The next chapter in the wildly successful horror series "Insidious" has found its new star. "Insidious: Chapter 3" will feature 17 year old Stefanie Scott who will also be in "Jem and the Holograms."

The full statement released through Deadline:

"Stefanie Scott is set to star in Insidious: Chapter 3, the third installment of Focus Features, eOne, Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions, and Blumhouse Productions' hit horror franchise. Plot and character details are being kept under wraps. The threequel will be written and directed by Leigh Whannell (Saw, Insidious) in his helming debut. Scott is currently in production on Blumhouse's live-action adaptation of '80s cartoon Jem And The Holograms, making her the latest thesp to be cast in multiple Blumhouse pictures after In A Valley Of Violencestars Ethan Hawke, Karen Gillan, and James Ransone. The actress also starred recently on Disney's high school sitcomA.N.T. Farm and appeared in features Flipped and No Strings Attached.

Focus Features took U.S. rights to Insidious: Chapter 3 from FilmDistrict when Peter Schlessel took the reins last October. The company has set an April 3, 2015 release. eOne is handling distribution in Canada, the U.K., and Spain while Sony has the remainder of international territories. The first Insidious pic scored $97M on a $1.5M budget, directed by Wan and written by Whannell. Sequel "Insidious: Chapter 2" continued the demonic saga with Wan directing again from a Whannell script and notched $160M worldwide.

Jason Blum is producing the third installment again for Blumhouse alongside Oren Peli and James Wan. Steven Schneider, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Peter Schlessel, Lia Buman, and Xavier Marchand are executive producers."

The young star could have a promising career with Blumhouse Productions, one of the more successful film outfits in recent years. They specialize in micro-budget productions that have low-risk and high success rates.

"Insidious: Chapter Three" will feature a new family and a new case. Thus, Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne will not return. This is just one of a horde of horror sequels that Blumhouse is set to release. Some others in the pipeline are "The Conjuring 2" "Sinister 2" and "The Purge 2."