7.7
Insidious: Out of the Further
2026
Leigh Whannell
Writing
Born January 17, 1977Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Biography
Leigh Whannell (/ˈli ˈwɑːnɛl/; born 17 January 1977) is an Australian filmmaker and actor. He has written multiple films that were directed by his friend James Wan, including Saw (2004), Dead Silence (2007), Insidious (2010), and Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013). Whannell made his directorial debut with Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015) and has since directed three more films, Upgrade (2018), The Invisible Man (2020) and Wolf Man (2025). Whannell and Wan are the creators of the Saw franchise. Whannell wrote the first installment, co-wrote the second and third installments, was the producer or executive producer for all the films, and appeared as the Adam Stanheight character in three of the installments. He was also the writer of the Saw video game (2009) and co-writer of the film Cooties (2014). Description above from the Wikipedia article Leigh Whannell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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0.0
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025
6.1
Wolf Man
2025
6.5
Insidious: The Red Door
2023
0.0
Director’s Journal: Making The Invisible Man
2020
6.9
Aquaman
2018
6.3
Insidious: The Last Key
2018
7.1
78/52
2017
5.0
Keep Watching
2017
5.2
The Bye Bye Man
2017
7.2
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
2015
4.8
Lavalantula
2015
6.3
Insidious: Chapter 3
2015
5.9
Cooties
2014
6.3
The Mule
2014
6.7
Insidious: Chapter 2
2013
5.1
Raze
2013
4.4
The Pardon
2013
6.0
Crush
2013
6.0
The Debt Collector
2012
6.0
Dick Elves
2011
7.0
Insidious
2011
6.0
Saw 3D
2010
6.8
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
2010
1.0
The Last Supper
2009
5.1
Doggie Heaven
2008
6.8
Not Quite Hollywood
2008
5.2
Dying Breed
2008
6.8
Death Sentence
2007
5.7
The Making of Dead Silence
2007
0.0
Making of Saw III
2007
6.4
Saw III
2006
4.7
The Scott Tibbs Documentary
2006
Gregg Hoffman: In Memoriam
0.0
Gregg Hoffman: In Memoriam
2006
6.8
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
2006
4.0
Full Disclosure Report
2005
6.6
Saw II
2005
6.0
Hacking Away at 'Saw'
2005
7.4
Saw
2004
5.4
One Perfect Day
2004
7.0
Saw
2003
6.0
Razor Eaters
2003
7.1
The Matrix Reloaded
2003
7.5
The Referees
2003
8.0
The PhanDom Menace
2002
6.5
Stygian
1998
