Leigh Whannell

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Name: Leigh Whannell

First Reported May 16 2012 - Updated May 16 2012 - 1 Documents

Insidious 2 (NSID2) 100000 19.10 (-0.10)

The 2011 horror hit Insidious gets the sequel treatment from director James Wan and screenwriter Leigh Whannell. Malevolent entities possess people through astral projection. ... [ Published May 16 2012 by Hollywood Stock Exchange ]

Entities: Leigh Whannell, James Wan, Screenwriter

First Reported May 01 2012 - Updated May 01 2012 - 1 Documents

Kevin Bacon

Dissecting The Director: James Wan

"JAMES WAN"Without question, James Wan is one of the most exciting new filmmakers to hit our genre over the last few years. The Aussie filmmaker made quite the splash with his partner in crime Leigh Whannell and their smash hit SAW (which went on to become ... [ Published May 01 2012 by JoBlo Movie Emporium ]

Entities: James Wan, Leigh Whannell, Patrick Wilson, Kevin Bacon, Trademark

First Reported Apr 17 2012 - Updated Apr 17 2012 - 2 Documents

Twisted Pictures

Film: Newswire: Saw-themed cruise invites you to experience the ultimate in terror, water slides

Because James Wan and Leigh Whannell’s Saw franchise has created its own de facto cult following through sheer repetition, and there are a bunch of big-ass boats out there you can rent, Twisted Pictures and Carnival Cruises have created the Saw At Sea ... [ Published Apr 17 2012 by Onion AV Club ]

Entities: Twisted Pictures, Costas Mandylor, Leigh Whannell, James Wan, Carnival Cruise Lines

First Reported Apr 17 2012 - Updated Apr 17 2012 - 1 Documents

Costas Mandylor

Celebrate 7 Films Of Eye Gouging, Limb Chopping And Face Ripping Kills On The SAW At Sea Cruise

So maybe the Saw franchise took a turn for the ludicrous and flat out confusing towards the latter end of its run, but there’s still no denying that series creators James Wan and Leigh Whannell turned Jigsaw into a horror icon. What happens when a villain ... [ Published Apr 17 2012 by Collider.Com ]

Entities: Costas Mandylor, Twisted Pictures, Leigh Whannell, Mark Rolston

First Reported Mar 08 2012 - Updated Mar 08 2012 - 1 Documents

James Wan

New Think Creative's Miami International Film Festival Seminar...

"How to Turn Small Movies into Big Box Office Success" details how big idea-based creative branding approach made the small-budget film Insidious into a blockbuster using the same high-concept branding techniques they have used to shape the biggest brands ... [ Published Mar 08 2012 by PRWeb ]

Entities: Leigh Whannell, James Wan, Mike Campbell

First Reported Feb 21 2012 - Updated Feb 21 2012 - 1 Documents

Sequel Bits: ‘Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters;’ ‘Crank 3;’ ‘Insidious 2′ and More ‘Twilight’

The sequels never stop, and the first one we want to talk about today is Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters , the sequel to the 2010 film Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. We know that Thor Freudenthal will direct ... [ Published Feb 21 2012 by /Film ]

Entities: Percy Jackson, Leigh Whannell, Brian Taylor, Thor Freudenthal

First Reported Feb 03 2012 - Updated Feb 03 2012 - 6 Documents

Mark Burg

Leigh Whannell On 'Insidious 2', Returning Characters, Horror Budgets and The 'Saw' Franchise

Hot on the heels of yesterday's announcement that Insidious 2 would feature the return of writer Leigh Whannell and director James Wan, we hit up Whannell for a brief, exclusive, interview about the sequel. We also touch on the Saw franchise and get ... [ Published Feb 03 2012 by Oh No They Didn't! ]

Entities: Leigh Whannell, Mark Burg, James Wan, Rose Byrne, Patrick Wilson

First Reported Jan 23 2012 - Updated Jan 23 2012 - 1 Documents

Film News: Patrick Wilson Reuniting With Insidious Director

Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga are set to star as psychic investigators in The Conjuring, the new film from Saw director James Wan.The project reunites Wilson with Wan, after the success of last year's hit horror Insidious . The Conjuring was scripted ... [ Published Jan 23 2012 by ThisIsFakeDIY.co.uk ]

Entities: Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, James Wan

First Reported Dec 06 2011 - Updated Dec 06 2011 - 1 Documents

Global Showbiz Briefs: UK, Africa, Australia

‘Arthur Christmas’ Slays ‘Em In The UK Sony Pictures Animation and Aardman’s Arthur Christmas jumped to the top of the UK box office this weekend – in its fourth week of release. This bit of holiday magic came courtesy of a £1.9 million weekend ... [ Published Dec 06 2011 by Deadline.com ]

Entities: United Kingdom, Screen Australia, Australia, Tom Hooper

First Reported Dec 05 2011 - Updated Dec 06 2011 - 1 Documents

Sequel Bits: First Look at ‘Wrath of the Titans’, Plus: ‘Insidious 2,’ ‘Jurassic Park 4,’ ‘Tintin 2,’ ‘Hangover 3′

2011 was the biggest year ever for sequels, with a record-breaking 27 scheduled to hit theaters. And while it’s too early to say exactly how many we can expect in 2012 and beyond, judging by posts like this one it seems safe to say that the trend ... [ Published Dec 05 2011 by /Film ]

Entities: Kathleen Kennedy, Steven Spielberg, Sam Worthington, Bradley Cooper, Leigh Whannell

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Insidious 2 (NSID2) 100000 19.10 (-0.10) [ Published May 16 2012 by Hollywood Stock Exchange ]
Dissecting The Director: James Wan [ Published May 01 2012 by JoBlo Movie Emporium ]
Once Upon a Midnight Dreary Comes The Raven: A ... [ Published Apr 27 2012 by New American ]
Film: Newswire: Saw-themed cruise invites you t... [ Published Apr 17 2012 by Onion AV Club ]
Film: Newswire: Saw-themed cruise invites you t... [ Published Apr 17 2012 by A.V. Club ]
Celebrate 7 Films Of Eye Gouging, Limb Chopping... [ Published Apr 17 2012 by Collider.Com ]
Paul Feig and Colin Firth May Be ‘Untouchable;’... [ Published Mar 29 2012 by /Film ]
New Think Creative's Miami International Film F... [ Published Mar 08 2012 by PRWeb ]
Sequel Bits: ‘Percy Jackson & the Olympians: Th... [ Published Feb 21 2012 by /Film ]
Leigh Whannell On 'Insidious 2', Returning Char... [ Published Feb 03 2012 by Oh No They Didn't! ]
Sequel Bits: James Wan and Leigh Whannell Back ... [ Published Feb 03 2012 by /Film ]
Film: Newswire: Yes, there will be an Insidious... [ Published Feb 03 2012 by A.V. Club ]
Film News: Whannell And Wan Plotting Insidious 2 [ Published Feb 03 2012 by ThisIsFakeDIY.co.uk ]
James Wan and Leigh Whannell Back for Insidious... [ Published Feb 03 2012 by Oh No They Didn't! ]
Fright Film Hit ‘Insidious’ Scares Up Sequel [ Published Feb 03 2012 by Deadline.com ]
Film News: Patrick Wilson Reuniting With Insidi... [ Published Jan 23 2012 by ThisIsFakeDIY.co.uk ]
Global Showbiz Briefs: UK, Africa, Australia [ Published Dec 06 2011 by Deadline.com ]
Sequel Bits: First Look at ‘Wrath of the Titans... [ Published Dec 05 2011 by /Film ]

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Film: Newswire: Saw-themed cruise invites you t... [ Published Apr 17 2012 by A.V. Club ] Because James Wan and Leigh Whannell’s Saw franchise has created its own de facto cult following through sheer repetition, and there are a bunch of big-ass boats out there you can rent, Twisted Pictures and Carnival Cruises have created the Saw At ...
Paul Feig and Colin Firth May Be ‘Untouchable;’... [ Published Mar 29 2012 by /Film ] It’s been a busy day for Freaks & Geeks and Bridesmaids director Paul Feig . In the wake of the runaway success of Bridesmaids, the director looked at a few different projects, and was set to make the third Bridget Jones film before walking away ...
Sequel Bits: ‘Percy Jackson & the Olympians: Th... [ Published Feb 21 2012 by /Film ] The sequels never stop, and the first one we want to talk about today is Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters , the sequel to the 2010 film Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. We know that Thor Freudenthal will direct ...
Leigh Whannell On 'Insidious 2', Returning Char... [ Published Feb 03 2012 by Oh No They Didn't! ] Hot on the heels of yesterday's announcement that Insidious 2 would feature the return of writer Leigh Whannell and director James Wan, we hit up Whannell for a brief, exclusive, interview about the sequel. We also touch on the Saw franchise and get ...
Sequel Bits: James Wan and Leigh Whannell Back ... [ Published Feb 03 2012 by /Film ] An Insidious sequel has been all but inevitable ever since the film grossed $97 million worldwide on a $1.5 million budget, putting cartoon dollar signs in studio execs’ eyes. We got our first sign that the wheels were in motion when Sony locked ...