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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.
Kill Team is a 2026 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 Galactic Outlaws and is the third installment in the Galaxy's Edge film series. The film stars Vin Diesel, Liv Tyler, James Marsden, Jordana Brewster, Harrison Ford, Eva Green, Tyrese Gibson, Laurence Fishburne, Kristen Bell, and Tika Sumpter. Kill Team had its world premiere at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival on February 1st, 2026, and was released 5 days later. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and fans but was panned by audiences. Critics praised the film for its cast, mature tone, action sequences, Blomkamp's direction, visual effects, cinematography, respect to its source material, Bear McCreary's musical score, and emotional weight, but criticized the dialogue, storyline, pacing, and overuse of the alien characterization. It was also a financial success like its predecessors, grossing $946 million worldwide. A sequel entitled Attack of Shadows was released back-to-back in 2026, to critical and financial flop, while another back-to-back sequel entitled Legionnaire: Legends Never Die was released months after the released of the fourth film.
