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Leigh Whannell (/ ˈ l i ˈ w ɑː n ɛ l /; [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).
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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.
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...
James Wan and Leigh Whannell talk Saw 10th anniversary, Insidious: Chapter 3, Furious 7, The Conjuring, and a lot more in our exclusive interview.
Saw is a horror media franchise created by Australian film makers James Wan and Leigh Whannell, which began with the eponymous 2004 film and quickly became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon.
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...
James Wan (born 26 February 1977) is an Australian film producer, screenwriter and film director of Malaysian Chinese descent. He is widely known for directing the horror film Saw (2004) and creating Billy the puppet.
