Los Angeles, July 24 (IANS): “Criminal Minds” and “Dirt” actor Josh Stewart has joined the cast of “Insidious: Chapter 4”.

The details of the role of Stewart, who was seen in “The Dark Knight Rises”, are yet to be announced, reports variety.com.

Actress Lin Shaye, who has been in all three films, returns as parapsychologist Elise Rainier in the new movie, which will open on October 20, 2017.

“Insidious” launched the franchise in 2011, followed by “Insidious: Chapter 2” in 2013 and “Insidious: Chapter 3” in 2015. The movies had grossed $357.7 million worldwide.

Series newcomer Adam Robitel will direct “Chapter 4” from a script by co-creator Leigh Whannell, who wrote the trilogy and directed “Chapter 3”.

The first two films starred Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne as a couple dealing with their son mysteriously entering a comatose state and becoming a vessel for ghosts. The third film was a prequel to the haunting of the family in the first two films, and centered on a girl haunted by a demon.