{"id":2322169,"date":"2026-03-10T22:22:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T22:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2322169"},"modified":"2026-03-10T22:22:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T22:22:11","slug":"james-wan-directing-the-gangster-the-cop-the-devil-for-paramount-pictures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/james-wan-directing-the-gangster-the-cop-the-devil-for-paramount-pictures\/","title":{"rendered":"James Wan Directing \u2018The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil\u2019 for Paramount Pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div role=\"presentation\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/company\/co0023400\/\">Paramount Pictures<\/a> has enlisted <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1490123\/\">James Wan<\/a> to direct its \u201creimagining\u201d of \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt10208198\/\">The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil<\/a>.\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1405807\/\">Don Lee<\/a> (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm3011350\/\">Ma Dong-seok<\/a>), the star of the original, critically acclaimed South Korean film, is also attached to the project.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm13315019\/\">Wan<\/a> has directed several box office hits including \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1457767\/\">The Conjuring<\/a>,\u201d \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1591095\/\">Insidious<\/a>,\u201d and \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0387564\/\">Saw<\/a>,\u201d many of which spurred franchises. He is also one of the only directors with two films that have earned over $1 billion dollars at the worldwide box office \u2013 \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt2820852\/\">Furious 7<\/a>\u201d and \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1477834\/\">Aquaman<\/a>.\u201d Not everything has been a cinematic success, however. He most recently directed \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt9663764\/\">Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom<\/a>,\u201d a return to Atlantis that bombed at the box office. Wan has also produced \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt8760708\/\">M3GAN<\/a>\u201d and \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0293429\/\">Mortal Kombat<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the original 2019 \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt10208198\/\">The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil<\/a>,\u201d which premiered at Cannes, a gangster and a cop team up to ensnare a serial killer.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0001338\/\">Brian Helgeland<\/a>, the Oscar-winning writer of \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0327056\/\">Mystic River<\/a>\u201d and \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0119488\/\">LA Confidential<\/a>,&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.imdb.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paramount Pictures has enlisted James Wan to direct its \u201creimagining\u201d of \u201cThe Gangster, The Cop, The Devil.\u201d Don Lee (Ma Dong-seok), the star of the original, critically acclaimed South Korean film, is also attached to the project. Wan has directed several box office hits including \u201cThe Conjuring,\u201d \u201cInsidious,\u201d and \u201cSaw,\u201d many of which spurred franchises. 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