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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
Saw XI
Untitled Annabelle Film
M3GAN 2.0
MacGyver
Teacup
Annabelle: Creation
The Conjuring
Insidious: Chapter 2
The Conjuring: Last Rites
Saw 3D
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
Saw III
Furious 7
The Monkey
The Conjuring 2
Aquaman
Jigsaw
Saw II
Annabelle Comes Home
Insidious: The Last Key
The Magic Order
Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
I Know What You Did Last Summer
Malignant
Saw VI
The Nun
The Copenhagen Test
Saw V
Salem's Lot
Dead Silence
Archive 81
Night Swim
Mortal Kombat II
Insidious
M3GAN
Insidious: The Red Door
Annabelle
Insidious: Chapter 3
Saw IV
There's Someone Inside Your House
Sweet Tooth
The Conjuring
Saw
Spiral: From the Book of Saw
The Backrooms
Saw X
The Curse of La Llorona
Aquaman: King of Atlantis
Lights Out
Saw
Gargoyles
Insidious: The Bleeding World
56 Days
The Nun II
Mortal Kombat
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