Ethan Wiley
- Writer
- Director
- Producer

Ethan Wiley attended UCLA Theater & Film school to study play writing
and directing, then began his career as a special effects artist
working for Industrial Light & Magic and effects guru Chris Walas, on
such classic films as Return of the Jedi, Gremlins, and Romancing the
Stone. He wrote the hit horror-comedy House, and wrote and directed
House 2: The Second Story. Both films are now considered cult classics.
Wiley was also writer-director for Children of the Corn 5: Fields of
Terror (Miramax). He has written for, or sold projects to Warner Bros.,
Fox, Disney, New Line, Spelling, New World, Cannon (including a draft
of Spider-Man) and other production companies. Ethan launched his own
independent film company, Wiseacre Films, in 2006. Wiley
directed Blackwater Valley Exorcism (Lionsgate), wrote, directed and
produced Brutal (Lionsgate), wrote and produced Black Ops (First Look
Studios) and the action-thriller Bear (Epic Pictures). He also produced
the Italian-funded The Butterfly Room in 2010 (Tombstone). He was
Associate Producer for the thrillers Drifter (Epic Pictures) and A Dead
Calling Lionsgate). In 2012, Wiley co-wrote and directed the family
comedy Elf-Man (Anchor Bay). He co-wrote, directed and produced Journey to the Forbidden Valley (Lighthouse Pictures), a Chinese co-production
filmed in mainland China. In 2014, Wiley was a Production
Consultant for Universal's The Man WIth the Iron Fists 2, and in 2016 is the screenwriter for Dead Again in Tombstone (Universal). He is also the director for Dude Ranch Dada, a feature length documentary about his father, acclaimed modern artist, William T. Wiley.