James Wan

James Wan

  • Born: 1977-2-26
  • Birthplace: Malaysia-Sarawak-Kuching
  • Height: 5' 3½" (1.61 m)
  • Profession: Director, screenwriter, producer, editor
  • Nationality: Australia
  • Graduate School: Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
  • Representative Works: Saw, Dead Silence, Insidious, The Conjuring, Fast & Furious7, Aquaman, Saw II
    • James Wan (James Wan) was born on February 27, 1977 in Negeri Sarawak Kuching , Malaysia , and grew up in Commonwealth of Australia . He is a Chinese director, screenwriter, and producer.
    In 2004, he was favored by Hollywood and began directing the horror thriller " Saw ", which attracted attention; in 2005, he continued to participate in the production of the "Saw" series of films behind the scenes as a screenwriter and producer; in 2007, he directed the thriller and horror film " Dead Silence" "; In 2011, began to direct the horror series " Insidious ", including " Insidious Chapter 2 " premiere weekend box office of 41.05 million US dollars; in 2013, directed the low-cost horror film " The Conjuring " won the American Film Saturn Award for Best Horror Movie Award [1]  ; In 2015, the directed action series " Fast & Furious7 " won a box office of 340 million on the first day in Mainland China. In 2016, directed the horror film " The Conjuring 2: Enfield Noisy Ghost ". In 2017, directed the fantasy movie " Aquaman " [2]  . On September 10, 2021, the directed horror film " Malignant " was released in North America. [38] 

    Early Experience

    James Wan was born in Malaysia and grew up in Australia. In the early years when I was in Melbourne, I majored in the division of Chinese ethnic groups. The understanding of the foreign culture of the East also had a great influence on James Wyn’s directorial style. Another important factor was the shock of his father’s death when he was 14 years old.   .
    He met his good friend Leigh Whannell (Leigh Whannell) when he was studying film major in Melbourne, Commonwealth of Australia , and the two entered the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology to continue their studies. Then, the two joined an unofficial film group "Splake Parker" that advocates shooting "modern style brutal horror films", where they live with other young talents who love horror and thriller films. It laid a solid foundation for them to create their own unique horror movies in the future   .

    Performing Experience

    In 2004, James Wan, who had never directed or starred in a feature film, was seen by Hollywood and directed the horror thriller " Saw ". His friend Leigh Whannell not only wrote the film but also acted as the starring role. The angle tells the story of the perverted murderer " Jigsaw " setting up various killing agencies to make the prisoners pay huge physical and psychological costs. Once it was released during Halloween in North America, it attracted the attention of the North American film market. The film only took 18 days. The filming cost 1.2 million, but it earned back 50 million US dollars in box office revenue   .
    In 2005, "Saw" won the Brussels International Fantasy Film Festival "Pegasus Award", the French Thriller Film Festival Jury Special Award, and the Youth Jury Award   . In the same year, he served as a screenwriter for the animated short film "Saw: Rebirth"; after that, he He continued to participate in the production of the "Saw" series of films behind the scenes and served as the producer of " Saw II " which Darren Bousman took over and directed . The film earned 30.5 million US dollars three days after its release and won the box office championship . In 2006, Darren Lin Bosman continued to direct " Saw3 ". In order to continue the style of the previous work, the film producer heavily invited James Wan as a screenwriter to elaborate the story for "Saw3" .  
    In March 2007, he directed the thriller horror film " Dead Silence ". At the same time, he was also involved in the creation of the script as a screenwriter. His request for the story was to frighten himself first and put in the sections that he thought was the most horrible. In the script   ; August, directed the violent thriller " Death Sentence "   .
    In 2008, starred in the Commonwealth of Australia documentary " Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! ".
    In 2011, he directed the thriller and suspense film " Insidious ". He also served as the editor of the film, starring Patrick Wilson and others   .
    In April 2013, Chinese director Justin Lin, who directed four consecutive " Fast & Furious " films , stopped directing due to schedule issues. In the end, James Wan was spotted by Universal and confirmed to take over the directing of " Fast & Furious7 " ; in July, self-directed adaptation of the true story of low-cost horror movie " at the Conjuring ", after the release be of great concern, the film cost only $ 20 million investment, but it for $ 41.53 million at the box office in North America to win the summer , the film also As a result, he won the American Film Saturn Award for Best Horror Film ; in September, he continued to direct the sequel " Insidious Chapter 2 " of the horror blockbuster "Insidious ", and won the premiere weekend box office of $41.05 million and topped the box office chart .    
    In April 2015, his first transition to directing the racing-themed series " Fast & Furious7 " was released in the United States and Mainland China. On the first day of its release in North America, it received a high box office of $15.8 million at midnight, and it reached the first day of its release in Mainland China. At the box office of 340 million, it also broke a number of box office records   . At the same time, he confirmed that he would create a remake of the horror film " Ghost Love " as a producer and invited the "The Conjuring" team to participate in the production   . In June, confirmed the directing of the DC comic " Aquaman " and the sci-fi movie " Robotech " adapted from the animation work   . In September, the directed horror film " The Conjuring2 " was launched   . In October, confirmed as the producer of the film " The Boy Who Drew Monsters " adapted from a horror novel   .
    In 2016, he served as the producer of the horror film " Insidious: The Last Key "   ; worked with director Brad Peyton as the producer of the sci-fi action film " Tumor Man " adapted from comics   . In June of the same year, the directed film " The Conjuring 2: Enfield Noisy " was released in the United States. The film was based on the Amityville and Enfield supernatural events. It was released for three days and landed at the top of the North American box office for $40.35 million   ; in addition; , James Wan also served as the producer of the film's derivative work "Nun", which is the rumor of the character "Demon Sister" in the film   . On July 22, the horror film " After Turning Off the Lights " with which he was the producer was released   , and he was determined to continue as the producer of the sequel " Lights Out2 "   . In the same year, he served as the executive producer of the TV series "Hundred Fights Dragon" which was jointly reproduced by American CBS and Lionsgate TV, and directed the pilot episode of the show   .
    In 2017, directed the fantasy film " Aquaman ", which is scheduled to be released in December 2018   .
    In 2019, it is decided to direct the movie " Aquaman2 "   . On January 16, DC will launch a 3-episode mini-animation "Aquaman: King of Atlantis" with Aquaman as the protagonist, with James Wan as the executive producer   .
    In January 2021, the directed horror film "Malignant" was confirmed and scheduled to land on HBO Max and theaters simultaneously on September 10, 2021. 
    On September 10, 2021, the directed horror film " Malignant " was released in North America. 
    On December 16, 2022, the film "Aquaman2" directed by James Wan was released in North America. 

    Personal Life

    On June 22, 2019, US time, Chinese director James Wan announced on the social platform that he was engaged to his girlfriend Ingrid Bisu   .
    On November 4, 2019, Ingrid Bisu posted a picture of himself wearing a ring with James Wan on social media, and changed the last name to Wan, and the two officially announced their marriage   .

    Character Evaluation

    A messy, childish-faced James Wan is full of talent everywhere. As a descendant of Malaysian Chinese, he has not spent many years in Hollywood, but he is famous for his classic series of horror films " Saw ". Great Earthquake   .
    As a choreographer, he is highly skilled, meticulous in mind, and rich in imagination, which is amazing. In addition to the meticulous layout of the plot and the subtleties, he also hides the exposure of the good and evil of human nature and the philosophy of life behind the blood. Ask. Although the "Saw" series does not have big names and dazzling special effects, it has got rid of the same vulgar routines and opened fire to the audience visually, intellectually and emotionally, pushing the art of horror films to a whole new level   .
    The unique taste of plasma movies such as "Saw" and "Dead Silence" makes his personal characteristics particularly prominent, and his selection to take over "Fast & Furious7" directed by Justin Lin fully shows that he is quite in control of the movie. Recognized strength   .
    Extended Reading

    Dead Silence reviews

    • Margaretta 2022-04-22 07:01:31

      The truth has nothing to do with revenge is the artist's obsession

      The manuscript was drawn before Mary Shaw's death. From the displayed manuscript, it can be seen that Mary Shaw already had the idea of ​​turning a living person into a puppet. If he turned into a ghost, he would not have the time to write the manuscript.

      In the doll formation, you can see that...

    • Adah 2022-04-19 09:02:00

      The whole movie is scary with puppets

      I don't feel anything about the doll, maybe it's my aesthetic problem. In addition to the scary puppets in the whole film, the long-tongued old woman jumped out of the scary and dragon-shaped corpses, so I wasn't too scared. A typical horror story, the whole is still complete. Ending points. The...

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    • Icie 2022-03-26 09:01:06

      Because Wen Ziren's horror film really has ghosts, there will be a lot more room for play in the play, and it will not be full of loopholes by forcibly explaining the previous supernatural phenomena at the end. In this way, the two genres of reversal suspense and thriller can be well combined, and some unique detail designs can form a good effect. It is estimated that many people do not understand that the stepmother is actually a doll, the so-called perfect doll. Mary Shaw took revenge by possessing the doll as a ghost. It can be seen that wrongful convictions must be avoided. Nursery rhyme killing, doll killing, and ghost killing are cleverly combined, but the story is relatively small, and the depth of the story is relatively general, coupled with the usual horror film routines and the protagonist's consistent death Behavior may lower the evaluation of some people. There is a jigsaw from "The Chainsaw" on the floor of the theater. It is a little easter egg. Wen Ziren is really familiar with making such movies.

    • Ludie 2021-12-13 08:01:12

      This is the most impressive horror movie I have ever watched. The ending is very beautiful and unexpected. It is the best horror movie I have watched so far. In my mind, this movie is not in the current horror movie. Beyond, I also like watching Wen Ziren's movies! I have to say that each of Wen Ziren's horror movies has great sound effects? I hope I can create better horror movies in the future!

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    • Henry Walker: If you go looking for answers, you just might find them.

    • [last lines]

      Jamie Ashen: [reciting the nursery rhyme] Beware the stare of Mary Shaw / She had no children, only dolls / And if you see her in your dreams / Be sure to never ever scream.

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