question: What Malaysian-Austrlian screenwriter and producer, directed Dead Silence in 2007?
answer: James Wan
context: Title: Black Toast Music
  Passage: Founded by Bob Mair in 1991, Black Toast Music is an independent music publisher/production music library located in Los Angeles, CA.  Since its launch, the company has placed music in television series (including “True Blood,” “Dexter,” “Treme,” and “The Wire,” and others), motion pictures (including “Arthur” with Russell Brand, “When In Rome” with Kristen Bell, “I Love You, Phillip Morris” with Jim Carrey, “Dead Silence,” “Jiminy Glick in Lalawood,” and others).  Black Toast Music has also licensed its artists’ music to a variety videogames, national advertising campaigns, internet advertising campaigns, as well as, numerous multi-media presentations.
  Title: Gregg Hoffman
  Passage: Gregg Hoffman (June 11, 1963 – December 4, 2005), born in Phoenix, Arizona, was a film producer responsible for developing "Saw" and "Saw II".  He studied communications, law and economics at American University in Washington, D.C.  Hoffman was working on "Saw III" and other films for Twisted Pictures when he died in a hospital in Hollywood, California of natural causes.  He was 42 years old at his death.  The movie "Dead Silence" (2007) was dedicated to him.  He was also thanked in the movie "Gross misconduct", mentioned as dedicatee for "Saw III", and posthumously credited with producing the "Saw" films from 2007 through 2017.
  Title: Dead Silence (1997 film)
  Passage: Dead Silence is a 1997 made-for-TV thriller based upon the Jeffery Deaver novel "A Maiden's Grave".  The plot of the book and the film, based upon a true incident, revolved around a group of eight deaf students and their two teachers, who are captured and held hostage by three escaped felons.  The TV film starred James Garner as FBI hostage negotiator John Potter, Marlee Matlin as hostage teacher Melanie Charrol and Kim Coates as hostage-taker Theodore "Ted" Handy.
  Title: Surprise Surprise (song)
  Passage: "Surprise Surprise" is the second single by Billy Talent from their fourth studio album, "Dead Silence".  It was released on August 7, 2012 on iTunes.
  Title: Leigh Whannell
  Passage: Leigh Whannell (born 17 January 1977) is an Australian screenwriter, producer, director and actor.  He is best known for writing films directed by his friend James Wan, including "Saw" (2004), "Dead Silence" (2007), "Insidious" (2011) and "" (2013).  Whannell made his directorial debut on "", which was released in 2015.
  Title: Laura Regan
  Passage: Laura Regan (born October 17, 1977) is a Canadian actress.  She has had leading and supporting roles in the films "Saving Jessica Lynch" (2003), "My Little Eye" (2002), "They" (2002), "Dead Silence" (2007), and "" (2014).  She had a recurring role as Jennifer Crane in the TV series "Mad Men" and starred as Agatha on "Minority Report".
  Title: Dead Silence
  Passage: Dead Silence is a 2007 supernatural psychological horror film directed by James Wan and written by Leigh Whannell, the creators of "Saw".  The film stars Ryan Kwanten, Judith Roberts, Donnie Wahlberg, and Amber Valletta.
  Title: James Wan
  Passage: James Wan (born 27 February 1977) is a Malaysian-Australian film director, screenwriter, and producer.
citations: James Wan Dead Silence