James Wan Quotes

Believe me, sequels are just as hard to make as original films.

I think sequels should be earned and we won't do it unless the script is better than the first one.

I pointedly avoid doing sequels, since for the most part I find that a sequel rarely stands up to the original.

In 'Scream 2', they have this discussion about how sequels always suck.

I have been lucky because sometimes things go really pear-shaped with a second or a third part, but I have been lucky enough to be in good sequels.

I would happily have done any of the 'Bourne Identity' sequels. There are good sequels, but I'm not good at making them.

A sequel is going to be a pressure no matter who directs it. A sequel is only made when the original film works.

It's tough to make a sequel that stands up to the original especially one that has, over the course of time, become a bit of a cult favorite.

Every sequel needs to be bigger and better.

Sure, you could go out and make Jaws today. But all of the sequels to Jaws weren't good. They are all worthless. The Godfather II is the only sequel that I have ever seen that is as good as or better than the original.

Sequels to most movies are always fluff and not as good as the first.

You can't do psychological thrillers. There's no audience. I've heard this. I've heard this from studios.

Let's put it this way: art house theaters are vanishing. They have almost disappeared completely, and that means there's a shift in what audiences want to see. And they have to be aware of that and be realistic. It's as simple as that.

In Tamil and Telugu, I have to do mainstream commercial films. Irrespective of what I want to do, the audience wants to see me in that 'mass' space.

Movies cater to what the audiences want.

It was incredibly daunting for me to go from 'Son Of Rambow' to 'Narnia' because of the natural jump that there is that is dictated by budget, and the number of people working on it. Even though a lot more people saw 'Son Of Rambow' than we expected, a lot more people were always going to go and see 'Narnia'.

I think the only thing filmmakers can do is try to make good movies and make them as long as they allow us to keep making them. But at the end of the day, it is a business, and if audiences don't care, there's nothing we can do. It'll just go away, I guess.

I'm always surprised when a sequel is not as good or better than the first one. I never understand that. You've already set your own bar. You've already done the hard work. It should be easier to make the second one, but a lot of the times, it's not.

I don't see a lot, but I think what the movie studios know and what they always know but they kind of ignore, which is that a there's an audience for movies like 'Get Out,' and 'Hidden Figures,' and to some extent 'Moonlight,' which made a lot less money than 'Hidden Figures' did.

How many superhero movies can we have? It seems like there are 19 a week. They're making money, though, and people are going to see them. So, I get it. I understand completely.

I didn't direct any of the 'Saw' sequels, but people thought I did.

There are so few good comedy sequels. The only one in recent memory that's good is '22 Jump Street.' It's a hard genre.

I don't think I can make a film without Salman. He is in 'Mr. India 2' and also in the sequels to 'No Entry' and 'Wanted.' I'm his new Sooraj Barjatya.

You do sequels because they are tent poles. They open well, and they hold the tent up. But in between, you make a movie you respect.

When I am filming dramas, I lean towards doing what the public wants to see from me.