James Wan
Co-creator of Saw and Insidious; creator of The Conjuring Universe.
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He is a Malaysian-born Australian filmmaker who co-created the Saw and Insidious franchises and created The Conjuring Universe.[1] Atomic Monster, a company that produces films and television, was established by Wan.[1]
Life and work
In 2007, Wan directed Dead Silence, which he described as "a creepy doll movie" in the spirit of old Twilight Zone episodes.[2] Wan returned to horror with Insidious, which premiered at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival and was sold to Sony Pictures Worldwide within four hours.[3] A Bachelor of Arts in media was awarded to Wan by RMIT in 1999.[4] The year 2004 saw Wan's first feature film as a director, Saw, which brought in more than US$103 million from global audiences.[5][6]
Globally, the Saw film series has taken in over $1 billion, marking it as a commercial success.[5] The 2013 film The Conjuring was built around the true stories of paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren.[7] Wan's work beyond horror includes directing Furious 7 (2015) and the DC Extended Universe superhero movies Aquaman (2018) and its follow-up.[8]
What the cited sources add
A 2011 Collider interview noted that Insidious outperformed expectations with an estimated $13.5 million in its opening weekend.[9] The same interview reported that the Saw series had a combined gross of more than $870 million worldwide by late 2010.[9] A Digital Spy article from December 2012 stated that Insidious Chapter 2 would enter production on January 15, 2013 in Los Angeles.[10] A 2011 West Australian article confirmed that Wan attended West Leederville Primary and Willetton Senior High School.[11]
An article from Arrow in the Head noted that Film District was set to handle distribution for Insidious: Chapter 2.[12]
References
- Wikipedia, "James Wan" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Conjuring Franchise", Box Office Mojo (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "James Wan" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Robg, "James Wan Interview", Icons of Fright, June 2006; "Dead Silence – Interview with Ryan Kwanten: Ryan Kwanten On The Curse Of Mary Shaw", REELZ – TV About Movies, 2012; TheHalloweenTown, "MARY SHAW AND JAMES WAN FROM DEAD SILENCE, INSIDIOUS, SAW", YouTube, 29 October 2012; Box Office Mojo, "Dead Silence", Box Office Mojo; ; "Dead Silence (2007)", Rotten Tomatoes; "Dead Silence (2007)", Metacritic (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "James Wan" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Ron Messer, "James Wan & Leigh Whannell INSIDIOUS Interview; The SAW Creators Also Discuss Their Untitled Sci-Fi Project, NIGHTFALL, and Recent Horror Remakes", Collider, 4 April 2011 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "James Wan" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: James Wan, the founder of Atomic Monster Productions, Hollywood film director, screen writer, and producer . RMIT Launchpad. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "James Wan" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Woods, "13 Highest-Grossing Horror Franchises of All Time", The Philadelphia Inquirer, 30 October 2015; Nilles, "15 Spooky Secrets About the Saw Franchise", E! Online, 29 October 2019; Whannell, "Dud Silence: The Hellish Experience Of Making A Bad Horror Film", The Word in the Stone, 31 August 2011 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "James Wan" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Saw (2004)", Box Office Mojo (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "James Wan" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: EvanDickson, "Vera Farmiga And Patrick Wilson in Talks To Do Some 'Conjuring' For James Wan", Bloody Disgusting, 20 January 2012 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "James Wan" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Mendelson, "When 'Aquaman' Tops $1 Billion, James Wan Will Join James Cameron In Rare Box Office Company", Forbes, 7 January 2019; "James Wan - Box Office", The Numbers; "Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office", The Numbers (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Ron Messer, "James Wan & Leigh Whannell INSIDIOUS Interview; The SAW Creators Also Discuss Their Untitled Sci-Fi Project, NIGHTFALL, and Recent Horror Remakes", Collider, 4 April 2011. facts only, no text reused. collider.com
- Mark Langshaw, "'Insidious' star Barbara Hershey to reprise role for sequel", Digital Spy, 12 December 2012. facts only, no text reused. digitalspy.co.uk
- "The bloodless coup", The West Australian, 2011-05-18. facts only, no text reused. thewest.com.au
- Eric Walkuski, "James Wan brings Barnbara Hershey back for "Insidious 2"", Arrow in the Head ad. 2000, 11 December 2012. facts only, no text reused. joblo.com
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