Client details
James Watkins
Writer/Director
| Tim Corrie |
James has just directed 'The Woman In Black', a chilling Victorian ghost story starring Daniel Radcliffe, which opens in the UK on 10 February. He made his directing debut with the critically acclaimed thriller Eden Lake. Declared 'the best British horror film in years' The Guardian, it won the Empire Award for Best Horror, the Jury Prize at Sitges Fantasy Film Festival and Best Director at Fantasporto. Before he moved into directing, James had a first-look writing deal with Working Title Films. Under this deal, he wrote several scripts including acclaimed horror-thriller My Little Eye. Other writing credits include Gone and The Descent 2. James has also written scripts for Film4 and BBC Films. He is currently developing projects with Warner Bros (producer David Heyman), with producer Will Clarke and also with Pathe (producer Christian Colson). |
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| METHUSELAH (2012) | Warner Bros | Writer/Director |
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| THE WOMAN IN BLACK (2012) | Hammer Films | Writer: Jane Goldman. Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Shaun Dooley and Ciaran Hinds. |
| THE DESCENT 2 (2009) | Celador Films | Writer |
| EDEN LAKE (2008) | Celador Films | Writer/Director |
| GONE (2007) | Working Title Films | Co-writer, from his original screenplay Directed by Ringan Ledwidge |
| MY LITTLE EYE (2002) | Working Title Films | Writer. Directed by Marc Evans |
