James Wan

Directing·Feb 26, 1977·Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

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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.

Film	Credit
Untitled Blair Witch Film2027 · Producer	Producer
Paranormal Activity 82027 · Producer	Producer
TThe Revenge of La Llorona2027 · Producer	Producer
Other Mommy2026 · Producer	Producer
Insidious: Out of the Further2026 · Producer	Producer
Soulm8te2026 · Producer	Producer
Backrooms2026 · Producer	Producer
Mortal Kombat II2026 · Producer	Producer
Lee Cronin's The Mummy2026 · Producer	Producer
Five Nights at Freddy's 22025 · Producer	Producer
The Conjuring: Last Rites2025 · Wedding Guest, Producer	Wedding Guest, Producer
M3GAN 2.02025 · Producer	Producer
The Monkey2025 · Producer	Producer
Salem's Lot2024 · Producer	Producer
Night Swim2024 · Producer	Producer
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom2023 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
The Nun II2023 · Producer	Producer
Insidious: The Red Door2023 · Producer	Producer
M3GAN2022 · Producer	Producer
There's Someone Inside Your House2021 · Producer	Producer
Malignant2021 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It2021 · Producer	Producer
Mortal Kombat2021 · Producer	Producer
Faith & Fear: The Conjuring Universe2020 · Self	Self
Annabelle Comes Home2019 · Producer	Producer
The Curse of La Llorona2019 · Producer	Producer
Aquaman: Heroines of Atlantis2019 · Self	Self
Going Deep Into the World of 'Aquaman'2019 · Self	Self
Aquaman2018 · Director	Director
The Nun2018 · Producer	Producer
Insidious: The Last Key2018 · Producer	Producer
Annabelle: Creation2017 · Producer	Producer
Lights Out2016 · Producer	Producer
The Conjuring 22016 · Screenplay, Director, Producer	Screenplay, Director, Producer
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw2015 · Self	Self
Lavalantula2015 · Tour Bus Passenger	Tour Bus Passenger
Insidious: Chapter 32015 · Theater Director, Producer	Theater Director, Producer
Furious 72015 · Director	Director
Demonic2015 · Producer	Producer
Annabelle2014 · Producer	Producer
Insidious: Chapter 22013 · Director	Director
The Conjuring2013 · Director	Director
Insidious2011 · Director	Director
Doggie Heaven2008 · Director	Director
Not Quite Hollywood2008 · Self	Self
Death Sentence2007 · Director	Director
The Making of Dead Silence2007 · Self	Self
Dead Silence2007 · Director	Director