Research: Film Directors

Horror Film Directors

 

James Wan

 

James Wan  is an Australian film producer, screenwriter and film director. He is widely known for directing the horror film "Saw". Wan has also directed Dead Silence, Death Sentence (2007), Insidious (2010), Insidious: Chapter 2, and The Conjuring (2013).

 

 

Insidious (2010):

Wan directed the horror film Insidious, which premiered at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival as part of the "Midnight Madness" programme and was sold to Sony Pictures Worldwide for a seven-figure sum within four hours of the premiere's conclusion. The film began its American theatrical release in the first weekend of April 2011 and achieved third place at the box office, with an estimated 13.5 million in ticket sales.

 

 

The Conjuring (2013):

 

The Conjuring, centred on the real life characters of Ed and Lorraine Warren, a married couple that were investigators of paranormal events. The film focuses on the couple's most famous case in which they investigated a witch's curse on a Rhode Island family farm. In his second collaboration with the pair, Patrick Wilson featured in the film, and he and actress Vera Farmiga played paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. Filming commenced in North Carolina, United States,in late February 2012, and New Line Cinema, together with Warner Bros. Pictures, had initially slated the film for a release on 25 January 2013. A test screening of the film occurred in October 2012 at the New York Comic Con event, where it screened in the IGN Theater, and the audience feedback was overwhelmingly positive. At that stage, Wan had several more weeks before the film was completed. The film was released in July 2013.

 

 

 

Wan produced "Demonic", a Dimension Films horror movie that is scheduled for a December 2014 release, alongside Lee Clay. Wan conceived of the idea for the film, which is directed by Will Canon and features Maria Bello in the lead acting role. Max La Bella penned the script. Wan was also a producer on "Annabelle", a spin-off of The Conjuring that also served as a prequel to the film.