- Member of the unofficial "Splat Pack," a term coined by film historian Alan Jones in Total Film magazine for the modern wave of directors making brutally violent horror films. The other "Splat Pack" members are Alexandre Aja, Darren Lynn Bousman, Neil Marshall, Greg McLean, Eli Roth, Leigh Whannell & Rob Zombie.
- He is the second director in history to have two films that were not in the same franchise reach a billion dollars at the box office with Aquaman (2018) and Furious 7 (2015). The first director to achieve that feat was James Cameron with Titanic (1997) and Avatar (2009).
- From Malaysia Wan and his family moved to Perth, Australia, when he was seven years old. Wan attended the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.
- He is the first Asian director to have two films make a billion dollars at the box office.
- Met fellow collaborator and friend Leigh Whannell at film school in Australia.
- He didn't shoot a feature film in his native Australia until Aquaman (2018).
- His overall deal at New Line includes an option to develop and produce modest budget science fiction, horror and comedy films via his Atomic Monster production company.
- He is the first Australian director to have a film make one billion dollars at the box office.
- He is the first Asian director have to a film make a billion dollars at the box office.
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