I'm a big fan of the 'Fast' franchise. I remember when I met Neal Moritz early on, I joked if Justin Lin ever left the franchise, I would be the perfect guy to slip right in and take over, and no one would know the difference. James Wan bigdifferenceearly share on social
One of the things I learned very early on is you need to cast the kids for the characters you want them to play. They need to be who they are, right? If you want a loud, boisterous kid character, you need to find that kid. James Wan boisterouscastcharacter share on social
I'm very heavily involved in the editorial post-production process, and the camera - it's just such a big part of my storytelling language. I like creating the tension; I like creating the emotion through the movement of my camera, or the lack of movement through my camera, depending on what fits the scene best. James Wan bigcameracreate share on social
I have a tendency to overcut my movies. James Wan movieovercuttendency Change image and share on social
Making a movie with people of all different ethnicity, all different skin color and different backgrounds, meant that the movie can literally play all around the world. It's not just a blanket whitewash film like most Hollywood films tend to be. James Wan backgroundblanketcolor share on social
I love what I did in 'Death Sentence,' but that was a low budget action film. James Wan actionbudgetdeath Change image and share on social
What the Internet has done is made it easier to stay in touch with people, and social networking has helped me career-wise by helping me keep in touch with my fans. James Wan careereasyfan Change image and share on social
I've always wanted to do a world creation story and visually create this amazing, incredible, magical kingdom. James Wan amazecreatecreation Change image and share on social
So many movies get made, and so many go to VOD, which is a market I admire. James Wan admiremakemarket Change image and share on social
It's very difficult to get an audience to be terrified of what's going on. Think about it: You're in a room with so many other people, so for them to be terrified and to care about what's going on on-screen takes a lot of work. James Wan audiencecaredifficult share on social