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Written by Raffman - December 10th, 2004
James Wan
Born in 1977
Hollywood Director
A native Australian, James Wan knew by the age of 11 that he wanted to be a filmmaker. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Melbourne, then began making shorts and music videos. Wan met fellow aspiring filmmaker Leigh Whannell at school, and together they came up with an idea for a horror movie. Whannell wrote the screenplay, and Wan directed an eight-minute sample short on DVD for them to shop around for financing.
Producers at the US film company Evolution saw the DVD and were impressed. They liked Wan's style and Whannell's acting, and asked them to make the short into a full-length feature. The two flew to the States to cast and shoot the film, called Saw (2004), which stars Cary Elwes, Danny Glover and Whannell, as well as Shawnee Smith (on whom Wan has had a longtime crush). Wan and Whannell are currently writing their second screenplay.
Filmography
SAW (2004)
- SAW 2 (2005
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