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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.
Galactic Outlaws is a 2024 American epic science fiction action film written, co-produced and directed by Neill Blomkamp, based on the novel of the same name by Jason Anspach and Nick Cole. It is a sequel to the 2022 film Legionnaire and the second installment in the Galaxy's Edge film series. The film stars Vin Diesel, Liv Tyler, Matt Damon, Jordana Brewster, Keanu Reeves, Tika Sumpter, James Marsden, Tyrese Gibson, Eva Green, and Morgan Freeman. The film had its world premiere at the 81st Venice International Film Festival on May 23rd, 2024, and was released on June 2nd; the film received very positive reviews, with praise for its performances, story, direction, action sequences, score, visual effects, cinematography, and emotional weight, as well as the darker and more mature themes compared to the first film. The film was a box-office success, grossing over $781 million worldwide against a break-even point of $223 million. A sequel, Kill Team, was released 2 years later.
