Watch Jenna Ortega's scene in Insidious 2 that set her future as a horror star

Publish date: 2024-05-07

As the fifth instalment of the Insidious franchise picks up with the Lambert family right where we left off a decade ago, we revisit Jenna Ortega’s scene in the 2nd film.

Now a certified scream queen, Jenna Ortega continues to be cast in acting roles that tip towards the horror side of the genre wheel. Thanks to breakout performances in the Scream franchise, as well as taking on the iconic titular role in Tim Burton’s Wednesday, at just 20 years old, Ortega has established herself among the likes of Neve Campbell, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Sarah Michelle Geller. And it comes as no surprise this is the genre Ortega has leant toward, given one of her earliest roles was in Insidious 2.

Who did Jenna Ortega play in Insidious?

Jenna Ortega starred in the second instalment in the Insidious franchise as Annie. We are introduced to Annie at the end of Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013) in a brief end scene. For anyone who hasn’t seen the film, some spoilers are to be discussed throughout the piece.

This was only the second movie credit of Ortega’s. The first movie she landed a role in was Iron Man 3 (2013), playing the Vice President’s Daughter. Before that, Ortega had featured in episodes of Rob and CSI: NY.

Jenna Ortega’s big break arrived in 2016 when she was cast as Harley Diaz, the lead in Disney Channel’s Stuck In The Middle. She would make her turn back to the horror-leaning genres three years later, starring in Netflix’s You.

• Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)
• You (2019)
• The Babysitter: Killer Queen (2020)
• Scream (2022)
• Studio 666 (2022)
• X (2022)
• American Carnage (2022)
• Wednesday (2022)
• Scream 6 (2023)

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Watch Jenna Ortega’s scene in Insidious 2

At the end of Insidious: Chapter 2, Ortega is seen playing a young girl called Annie. We are introduced to Annie, who can see the spirit of Elise from The Further.

Ortega was just 10 years old when the movie premiered.

You can watch Jenna Ortega’s performance in the second Insidious movie below:

Can we expect Jenna to return for The Red Door instalment?

Unfortunately for any horror hopefuls out there, Jenna Ortega does not appear in the latest Insidious movie. The third and fourth films deviated from the first and second as prequels. But Insidious: The Red Door (2023) picks up where we left off a decade ago. We continue the plot line centered around the Lambert family, last having seen them in Insidious: Chapter 2.

With the story arc picking up from where we left off, some fans of the franchise were curious as to whether Jenna Ortega would be returning as Annie.

While she doesn’t feature in the latest film, some are hoping the Wednesday star could be brought back in future projects.

“I think I need one last Insidious movie about Chapter 2’s character ‘Allison’ story, and Jenna Ortega to Reprise her role as ‘Annie’ as lead character,” one Twitter user wrote. “[Insidious screenwriter] Leigh Whannell needs to think about it.”

“Jenna Ortega for the next Insidious movie! Considering she was at the end of part 2. I’d watch a sequel with her in it,” another tweeted.

Watch Insidious: The Red Door in theaters from July 7, 2023

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