James Wan

James Wan (born 26 February 1977) is a Malaysia-born Australian film director, screenwriter, producer, and comic book writer. 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. Wan is also the founder of Atomic Monster Productions, which has produced film and television projects. After directing the micro-budget film « Stygian » (2000), Wan made his professional feature directorial debut with « Saw » (2004). The film was a hit and launched a franchise that has grossed more than $1 billion globally. Following a period of setbacks with the underperforming titles « Dead Silence » and « Death Sentence » (both 2007), Wan returned to commercial success with the PG-13 supernatural horror-fantasy « Insidious » (2010), and went on to direct « Insidious: Part 2 » (2013) and to produce further sequels in the series. In between his two « Insidious » projects, Wan directed the more traditional supernatural horror film « The Conjuring » (2013), which achieved enormous critical and commercial success and spawned a sprawling set of sequels and spin-offs collectively known as The Conjuring Universe. Wan served as the director of « The Conjuring 2 » (2016) while producing subsequent films in the franchise such as « Annabelle » (2014) and « The Nun » (2018). The Conjuring Universe is the second highest-grossing horror franchise at over $2 billion. Outside of horror, Wan directed « Furious 7 » (2015), the seventh installment in the « Fast & Furious » franchise, and the DC Extended Universe superhero film « Aquaman » (2018). Both grossed over $1 billion, making Wan the eighth director with two films to reach the milestone. He is the 20th highest-grossing director of all time as of 2021, with his films having grossed over $3.6 billion worldwide.

Date d’anniversaire : 26/02/1977