James Wan films by a margin of $10 million.
Met fellow collaborator and friend Leigh Whannell at film school in Australia.
Comes from Melbourne, Australia.
Attended the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology along with close friend Leigh Whannell
Member of the unofficial "Splat Pack," a term coined by film historian Alan Jones in Total Film magazine for the modern wave of directors making brutally violent horror films. The other "Splat Pack" members are Alexandre Aja , Darren Lynn Bousman , Neil Marshall , Greg McLean , Eli Roth , Leigh Whannell & Rob Zombie.
His father passed away when he was 14 years of age.
His overall deal at New Line includes an option to develop and produce modest budget science fiction, horror and comedy films via his Atomic Monster production company.
Friends with Nicole Kidman.
I took a break from horror I made three ghost movies back-to-back-to-back.
For me, the sound design and the musical score is a big part of what makes scary movies work.
As a filmmaker, you aspire to want to make movies that can hopefully stand the test of time, but you never know when that will happen or if that will happen.
All my movies are about people with some ideology, but guess what? It never works out.
I believe in spirits. I believe in faith. I believe in spirituality. I believe in aliens as well.
I always felt that what is scary is actually hearing someone tell you what they think they see. That sense of invisibility makes things a lot scarier, since your imagination tends to fill in the gaps.
We live in a world that relies on technology.
I think, ultimately, if you create characters that people like and can relate to, your characters are grounded on a human level even if your cars are not.
People are so used to seeing John Goodman as a lovable dad or the quirky characters he played in the Coen Brothers films.
People are so used to seeing John Goodman as a loveable dad or the quirky characters he played in the Coen Brothers films. .
