Mandy Moore to Star in "The Insidious" Spin-Off Movie "Thread: An Insidious Tale"

American singer-actress Mandy Moore is set to star alongside Pakistani-American comedian and actor Kumail Nanjiani in "Thread: An Insidious Tale", a new film in the Insidious universe from Screen Gems, Blumhouse and James Wan’s Atomic Monster.

While Thread is the sixth installment in the Insidious horror franchise, examining everyday people caught up with demonic entities, it’s an offshoot project rather than a continuation of the current franchise.

The plot follows a husband and wife (Nanjiani and Moore) who enlist the help of a spell to travel back in time, such that they can prevent the death of their young daughter. The consequences, of course, prove to be severe.

The first four movies in the franchise launched in 2010, grossed over $542M in total, with the fifth entry "Insidious: The Red Door" coming up via release by Sony on July 7th. 

"Thread: An Insidious Tale" hails from "Moon Knight" creator Jeremy Slater.

Moore has just wrapped a role opposite Edgar Ramirez in the second season of the Peacock anthology "Dr. Death", having last year closed out six seasons on NBC’s "This Is Us", the acclaimed, intergenerational family drama series that brought her Emmy and Golden Globe nominations, among other major accolades. 

The singer-actress is next set to star in and exec produce Hulu’s series "Twin Flames", inspired by the hit Wondery podcast. She has an overall deal that show’s studio 20th Television through her "Roll With The Punches" banner and released "In Real Life", her seventh album as a singer-songwriter, last May.