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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.
The Outlast movie follows journalist Miles Upshur, who infiltrates the abandoned Mount Massive Asylum to investigate the dangerous experiments that were conducted there. He soon discovers that the asylum is full of dangerous patients, many of whom have been subjected to horrifying experimental treatments. Camera in hand, Miles must fight for survival as he tries to uncover the truth behind the experiments. As Miles makes his way deeper into the asylum, he discovers a series of documents and recordings detailing the horrors that took place at the asylum. He also begins to experience hallucinations and nightmares, indicating that he may be losing his sanity. As the situation becomes more dangerous, Miles meets other survivors of the asylum, such as security guard Billy Hope and patient Eddie Gluskin. Together, they try to find a way to escape the asylum and expose the experiments to the light of day. However, time is running out for Miles and his allies as the asylum's most dangerous patients are hunting them down. Eventually, Miles discovers the truth behind the experiments and what really happened at Mount Massive Asylum, but by then, it may be too late to escape the madness of the asylum.
