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Prior to 2003, Wan and his friend, fellow filmmaker Leigh Whannell, had begun writing a script for a horror film, citing their dreams and fears as inspiration for its plot. Upon completing the script, Wan and Whannell had wanted to select an excerpt from their script, later to be known as Saw and film it to pitch their film to studios.
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Leigh Whannell (/ ˈli ˈwɑːnɛl /; [1] born 17 January 1977) is an Australian filmmaker and actor. He is best known for writing films directed by his friend James Wan, including Saw (2004), Dead Silence (2007), Insidious (2010), and Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013).
Aug 4, 2024 · James Wan and Leigh Whannell are the Aussie duo who took Hollywood by storm with two popular horror franchises. 2004's Saw was deemed an early entry in the torture porn subgenre, despite...
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Jun 2, 2023 · Wan’s life forever changed when he met aspiring Aussie actor-screenwriter Leigh Whannell at Melbourne’s RMIT University, and their shared love of genre films would lead to their indie horror hit...
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James Wan and Leigh Whannell talk Saw 10th anniversary, Insidious: Chapter 3, Furious 7, The Conjuring, and a lot more in our exclusive interview.
Oct 29, 2010 · A pair of film-school buddies from Australia, screenwriter Leigh Whannell and director James Wan altered the horror landscape when their low-budget 2004 feature debut Saw became an...
Sep 3, 2023 · The character of Zep in the first Saw movie, who is responsible for carrying out Jigsaw's kidnappings, was inspired by a bizarre true story that James Wan read when he was younger.
