Hard Eight Pictures
| James Wong | |
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Wong at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con International
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| Born |
April 20, 1959 Hong Kong |
| Residence | California |
| Occupation | Producer, writer, director |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Spouse(s) | Teena |
| Children | 3 |
James "Jim" Wong (Chinese: 黃毅瑜; born April 20, 1959) is a Hong Kong-born American television producer, writer, and film director. He directed and wrote episodes of The X-Files and Millennium. He is the co-creator and co-writer, along with Glen Morgan of Space: Above and Beyond. He is also the founder of Hard Eight Pictures.
In film he has directed Final Destination, Final Destination 3, The One, and the remakes of Willard, Dragonball Evolution, and Black Christmas, along with writing partner Glen Morgan.
Wong was born in Hong Kong and moved to the United States along with his family at age 10 to San Diego, California. During his youth, he met his future writing partner Glen Morgan at El Cajon Valley High School. Later on, he went to Loyola Marymount University, joining a comedy improvisational group. Originally seeking a major in engineering, he later switched to a film major after seeing Apocalypse Now at the Cinerama Dome. After graduating, he landed a job as an assistant to Sandy Howard. During this time, both Wong and Morgan wrote screenplays, eventually having one produced.
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