James Wan's killer doll obsession (which ranges from Jigsaw, Annabelle, and his latest release, M3GAN) all began with the movie Poltergeist.
M3GAN producer and co-writer James Wan explains where his obsession with killer dolls comes from. Wan is an American director best known for his work in the horror genre, behind works like Saw, The Conjuring, and Insidious. However, he has also notably directed Furious 7 and directed and co-wrote the Aquaman films. His most recent project is the horror film M3GAN which is set to premiere on January 6 and has already been receiving positive early reviews from critics.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY In an interview with Yahoo! Entertainment, Wan revealed how his love for killer dolls like M3GAN was first sparked. He explained that he believes the source of his obsession is the Poltergeist, which he watched at a very young age. Poltergeist is a horror film written by Steven Spielberg that first premiered in 1982. Wan didn't reveal how old he was when he watched the film, but he would've been just five years old when it came out.
I would just jot it down to watching Poltergeist at a very young age. That was definitely a very influential film for me, and I saw it at a very young impressionable age, and it made a huge impression on me, and that creepy clown doll definitely scarred me for life. But I also like to say that I'm a big collector of these kinds of things. I love my collectibles, my action figures, and so naturally, the idea of making movies based on one of these things coming to life is exciting for me.
The next Wan work to feature a killer doll was Dead Silence. The 2007 horror film is wholly centered around haunted ventriloquist dolls that are the medium through which the spirit of disgraced ventriloquist Mary Shaw operates and seeks vengeance. However, one of the most popular killer dolls featured in Wan's work is Annabelle. Annabelle is a possessed doll that appeared in Wan's The Conjuring universe.
Annabelle is based on a real-life Raggedy Doll believed to be haunted. To avoid copyright issues, Wan changed its appearance a bit, making it a disfigured porcelain doll with a foreboding presence. Wan's films have raised the popularity of the Annabelle doll, making her a pop culture icon. Her fame as a haunted doll is on par with that of Chucky.
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