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James Wan (born 26 February 1977) is an Australian filmmaker. 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. The lattermost is the highest-grossing horror franchise at over $2 billion. Wan is also the founder of the film and television production company Atomic Monster. Beginning his career with the Saw franchise, Wan made his feature directorial debut with his first film in 2004. The franchise became commercially successful and grossed more than $1 billion globally. Following a period of setbacks, Wan found new success with the Insidious series, in which he directed the first film in 2010 and its 2013 sequel. The same year as the second Insidious, Wan directed the first Conjuring film to critical and commercial success. He served as the director of the second installment in 2016 and produced subsequent films in the franchise. Outside of horror, Wan directed Furious 7 (2015), the seventh installment of the Fast & Furious franchise, and the DC Extended Universe superhero films Aquaman (2018) and its sequel Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023). Both Furious 7 and Aquaman grossed over $1 billion, making Wan the eighth director with two films to reach the milestone. He is the 16th highest-grossing director of all time as of 2021, with his films having grossed over $3.7 billion worldwide. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Wan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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James Wan (born 26 February 1977) is an Australian filmmaker. 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. The lattermost is the highest-grossing horror franchise at over $2 billion. Wan is also the founder of the film and television production company Atomic Monster. Beginning his career with the Saw franchise, Wan made his feature directorial debut with his first film in 2004. The franchise became commercially successful and grossed more than $1 billion globally. Following a period of setbacks, Wan found new success with the Insidious series, in which he directed the first film in 2010 and its 2013 sequel. The same year as the second Insidious, Wan directed the first Conjuring film to critical and commercial success. He served as the director of the second installment in 2016 and produced subsequent films in the franchise. Outside of horror, Wan directed Furious 7 (2015), the seventh installment of the Fast & Furious franchise, and the DC Extended Universe superhero films Aquaman (2018) and its sequel Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023). Both Furious 7 and Aquaman grossed over $1 billion, making Wan the eighth director with two films to reach the milestone. He is the 16th highest-grossing director of all time as of 2021, with his films having grossed over $3.7 billion worldwide. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Wan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Insidious: Chapter 3
Aquaman: Heroines of Atlantis
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
Production Credits
The Conjuring 2
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
MacGyver
Annabelle Comes Home
There's Someone Inside Your House
The Conjuring
Saw III
Insidious: The Bleeding World
I Know What You Did Last Summer
Mortal Kombat II
Saw II
Salem's Lot
Saw
Aquaman
M3GAN
Annabelle
Jigsaw
Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
The Nun II
Insidious
Gargoyles
Saw
Insidious: The Last Key
Saw V
Saw X
Furious 7
Mortal Kombat
Saw XI
The Curse of La Llorona
Annabelle: Creation
56 Days
Saw 3D
Sweet Tooth
Saw VI
Insidious: The Red Door
Archive 81
M3GAN 2.0
The Magic Order
Night Swim
The Monkey
Teacup
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Insidious: Chapter 3
Aquaman: King of Atlantis
Saw IV
Insidious: Chapter 2
The Conjuring: Last Rites
Malignant
The Conjuring
The Backrooms
The Nun
Dead Silence
Untitled Annabelle Film
Spiral: From the Book of Saw
Lights Out
The Copenhagen Test
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