Leigh Whannell

Leigh Whannell

  • Born: 1977-1-17
  • Birthplace: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  • Height: 5' 6½" (1.69 m)
  • Profession: Screenwriter, director, producer, actor
  • Nationality: Australia
  • Graduate School: Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
  • Representative Works: Saw, Dead Silence, Insidious, The Mule, Upgrade
  • Leigh Whannell (Leigh Whannell), born on January 17, 1977 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, is an Australian screenwriter, director, producer and actor.
    In 2003, he served as the screenwriter of the short feature film " Saw ". In 2004, he starred in the thriller film " Saw " and served as the screenwriter of the film [1]  . The film won the 7th Youth Choice Award-Best Film Scream [2]  . In 2007, he served as the screenwriter of the horror film " Dead Silence " [3]  . In 2010, he served as the screenwriter of the thriller film " Insidious " [4]  . In 2014, he served as the screenwriter of the crime film " The Mule " [5]  . In 2017, he was the producer of the movie " Saw8: Jigsaw ". In 2018, he wrote and directed the sci-fi action movie " Upgrade " [6]  . In 2020, directed the science fiction thriller " The Invisible Man ".

    Performing Experience

    Before entering the film industry, Leigh Whannell was a TV presenter   . In 2003, he served as the screenwriter of the short drama "Saw". In 2004, he co-starred with Cary Elwes and others in the thriller film " Saw " directed by James Wan , and acted as the screenwriter of the film. In the film, he played Adam Stanhead , who is disrespectful to life . The film won the 7th Youth Choice Award- Best movie scream award .  
    In 2005, the film " Saw II " in which he served as a screenwriter was released. In 2006, he served as the screenwriter of the movie " Saw III ". In 2007, he served as the screenwriter of the horror film " Dead Silence ", which was co-starred by Donald Edmond Wahlberg and Amber valletta  ; in the same year, he served as the producer of the film " Saw IV ".
    In 2008, the comedy short film "Dog Paradise" was released as a screenwriter; in the same year, the film " Saw5 " was released as a producer . In 2009, he served as the producer of the movie " Saw VI ". In 2010, the producer of the film " Saw7 " was released; in the same year, he served as the screenwriter of the thriller film " Insidious "   . 2013, as the horror film " Insidious Chapter 2 screenwriter" in   .
    In 2014, he served as the screenwriter of the crime film " The Mule ", which was directed by Clint Eastwood  . In 2015, he wrote and directed the horror film " Insidious Chapter3 ". The film tells the story of an ordinary family being attacked by unknown objects and supernatural beings. The psychic Elise uses her superpowers to help a young girl get trapped by evil spirits   . In 2017, he co-starred in the thriller film " Keep Watching " with Bella Thorne; Annabella Avrey Thorne and Natalie Martinez ; in the same year, he was the producer of the film " Saw8: Jigsaw ".
    In 2018, he served as the screenwriter for the movie " Insidious: The Last Key "   ; in the same year, he wrote and directed the sci-fi action movie " Upgrade " co-starring Logan Marshall-Green , Betty Gabriel and Harrison Gilbertson ; subsequently, he participated in the role directed by James Wan The sci-fi action movie " Aquaman ". In 2020, directed the science fiction thriller film "The Invisible Man" co-starring Elisabeth Singleton Moss , Oliver Jackson-Cohen and Harriet Dyer .  

    Character Evaluation

    Leigh Whannell has extensive experience in telling supernatural stories   . As a director, he has a clear preference for physical horror—referring to the intertwined form of abnormal physique and physical aggression . 
    In the movie "Insidious Chapter 3", the director Leigh Whannell organically combined the vital jump scare with the skilled stage illusion, but the most surprising thing was its emotional core. Moreover, he vividly revealed the motives of the psychic Ellis using his talent to help people possessed by the devil, not only the main line is clear, but also to avoid excessive crossover with the first two works of the series. Although its horror scenes rely too much on the use of jumping scares, they are full of emotional undercurrents. However, the film has some horrible moments that are beautifully handled, but in order to justify it, some of the previous central characters have been forgotten in the corner . 
    Extended Reading
    • Domenick 2022-04-02 08:01:01

      A boring movie

      Forgot when I downloaded this movie, just flipped through it because I was bored today. From my point of view, it looks alright.
      The story is quite simple. It tells the story of the protagonist, Faxiao and his girlfriend staying outside together, and because of a sentence they accidentally found in...

    • Kellen 2022-04-02 08:01:01

      A hodgepodge of standard horror on the assembly line

      Behind the door are family members, and in front of them is the girlfriend who was snuggling in front of him not long ago.
      This is the end of Elliot's efforts, the mourner is playing with the human heart, and no one can spend a lifetime distinguishing every illusion that appears....—

    • Toby 2022-04-02 09:01:19

      Look at my ghosts, my brother and the policewoman keep saying let me help you, let me help you, you help Nima, you save your own dog's life first, the most annoying person who can't do anything but is willing to help others , I'm going to die, and I'll be distracted and perfunctory, just like I'm eight months pregnant and I'm too busy to deal with the unruly mother-in-law who brought me from my hometown to the city to "take care of my daughter-in-law. "Women of relatives who provide absolutely no scientific basis for raising a baby, your greatest help to me is to get out of here. Lucian Ravescott is so sexy, who doesn't love his chocolate nude

    • Andy 2022-04-03 09:01:12

      I sometimes feel that the creation of genre films should be based on genre film culture.

    The Bye Bye Man quotes

    • Detective Shaw: What happened ? You're gonna tell me, you know what?

      Elliot: Please don't make me say it. Don't say it, don't think it. If I tell you about him, you and your kids... You're all dead. I'm afraid of putting this into your head.

      Detective Shaw: Tell me.

      Elliot: The Bye Bye Man...

    • Elliot: No, Kim! There's a train, a real train!

      Train Driver: No!