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James Wan (born 26 February 1977) is an Australian filmmaker. 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. The lattermost is the highest-grossing horror franchise at over $2 billion. Wan is also the founder of the film and television production company Atomic Monster. Beginning his career with the Saw franchise, Wan made his feature directorial debut with his first film in 2004. The franchise became commercially successful and grossed more than $1 billion globally. Following a period of setbacks, Wan found new success with the Insidious series, in which he directed the first film in 2010 and its 2013 sequel. The same year as the second Insidious, Wan directed the first Conjuring film to critical and commercial success. He served as the director of the second installment in 2016 and produced subsequent films in the franchise. Outside of horror, Wan directed Furious 7 (2015), the seventh installment of the Fast & Furious franchise, and the DC Extended Universe superhero films Aquaman (2018) and its sequel Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023). Both Furious 7 and Aquaman grossed over $1 billion, making Wan the eighth director with two films to reach the milestone. He is the 16th highest-grossing director of all time as of 2021, with his films having grossed over $3.7 billion worldwide. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Wan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Bukavac is a 2025 science fiction action horror film directed by David Fincher and produced by Zack Snyder and Jerry Bruckheimer from a screenplay by James Wan. It is the third installment in the Sea Monsters Universe and is a follow-up to The Bloop. The film stars returning franchise regulars Anthony Ramos, Katherine Waterston, Viola Davis, and Salma Hayek, with newcomers Hailee Steinfeld, William Nadylam, Donald Glover, Oscar Isaac, Pierce Brosnan, and Ian McShane. In the film, Carlos González must team up with his cousin to take down a humanoid sea monster. Upon its release in January 3rd, 2025, it received generally unfavorable reviews, though Steinfeld's performance was praised. The film was a financial failure, grossing only $263 million worldwide against marketing costs between $300 million. A sequel to The Serpent entitled The Terrors of the Lusca is in development, its release date being one month later.
