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 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 19th highest-grossing director of all time as of 2021, with his films having grossed over $3.7 billion worldwide.
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- Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom (21st December 2023)
- Malignant (10th September 2021)
- Aquaman (12th December 2018)
- The Conjuring 2 (13th June 2016)
- Furious 7 (3rd April 2015)
- Insidious Chapter 2 (13th September 2013)
- The Conjuring (2nd August 2013)
- Insidious (29th April 2011)
- Death Sentence (31th August 2007)
- Dead Silence (16th March 2007)
- Saw (29th October 2004)
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