Biography
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 ...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Insidious: The Bleeding World
2026
Producer
The sixth installment in the "Insidious" franchise.
Incidents Around the House
2026
Producer
Eight-year-old Bela lives in a home strained by her parents’ troubled marriage, only to see her life further upended by a sinister entity she calls “O...
Lee Cronin's The Mummy
2026
Producer
Plot TBA. Described as breathing modern life into ageless evil.

SOULM8TE
2025
Story, Producer
A man acquires an artificially intelligent android to cope with the loss of his recently deceased wife, but in an attempt to create a truly sentient p...

Mortal Kombat II
2025
Producer
A sequel to the 2021 film 'Mortal Kombat'.

The Conjuring: Last Rites
2025
Producer, Story
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren take on one last terrifying case involving mysterious entities they must confront.

M3GAN 2.0
2025
Producer, Characters
After the underlying tech for M3GAN is stolen and misused by a powerful defense contractor to create a military-grade weapon known as Amelia, M3GAN's ...

The Monkey
2025
Producer
When twin brothers find a mysterious wind-up monkey, a series of outrageous deaths tear their family apart. Twenty-five years later, the monkey begins...

Salem's Lot
2024
Producer
Author Ben Mears returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem's Lot only to discover his hometown is being preyed upon by a bloodthirsty vampire.

Night Swim
2024
Producer
Forced into early retirement by a degenerative illness, former baseball player Ray Waller moves into a new house with his wife and two children. He ho...

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
2023
Producer, Story, Director
Black Manta seeks revenge on Aquaman for his father's death. Wielding the Black Trident's power, he becomes a formidable foe. To defend Atlantis, Arth...

Saw X
2023
Executive Producer, Characters
Between the events of 'Saw' and 'Saw II', a sick and desperate John Kramer travels to Mexico for a risky and experimental medical procedure in hopes o...

The Nun II
2023
Producer, Characters
In 1956 France, a priest is violently murdered, and Sister Irene begins to investigate. She once again comes face-to-face with a powerful evil.

Insidious: The Red Door
2023
Producer
To put their demons to rest once and for all, Josh Lambert and a college-aged Dalton Lambert must go deeper into The Further than ever before, facing ...

M3GAN
2022
Story, Producer
A brilliant toy company roboticist uses artificial intelligence to develop M3GAN, a life-like doll programmed to emotionally bond with her newly orpha...

There's Someone Inside Your House
2021
Producer
As the countdown to graduation begins, students at Osborne High are being stalked by a maniac intent on exposing their darkest secrets to the entire t...

Malignant
2021
Director, Producer, Story
Madison is paralyzed by shocking visions of grisly murders, and her torment worsens as she discovers that these waking dreams are in fact terrifying r...

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
2021
Producer, Story
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren encounter what would become one of the most sensational cases from their files. The fight for the soul...

Spiral: From the Book of Saw
2021
Characters, Executive Producer
Working in the shadow of an esteemed police veteran, brash Detective Ezekiel “Zeke” Banks and his rookie partner take charge of a grisly investigation...

Mortal Kombat
2021
Producer
Washed-up MMA fighter Cole Young, unaware of his heritage, and hunted by Emperor Shang Tsung's best warrior, Sub-Zero, seeks out and trains with Earth...

Faith & Fear: The Conjuring Universe
2020
as Self
Before The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It began filming, a bishop from the Order of Exorcists was called to bless the studio, cast, and crew. This...

Faith & Fear: The Conjuring Universe
2020
Thanks
Before The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It began filming, a bishop from the Order of Exorcists was called to bless the studio, cast, and crew. This...

Annabelle Comes Home
2019
Story, Producer
Determined to keep Annabelle from wreaking more havoc, demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren bring the possessed doll to the locked artifacts room in t...

The Curse of La Llorona
2019
Producer
In 1970s Los Angeles, ignoring the eerie warning of a troubled mother suspected of child endangerment, a social worker and her own young kids are soon...

Aquaman: Heroines of Atlantis
2019
as Self
Amber Heard and Nicole Kidman discuss their characters Mera and Atlanna.

Going Deep Into the World of 'Aquaman'
2019
as Self
Documentary about creating a watery setting, sets and locations, costumes and production design, and general aspects of the film. A run-through of the...

Aquaman
2018
Director, Story
Half-human, half-Atlantean Arthur Curry is taken on the journey of his lifetime to discover if he is worth of being a king.

The Nun
2018
Producer, Story
A priest with a haunted past and a novice on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate the death of a young nun in Romani...

Insidious: The Last Key
2018
Producer
Parapsychologist Elise Rainier and her team travel to Five Keys, NM, to investigate a man’s claim of a haunting. Terror soon strikes when Rainier real...

Jigsaw
2017
Executive Producer, Characters
Law enforcement finds itself chasing the ghost of a man dead for over a decade, embroiled in a diabolical new game that's only just begun.

Annabelle: Creation
2017
Producer
Several years after the tragic death of their little girl, a doll maker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into t...

Lights Out
2016
Producer
Rebecca must unlock the terror behind her little brother's experiences that once tested her sanity, bringing her face to face with a supernatural spir...

The Conjuring 2
2016
Story, Screenplay, Director
Lorraine and Ed Warren travel to north London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by malicious spirits.

Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
2015
as Self
Generations of movie fans have thrilled to Saw's blood-curdling story of a serial killer who traps his victims in a sadistic game of survival. Game Ch...

Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
2015
Thanks
Generations of movie fans have thrilled to Saw's blood-curdling story of a serial killer who traps his victims in a sadistic game of survival. Game Ch...

Lavalantula
2015
as Tour Bus Passenger
Giant lava breathing tarantulas – Lavalantulas – erupt out of ancient volcanos in the Santa Monica Mountains, raining death and destruction upon Los A...

Insidious: Chapter 3
2015
as Theater Director
A twisted new tale of terror begins for a teenage girl and her family, and revealing more mysteries of the otherworldly realm, 'The Further'.

Insidious: Chapter 3
2015
Producer
A twisted new tale of terror begins for a teenage girl and her family, and revealing more mysteries of the otherworldly realm, 'The Further'.

Furious 7
2015
Director
Deckard Shaw seeks revenge against Dominic Toretto and his family for his comatose brother.

Demonic
2015
Producer
A police officer and a psychologist investigate the deaths of five people who were killed while trying to summon ghosts.

Annabelle
2014
Producer
A couple begins to experience terrifying supernatural occurrences involving a vintage doll shortly after their home is invaded by satanic cultists.

Insidious: Chapter 2
2013
Director, Story
The haunted Lambert family seeks to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world.

The Conjuring
2013
Director
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful ...

Insidious
2011
Director, Editor
A family discovers that dark spirits have invaded their home after their son inexplicably falls into an endless sleep. When they reach out to a profes...

Saw 3D
2010
Executive Producer, Characters
As a deadly battle rages over Jigsaw's brutal legacy, a group of Jigsaw survivors gathers to seek the support of self-help guru and fellow survivor Bo...

Saw VI
2009
Characters, Executive Producer
Special Agent Strahm is dead, and Detective Hoffman has emerged as the unchallenged successor to Jigsaw's legacy. However, when the FBI draws closer t...

Doggie Heaven
2008
Director, Editor, Story
The creative team behind the smash hit "Saw" films, James Wan and Leigh Whannell, tell the story of a young man who is having a dog of a day. Hes just...

Saw V
2008
Characters, Executive Producer
Following Jigsaw's grisly demise, Detective Mark Hoffman is commended as a hero, but Agent Strahm is suspicious, and delves into Hoffman's past. Meanw...

Not Quite Hollywood
2008
as Self
As Australian cinema broke through to international audiences in the 1970s through respected art house films like Peter Weir's "Picnic At Hanging Rock...

Saw IV
2007
Executive Producer, Characters
Despite Jigsaw's death, and in order to save the lives of two of his colleagues, Lieutenant Rigg is forced to take part in a new game, which promises ...

Death Sentence
2007
Director
Nick Hume is a mild-mannered executive with a perfect life, until one gruesome night he witnesses something that changes him forever. Transformed by g...

The Making of Dead Silence
2007
as Self
Short documentary on the making of Dead Silence.

Dead Silence
2007
Director, Story
Jamie returns to his hometown in search of answers to his wife's murder, which occurred after receiving a weird package containing a ventriloquist dum...

Saw III
2006
Story, Executive Producer, Characters
Jigsaw has disappeared. Along with his new apprentice Amanda, the puppet-master behind the cruel, intricate games that have terrified a community and ...

The Scott Tibbs Documentary
2006
Characters
Scott Tibbs, one of the Saw world's unseen background characters, takes his own unique perspective on the Jigsaw murders in his down-and-dirty documen...

Hitchcocked!
2006
as Self
A tribute to the work of Alfred Hitchcock, featuring contemporary filmmakers, writers, performers, and cultural critics.

Saw II
2005
Executive Producer, Characters
The chilling and relentless Jigsaw killer returns to terrorize the city once again. When a gruesome murder victim emerges with unmistakable traces of ...

Saw: Rebirth
2005
Characters
This animated comic goes back in time to explore the events that spurred the transformation of mild-mannered John Kramer into the monstrous Jigsaw.

Hacking Away at Saw
2005
as Self
Cary Elwes (Dr Gordon), writer/actor Leigh Whannell, director James Wan, Tobin Bell (Jigsaw) and the producers give insights on how Saw (2004) came to...

Saw
2004
Director, Story
Two men wake up to find themselves shackled in a grimy, abandoned bathroom. As they struggle to comprehend their predicament, they discover a disturbi...

Saw
2003
Director, Editor
David, an orderly at a hospital, tells his horrific story of being kidnapped and forced to play a vile game of survival.

Stygian
1998
Director, Writer
A young couple find themselves trapped in a parallel dimension known as Exile, a world populated with killer clowns, mad scientists, marauding zombies...

The Last Train to New York
N/A
Producer
English-language spin-off from the South Korean zombie film Train to Busan, depicting the outbreak in New York.
Below
N/A
Producer
Fresh out of a spell in prison, a man attempts to set his life right by working a mysterious job that requires him to seek out lifeforms hidden amongs...
Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit
N/A
Producer
Plot TBA. Based on a horror short story by Julianna Baggott.

Arachnophobia
N/A
Producer
Remake of "Arachnophobia" (1990), in which a deadly South American spider hitches a ride inside a coffin to a small California town and starts to bree...
Untitled James Wan Universal Monster Project
N/A
Producer
With shades of Disturbia, the tale will focus on a group of teens who discover that a neighbor is building a monster in his basement.

Cosmetic
N/A
Original Concept, Producer
Set in the beauty industry, colliding the worlds of glamour and body horror in a supernatural tale of one girl’s deadly pursuit of perfection.

Knight Rider
N/A
Producer
Based on the 1982 series of the same name, a lone crime fighter battles the forces of evil with the help of his indestructible and artificially intell...

Saw XI
N/A
Characters, Executive Producer
Eleventh installment in the 'Saw' franchise. Plot TBA.
The Burden
N/A
Producer
Based on the short film of the same name. While visiting her boyfriend's family home, a young woman learns about a sinister history with his unsettlin...

Thread: An Insidious Tale
N/A
Producer
A husband and wife enlist the help of a spell to travel back in time in order to prevent the death of their young daughter. The consequences, of cours...
GMO
N/A
Producer
Set in the future, alights on a newly invented drug that solves a global famine but whose side effects drastically accelerate the ageing process. Afte...
Mass Extinction
N/A
Producer
Humans have lost earth to an alien virus, and a research and rescue team is sent down from the moon to deliver a cure to save the human race. On their...
Border Patrol
N/A
Producer
Shelter
N/A
Producer
Plot kept under wraps. The project is an original horror film set in post-apocalyptic Los Angeles.
The Boy Who Drew Monsters
N/A
Producer
A 10-year-old boy who suffers from Asperger’s as well as agoraphobia. But he also develops the ability to bring to life whatever he draws, which unfor...
The Troop
N/A
Producer
A group of teens on a remote camping trip must fend for themselves when their adult chaperone falls prey to an aggressive otherworldly infection.
The Entity
N/A
Producer
A single mom is abused physically and sexually by a supernatural demon.
Smart House
N/A
Producer, Idea
A family in the witness protection program placed in the custody of a state of the art, autonomous 'smart house'. When a group of assassins locates th...

The Backrooms
N/A
Producer
Planned film adaption based on viral found-footage shorts by 17-year-old Kane Parsons.
Dead by Daylight
N/A
Producer
Planned feature film adaptation based on the hit horror multiplayer video game of the same name.
Untitled Annabelle Film
N/A
Producer
You Take Care Now
N/A
Producer
Plot TBA. Described as a psychological thriller / horror film.

The Creature from the Black Lagoon
N/A
Director, Producer, Story
An upcoming remake of the 1954 film.
Untitled Leah McKendrick Monster Film
N/A
Producer
Plot details are being kept under wraps other than it revolving around a mythical monster.
Milk
N/A
Producer
On a late night, a young teen goes into the kitchen for a glass of milk. Upon encountering his sleepless mother, he quickly realizes things are not as...
Hunting Season
N/A
Producer
A law officer from the future is declared an enemy of the state and is sent back to the past as punishment. The man is stalked by a posse and has to f...
Sweet Tooth
N/A
Producer
Based on the short film with the same name.
My Wife and I Bought a Ranch…
N/A
Producer
A couple moves into their dream home in Idaho only to discover that a malevolent spirit inhabits their valley.
The Root of All Evil
N/A
Producer
Based on Ravi Somaiya's reporting on an exorcism in Mexico City.
Phasmophobia
N/A
Producer
Plot TBA. Based on the 2020 survival horror game.
Untitled Saw Film
N/A
Characters, Producer
Plot TBA.