James Wan and Leigh Whannell: on Making Saw, Low Budgets & Selling Scripts

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10 жыл бұрын

Australian director James Wan and scriptwriter and actor Leigh Whannell discuss how they got their script for Saw (2004) financed without giving up creative control.

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@PVRGE7 6 жыл бұрын

These 2 are the foundation of Saw. If it wasnt for just the two simple geniuses there would be no SAW...wow, smart dudes man. Thank you james and leigh very much.

@dermitdendreir 5 жыл бұрын

Dont forget tobin bell

@brianwilliam5034 5 жыл бұрын

If any one remembers death sentence Kevin bacon I loved that movie. The violence the intensity that movie made me respect James wans craft in films. To me he is close to the modern day Stephen King he may not write books but his movies are creepy and classics like Stephen King books

@inzayn 5 жыл бұрын

I was coming to write the same exact comment wow.

@jackthenarrator4735 9 ай бұрын

There would also be no INSIDIOUS or CONJURING universe.

@rvmovieguy 7 ай бұрын

@@dermitdendreirhe didn’t create it he just played the main character

@ambikamaraj4083 10 жыл бұрын

Leigh is one very animated character...while James is so Zen

@Sgc_louie 3 жыл бұрын

That’s why he was the one acting lol

@thenation1575 3 жыл бұрын

Would you say James is Wan half of the creative duo behind Saw 🤣😭

@555dking 3 жыл бұрын

Leigh’s American accent in saw was actually pretty good!

@Nerdywerewolfsoul 2 жыл бұрын

*He's Australian*

@Nerdywerewolfsoul 2 жыл бұрын

@@bobz1782 *ohh! Alright* 😅

@PVRGE7 6 жыл бұрын

The both of them together are serious gold man. They are both geniuses and they paved a way for just puzzled psychological movies. I loved how they stuck together and work together on known movies! So cool man

@taurean420 5 жыл бұрын

Leigh makes me laugh so much! Can you believe how dark his mind can be

@smokelife6315 3 жыл бұрын

Still the most mind blowing film ending of all time!! still gives me shivers to this day!!!

@scouttalent7456 Жыл бұрын

Nope, sixth sense has it beat.

@mgmmj6664 Жыл бұрын

@@scouttalent7456 idiot

@George97. 7 сағат бұрын

@@scouttalent7456Yeah but saw is more fast-paced and lesser-known. I actually had the sixth sense spoiled before I watched the film so maybe I’m biased. But I think the fact that saw doesn’t incorporate any supernatural elements makes it more believable

@TimeandMonotony 4 жыл бұрын

Aww I love them. They're so precious, with such twisted minds!

@gabriellec7813 3 жыл бұрын

@Timothy Terrance you're a jerk

@SANCHA. 5 жыл бұрын

This two people created the best suspense movies.

@iristuesdays6091 9 жыл бұрын

"We're not USING it, Stewart!" XD

@chriscohea2817 6 жыл бұрын

iristuesdays6091 At first I thought he said stupid

@toniigx8 4 жыл бұрын

leigh is so charming omg

@Nerdywerewolfsoul 3 жыл бұрын

*yea* 😫

@jennyoneill8497 4 жыл бұрын

I liked how he wrote it and appeared in the film

@LeichenschmausHorrorreviews 7 ай бұрын

I love these guys, truly passionate about film. Much Love to Leigh and James

@aleksandrasocha6365 2 жыл бұрын

Dr Gordon: Why don't you go do my laundry, pal? Detective Sing: You're the one who needs to come clean. This should be in the director's cut

@jaseys 9 ай бұрын

Leigh sure can talk🙂 So cool when people meet and become friends and collaborate together and make their dreams come true. Twenty years later, producing SAW X and it’s one of the best in the Franchise. I want to look up how they landed Tobin Bell for the first film? Was anyone else considered for the role of John Kramer? Hats off to Lionsgate for giving new talent and ideas an opportunity, and taking some risks on people.

@gothblyatclique4276 6 ай бұрын

i heard that the guy in the barbed wire trap was up for the role of john, but he didn't want to spend the whole film on the floor, so he opted to be in a trap instead, so the role of jigsaw went to tobin :^)

@davidfairweather3301 5 ай бұрын

@@gothblyatclique4276it couldn’t have worked out better. I think had they picked anyone else for the role, the saw films wouldn’t have the success they do. They got lucky with Tobin.

@mobyeu2614 7 жыл бұрын

I can watch this over and over it's so interesting and inspiring :)

@Noura-ii1uw 3 жыл бұрын

I can’t get enough of finding bts footage from Saw of these two.

@jeffthesnail5617 4 жыл бұрын

I wanna read that killer koala script. That sounds amazing.

@KaipitainKai 9 ай бұрын

Where can I find the full uncut version of this panel interview? I know I've seen it in it's entirety somewhere and I'd love to get my hands on it for an essay I'm doing on the franchise

@themostswood4709 4 жыл бұрын

Cool to see Leigh shoutout the Spierig brothers, who would go on to direct Jigsaw in 2017!

@PrettyLady7282 9 жыл бұрын

same here, i really do enjoy the interview. and hell yeah. bounce down to James & Leigh. u r a filmmaker"s hero & make us believe that there is a chance to become something in "H" dream world. eventhough, its just a fu*K*** small tiny little chance but we do. thanks for popcorn taxi

@reecew.1903 Жыл бұрын

My two favorite directors working today

@levispinks2458 8 ай бұрын

Leigh is such a dish! 🥰

@nifralo2752 7 ай бұрын

The best bit of saw one is his feet

@ComedyBuzzYoutube 5 жыл бұрын

started from the bottom now look at both of them

@gamerdareswins2825 8 жыл бұрын

omg they look like kids here

@RodneyAllanPoe 9 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy your clips, but the sound is mixed way too low.

@Nerdywerewolfsoul 3 жыл бұрын

*omg! Leigh is so cute* 🥺💋

@richardteare5534 2 жыл бұрын

I have so much respect for these guys, and I admire their creation. But the producers are the true heroes. They took a leap of faith and still allowed these guys their creative positions. That just doesn’t happen. especially at this level. Thank god for the cheesy producers

@gothblyatclique4276 5 ай бұрын

I cannot get over how handsome leigh is, he seems like such a lovely guy and he's insanely funny

@plisskenetic 3 жыл бұрын

Where's the real full length interview?? This editor keeps cutting stuff out, using dissolves and stuff =(

@Edible_chalk 4 ай бұрын

2:34 GUYS. HE PREDICTED SKIBITY TOILET.

@AmosJAMcLovin 8 ай бұрын

LMAO love the Ken Leung story at 10:00

@nr-2424 9 ай бұрын

legends

@Snake711 9 жыл бұрын

badass

@lexiehunt9506 2 жыл бұрын

i loved adam in SAW. great acting. if you see SAW for the first time then watch SAW 1-7, but not 8 and 9. they are so bad and the story has nothing to do with the story from 1-7

@carolinsullivan8342 6 жыл бұрын

17:20 - 17:27 Leigh looks like he's stoned 😂

@JamesTanmin123 6 жыл бұрын

Carolin Sullivan Yeah, and I don’t like the f-word that spewed from his mouth. It’s showing disrespect to the host, audience and to himself!

@carolinsullivan8342 6 жыл бұрын

James Tan gosh there are worse things on this world than saying fuck several times in front of an audience...

@JamesTanmin123 6 жыл бұрын

Carolin Sullivan Please don’t impose your condoning of inconsiderate, indecent behaviour in front of others on me. If your vocabulary is so poor, please look up the f-word and dick head in the dictionary. They are vulgar, or derogatory, words not to be used in polite company and are very offensive to many people! Didn’t your teachers, parents, church, etc, teach you not to be foul-mouthed. Don’t make excuses for people you admire! You are wrong in another respect! People being disrespectful to me by spewing obscenities to my face is as important to me as a nuclear war! It’s shameful you, a woman, are condoning vulgarities! You ain’t no lady! in my country Singapore, women who are vulgar are despised like whores, bargirls or social escorts!

@fivebothways 4 жыл бұрын

James Tan lol just saw this and man you are a virgin and a half 😂😂😂😂😂😂

@v1ckymustdie 4 жыл бұрын

James Tan ok boomer

@NationalSportsEntertainmentNSE 8 ай бұрын

You guys like this? What the commentary clips with these 2 and Cary

@chriscohea2817 3 жыл бұрын

The interviewer was g eat. He did not interrupt once.

@baronsledjoys1363 3 жыл бұрын

Ah, I see that LionsGate took a page from the William Castle playbook!

@InternetJunkie30 3 жыл бұрын

he sounds like he's hyped on speed here

@gleerious 2 жыл бұрын

The big question is how did they manage to get an agent in L.A. if they only had one script and haven’t made anything yet??

@headwound Жыл бұрын

The short film?

@KristysEdits Жыл бұрын

They knew people that helped them out. Idk how but they did.

@haleyxyz 11 ай бұрын

leigh had acted in some australian programming and the matrix sequel before saw and they also were friends with already established creatives like their composer so that certainly didn't hurt

@InternetJunkie30 3 жыл бұрын

Leigh sounds like he's drank one too many redbulls here in this interview

@sonicinajarvauntedspeciali7245 4 жыл бұрын

Looks like Adam escaped after all ;)

@ashleyrene3066 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, and gives an interview about it. "And suddenly this corpse got up! Can you imagine how funny was it? Haha."

@hyukabow 2 жыл бұрын

@@ashleyrene3066 omg 😭😭

@Walsh_entertainment 4 жыл бұрын

Holy shit if David Fincher helped make the film!??!

@JamesTanmin123 6 жыл бұрын

What’s the name of the company that bought their script?

@meetmeattheoverpass7383 5 жыл бұрын

James Tan I’m not sure but Lionsgate produced it so Lionsgate maybe?

@JamesTanmin123 5 жыл бұрын

I'maweirdo Thanks!

@meetmeattheoverpass7383 5 жыл бұрын

James Tan no problem :)

@user-mq6kd6mf1v 5 жыл бұрын

James Tan it was evolution entertainment bought the script and. Lionsgate bought the film for distribution deal. DreamWorks and Golden Circle offered them much more though without creative freedom

@icn2910 3 жыл бұрын

No entendí nada pero seguramente explicó que su personaje está muerto

@dan020350 3 жыл бұрын

👺 👌

@J.Street.48 5 жыл бұрын

Leigh never lets wan talk😂

@BeanieBabyXx 3 ай бұрын

Not drop bears literally predicting cocaine bear

@paulbaker3516 6 жыл бұрын

talented pair, but leigh loves the sound of his own voice

@meetmeattheoverpass7383 6 жыл бұрын

paul baker I mean I love his voice 😂

@gothblyatclique4276 6 ай бұрын

I too love the sound of Leigh's voice

@115spt2 6 ай бұрын

Saw X is the closest to be a real good follow up to Saw, the other movies are fine but the older I get the more I realise how meh or bad some of the sequels are. My Ranking: Saw, SAW X, Saw II....The rest are all meh or bad.

@iantan6056 9 ай бұрын

18:50 Damn, was that the original script of Cocaine Bear? Get outta here

@nifralo2752 7 ай бұрын

So low budget that Leigh couldnt afford socks let alone shoes

@My2Cents1 4 жыл бұрын

Saw had my interest up until the guy saws his own foot off. Fucking ridiculous. Nobody is able to do that. Your body goes into shock from the pain, and if you continue you pass out. Especially if you do it with a slow ass hacksaw. Shit like that needs to go quickly before your senses can ever react. Then of course you have to deal with not bleeding out in less than 2 mins.

@MontyQueues 4 жыл бұрын

lol so the only reason you dislike the film is because the guy doesn't go into shock after sawing his feet off

@AtaurRahman-bs1lm 3 жыл бұрын

DR Gordon did it in a state of temporary insanity. He did it as quick as humanly possible for him. His increased adrenaline level helped with not going into shock and they show in SAW VII that he used a superhot steam pipe to cauterize the stump so he doesn't bleed out to death. AND THE SEVENTH SAW FILM ALSO SHOWS THAT HE DID PASS OUT A FEW MINUTES AFTER SAWING HIS OWN FOOT OFF. IF CRAMER HADN'T SAVED HIM AT THE RIGHT TIME, HE WOULD HAVE DIED.

@GreenFlame44 3 жыл бұрын

Have you considered the fact that it is a movie? Do you turn off Ice Age the second the animals start talking?

@My2Cents1 3 жыл бұрын

@@GreenFlame44 Point taken. I just had trouble with my suspension of disbelief from then on in, and I'm usually very forgiving when it comes to the movie medium.

@headwound Жыл бұрын

I know this may be a lot to take in but... It Is A Movie.

@gamerdareswins2825 8 жыл бұрын

omg they look like kids here