hard to do because it's such an emotional piece, but it really was gratifying to discover who he thought Elise was. Because as an actress, I come up with my own backstory usually. Even if the audience never sees what that is, it sort of informs the presence of the character throughout the film anyway. My idea of who she was was quite different, actually. I sort of always saw her as an only child. Again, that was kind of how I ... That helped me create the emotional life that I had for her as an adult. But it's fascinating now to realize I've got a whole family. It sort of came with the territory.

I think the story is fantastic, and I think it touches on a lot of very important things as well as being an exciting thriller and horror film. The Insidious franchise deals a lot with family, which I think touches everybody in a certain kind of way. I think this film in particular has aspects that are going to make people think about their own relationships with mothers and fathers and children, etc. So without giving too much away, I hope everyone loves it. I do.