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Leigh Whannell Leigh Whannell i(A139980 works by)
Born: Established: 1977 Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Male
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Leigh Whannell grew up in Melbourne and studied Media Arts at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT). Whannell met director James Wan while at RMIT and the two subsequently co-wrote the first of the Saw films together. They continued to collaborate on other horror movies including Insidious (2010).

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Awards for Works

form y separately published work icon The Invisible Man ( 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.
2021 shortlisted British Fantasy Awards Film / Television Production
2020 winner Bram Stoker Awards Superior Achievement in a Screenplay
2020 nominated Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards Best Screenplay
2020 nominated Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards Best Film
form y separately published work icon Upgrade Stem ( 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.

2019 nominated AFCA Film Awards Best Screenplay
2018 nominated Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards Best Original Screenplay
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