James Wan
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Biography
James Wan (born 26 February 1977) is a Malaysia-born Australian film director, screenwriter, producer, and comic book writer. He has primarily worked in the horror genre as the co-creator of the "Saw" and "Insidious" franchises and the creator of "The Conjuring" universe. Wan is also the founder of Atomic Monster, which has produced film and television projects.
After directing the micro-budget film "Stygian" (2000), Wan made his professional feature directorial debut with "Saw" (2004). The film was a hit and launched a franchise that has grossed more than $1 billion globally. Following a period of setbacks with the underperforming titles "Dead Silence" and "Death Sentence" (both 2007), Wan returned to commercial success with the PG-13 supernatural horror-fantasy "Insidious" (2010), and went on to direct "Insidious: Part 2" (2013) and to produce further sequels in the series. In between his two "Insidious" projects, Wan directed the more traditional supernatural horror film "The Conjuring" (2013), which achieved enormous critical and commercial success and spawned a sprawling set of sequels and spin-offs collectively known as The Conjuring Universe. Wan served as the director of "The Conjuring 2" (2016) while producing subsequent films in the franchise such as "Annabelle" (2014) and "The Nun" (2018). The Conjuring Universe is the second highest-grossing horror franchise at over $2 billion.
Outside of horror, Wan directed "Furious 7" (2015), the seventh installment in the "Fast & Furious" franchise, and the DC Extended Universe superhero film "Aquaman" (2018). Both grossed over $1 billion, making Wan the eighth director with two films to reach the milestone. He is the 20th highest-grossing director of all time as of 2021, with his films having grossed over $3.6 billion worldwide.
Known For
Production Credits
Aquaman
Malignant
Gargoyles
Dead Silence
Annabelle: Creation
Saw II
Mortal Kombat 2
M3GAN 2.0
Saw XI
The Magic Order
MacGyver
Saw IV
Untitled Annabelle film
There's Someone Inside Your House
Obsession
The Conjuring
Teacup
The Conjuring 2
The Conjuring
Jigsaw
Archive 81
M3GAN
Saw
The Nun
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
Untitled James Wan and Simu Liu Sci-fi Project
Insidious
Saw VI
Mortal Kombat
Annabelle Comes Home
The Curse of La Llorona
Lights Out
The Nun II
Saw III
Insidious: Chapter 2
The Conjuring: Last Rites
Aquaman: King of Atlantis
Insidious: The Last Key
Saw 3D
Insidious: The Red Door
Night Swim
Spiral: From the Book of Saw
Furious 7
Saw
Annabelle
Insidious: Chapter 3
Saw X
I Know What You Did Last Summer
Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Saw V
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