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Leigh Whannell Leigh Whannell i(A139980 works by)
Born: Established: 1977 Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Male
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1 3 form y separately published work icon The Invisible Man Leigh Whannell , ( dir. Leigh Whannell ) United States of America (USA) : Blumhouse Productions Goalpost Pictures , 2020 18282763 2020 single work film/TV horror science fiction A woman escapes her abusive relationship with a brilliant, unstable scientist and is told he has killed himself, leaving her a fortune. She becomes convinced that he is instead invisible, and is stalking her.
1 form y separately published work icon Insidious : The Last Key Leigh Whannell , ( dir. Adam Robitel ) United States of America (USA) : Blumhouse Productions Stage 6 Films , 2018 26534496 2018 single work film/TV horror Demonologist Elise Rainier returns to her childhood home when its new owner reveals he has been experiencing paranormal activity.
1 6 form y separately published work icon Upgrade Stem Leigh Whannell , ( dir. Leigh Whannell ) Australia : Blumhouse Productions Goalpost Pictures , 2018 14018791 2018 single work film/TV science fiction

'After his wife is killed during a brutal mugging that also leaves him paralysed, Grey Trace (Logan Marshall Green, SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING, PROMETHEUS) is approached by a billionaire inventor with an experimental cure that will “upgrade” his body. The cure – an Artificial Intelligence implant called STEM – gives Grey physical abilities beyond anything experienced and the ability to relentlessly claim vengeance against those who murdered his wife and left him for dead.'

Source: Production blurb.

1 form y separately published work icon Insidious : Chapter 3 Leigh Whannell , ( dir. Leigh Whannell ) United States of America (USA) : Blumhouse Productions , 2015 26534266 2015 single work film/TV horror

Three years before the haunting in Insidious, demonologist Elisa Rainier reluctantly agrees to help a teenage girl make contact with her late mother.

1 10 form y separately published work icon The Mule Leigh Whannell , Angus Sampson , ( dir. Tony Mahony ) Australia : The Mule Development Co. , 2014 Z1939046 2014 single work film/TV crime

'In 1983 a naive man was pressured into smuggling drugs from Thailand to Australia. This first-time mule was promptly detained at Melbourne airport by suspicious Federal police. Alone, afraid and concealing lethal narcotics in his stomach, The Mule made a desperate choice; to withhold the evidence...literally. This is his story.'

Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 3/2/2014)

1 form y separately published work icon Cooties Leigh Whannell , ( dir. Jonathan Milott et. al. )agent United States of America (USA) : SpectreVision Glacier Films , 2014 6947701 2014 single work film/TV horror humour

'A mysterious virus hits an isolated elementary school, transforming the kids into a feral swarm of mass savages. An unlikely hero must lead a motley band of teachers in the fight of their lives.' (Source: IMDb)

1 4 form y separately published work icon Insidious : Chapter 2 Leigh Whannell , ( dir. James Wan ) United States of America (USA) : Blumhouse Productions Entertainment One , 2013 6620761 2013 single work film/TV horror

Husband-and-wife Josh and Renai Lambert seek to uncover the secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world.

1 8 form y separately published work icon Insidious Leigh Whannell , ( dir. James Wan ) United States of America (USA) : Alliance Films Haunted Movies IM Global , 2010 Z1778694 2010 single work film/TV horror

When young Dalton Lambert falls into an unexplained coma, his parents are told that he has been astral travelling in his sleep and, unafraid of what he believes are dreams, has wandered too far into a realm called The Further, home to tormented shades of the dead. Only his father Josh, who possesses the same ability of astral travel, can free Dalton, but at what cost?

1 1 form y separately published work icon Dead Silence Leigh Whannell , ( dir. James Wan ) United States of America (USA) : Universal Pictures Twisted Pictures , 2007 Z1864686 2007 single work film/TV horror

A widower returns to his home town to find answers to his wife's murder, which he suspects is linked to a murdered ventriloquist from his family's past.

1 1 form y separately published work icon Saw III Leigh Whannell , James Wan , ( dir. Darren Lynn Bousman ) United States of America (USA) : Twisted Pictures , 2006 Z1872351 2006 single work film/TV horror

The third film in the Saw franchise, Saw III shows 'Jigsaw' growing increasingly weak from his incurable cancer, and his apprentice starting to add her own twist to the games that they force their victims to endure.

1 1 form y separately published work icon Saw II Leigh Whannell , Darren Lynn Bousman , ( dir. Darren Lynn Bousman ) United States of America (USA) : Twisted Pictures , 2005 Z1872347 2005 single work film/TV horror

The sequel to the 2004 slasher film Saw, Saw II continues the narrative of 'Jigsaw', the killer whose complex and sadistic traps 'test' his victims. This film also reveals his apprentice, Amanda.

1 8 form y separately published work icon Saw Leigh Whannell , James Wan , ( dir. James Wan ) United States of America (USA) : 2004 Z1778687 2004 single work film/TV horror (taught in 1 units)

The first film in the Saw franchise, Saw introduces 'Jigsaw', a killer whose complex and sadistic traps are designed to 'test' his victims.

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