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When you think of a perfect duo, M. Night Shyamalan and Bruce Willis are a perfect one. The legendary actor and reputable filmmaker has given us movies that messed with our heads, made us question reality,, and tugged at our emotions. Undoubtedly, Shyamalan’s signature style of bringing in mind-blowing twists and Willis’ effortless brooding vibe has created a total cinematic magic. They didn’t just make movies; they made experiences we just can’t stop talking about.

M. Night Shyamalan and Bruce Willis in Glass (Credits- Universal Pictures)

But not every team-up can be a slam dunk. While some of their projects had us picking our jaws off the floor, others were, let’s just say opinions are split. Whether Willis was playing a haunted psychologist, a reluctant superhero, or stepping back into his iconic role, he brought a new flavor to each movie. And honestly, there’s something...

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Nobody does it quite like M. Night Shyamalan. The man has been making original movies for most of his career, save for the occasional adaptation like "The Last Airbender". It's rare, particularly in the modern era, but Shyamalan has built up enough cache with audiences to do that, dating back to his breakout smash hit "The Sixth Sense" in 1999. In the aftermath of that success, Shyamalan pretty much had a blank check to do whatever he wanted. His choice? An unconventional one for the time. He made "Unbreakable," which was a very unique take on the superhero genre. It was also a movie that nearly featured an Oscar-winning actor in one of the leading roles.

For those who may need a brief refresher, "Unbreakable" centers on a man named David Dunn (Bruce Willis), who is the sole survivor of a horrible train wreck.

Editor’s Note: This review was originally published during the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival. Bleecker Street releases “Hard Truths” in theaters on Friday, December 6.

In 2008, Mike Leigh made a movie called “Happy-Go-Lucky,” in which Sally Hawkins played a school teacher named Poppy who was so irrepressibly buoyant and upbeat that her joy seemed like a taunting provocation to the misery of the world around her. Sixteen years later, the filmmaker returns to similar territory with “Hard Truths,” a searing but indivisibly empathetic drama about a British Jamaican woman so wretched that it might as well be called “Misery-Go-Fuck-Yourself.”

Pansy is to Poppy what Samuel L. Jackson’s Mr. Glass was to David Dunn — the existence of one implies the existence of the other. They will never cross paths, much as all of Leigh’s characters seem to occupy a shared universe that so honestly resembles our own, but if they...

Autlook has taken on international sales, excluding the US, for Ted Passon’s documentary Patrice: The Movie, ahead of its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).

Hulu has US rights to the film, which plays in TIFF Docs.

Patrice: The Movie combines observational documentary and fantastical stage-play recreations to follow Patrice Jetter who has found the love of her life, Garry Wickham. Both are disabled, and want to get married and live together, but doing either could jeopardise the government benefits they need to make ends meet. With long-time friend, director Passon, Jetter recreates scenes from her life,...

M. Night Shyamalan thought the marketing campaign for “Unbreakable” was, well, broken.

The “Trap” director told GQ in the below video that while his 2000 film “Unbreakable” was a superhero film, the studio was “too scared” to label it as such. Instead, executives wanted to emphasize Shyamalan’s success with “The Sixth Sense,” which also starred “Unbreakable” actor Bruce Willis, and position the film as a horror-thriller despite its comic book-inspired storyline.

“If you deny what it is because you’re afraid of it being different, then you’re stealing all of its strength,” Shyamalan said. “They were like, ‘We had one of the biggest movies of all time and the same two people are making another movie. Let’s make it look like that movie,’ as opposed to what it was, which was the beginning of an entire genre. They didn’t realize it because they were too scared to say the words ‘comic book.

M. Night Shyamalan is known for being a genius with a camera. His storytelling is famously thorough and immersive, gripping the attention of his audience and making the world around him disappear. Nothing showcases this better than the Unbreakable series. Starting in 2000 with Unbreakable, he created an immersive world that had a rocky start.

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What many might not know, however, is that when the second film in the series, Split, was being made, Shyamalan did not tell anyone that it was going to be a sequel. The way that he managed to get the rights for his character and reveal the information to the studio was quite interesting, to say the least.

M. Night Shyamalan Wanted To Create A Connected Story

Towards the end of 2016’s Split, Bruce Willi’s David Dunn famously makes a cameo, establishing that the film takes place in...

This article contains light spoilers for Trap.

It’s no spoiler to say that M. Night Shyamalan makes a cameo appearance in his latest movie Trap. After all, Shyamalan shows up in all of his movies, a tribute to his hero Alfred Hitchcock. But as much as he wants to follow in the footsteps of the master of suspense, Shyamalan has the heart of an ’80s schlockmeister.

For evidence, look no further than Trap. Yes, the film has a Hitchcock-worthy premise, in which suburban dad Cooper (Josh Hartnett) finds the pop concert he’s attending with his pre-teen daughter interrupted by police hunting a serial killer called the Butcher. The problem? Cooper is the Butcher, which audiences learn when he checks in on one of his victims via remote camera.

Trap has its tense moments, but its real fun comes from trashier bits, elements that feel straight out of...

How many baby daddies does Mama June Shannon have? She had four daughters before Anna Cardwell passed in December 2023. Now, fans are trying to figure out if any of these girls have the same father or if they all come from different men. Keep reading for more details and fan speculations.

How Many Baby Daddies Does Mama June Have?

In the most recent episode of Family Crisis, Mama June was discussing the custody of her granddaughter, Kaitlyn. She is the eldest daughter of the late Anna Cardwell and right now, it is unclear where she should live. Anna did not want to deal with making custody decisions because that meant she would have to think about her own mortality. Toward the end, June pushed paperwork on her as she wanted custody of Kaitlyn. However, Anna wanted her current husband, Eldridge Toney listed, as well. After Anna passed, June went to...

M. Night Shyamalan is a visionary filmmaker, who has amazed audiences with his idea in films and television alike. From The Sixth Sense to the Unbreakable trilogy, his movies have managed to go deep into the psyche of his audience with immaculate storytelling and intricate plot details. Currently, the director is gearing up for his upcoming venture, Trap, starring Josh Hartnett.

Josh Hartnett in Trap

Josh Hartnett wasn’t in the movie scene for some time, before returning with a bang in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. Now, he is all set to play a doting father with dad jokes in the upcoming Shyamalan feature. But with a killing twist!

Could Trap Be a Sequel to The Sixth Sense?

M. Night Shyamalan‘s upcoming movie Trap sees Josh Hartnett and Ariel Donoghue, who plays his daughter, going to a concert of Pop star Lady Raven, played by R&b singer Saleka,...

2019's Glass featured an epic crossover between the characters of Split and Unbreakable, setting the stage for a massive showdown. 

Directed by M. Night Shyamalan, Glass is the epic continuation of Split and Unbreakable. It chronicles Mr. Glass's (Samuel L. Jackson) master plan to reveal that superheroes exist by manipulating Kevin Wendell Crumb (James McAvoy) and David Dunn (Bruce Willis). 

Glass premiered in theaters on January 18, 2019. 

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"Unbreakable," like most of M. Night Shyamalan's films, reveals itself slowly. The film is downbeat, depressive, and is presented as a mystery. David Dunn (Bruce Willis) is the only survivor or a massively destructive train accident, and he doesn't have a scratch on his body. Although he evaded death, David is too despondent over his flagging marriage to much notice how extraordinary it is. Once a football hero in high school, David now works as a mere security guard, resigned to a dull life. 

Samuel L. Jackson plays Elijah Price, a dealer of rare comic book art who is afflicted with an in-born medical condition that leaves his bones incredibly brittle and prone to breakage. Following the train accident, Price appears to Dunn to present him with a wild theory. If there are people in the world who break easily, then there must be, for the sake of cosmic balance,...

A brand new poster is here for M. Night Shyamalan’s new movie Knock At The Cabin.

While vacationing at a remote cabin, a young girl and her parents are taken hostage by four armed strangers who demand that the family make an unthinkable choice to avert the apocalypse. With limited access to the outside world, the family must decide what they believe before all is lost.

Could they be the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse? Death, Famine, War, and Conquest? Each figure on the poster are holding a different “weapon.” In the Book of Revelation, these Four Horsemen represent a vision of harbingers of the Last Judgment, setting a divine end-time upon the world. This wouldn’t be the Oscar winning director first film on faith with religious overtones. Signs was the story of faith and “there are no coincidences,” Wide Awake was a boy on a metaphorical mission to find God,...

M. Night Shyamalan's follow-up to the Academy-Award nominated "The Sixth Sense" was highly anticipated, especially after the announcement of Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson leading the cast. Shyamalan has made a career out of films with unexpected twist endings, but many forget that Shyamalan has made more films devoid of a twist ending than those that include it, perhaps most notably, the first installment of what would become his "Eastrail 177 Trilogy," 2000's "Unbreakable."

Less of a horror film and more of a neo-noir superhero movie, "Unbreakable" is about a security guard named David Dunn (Bruce Willis) who is the sole survivor...

The post Unbreakable Ending Explained: Accepting the Powers Within appeared first on /Film.

M. Night Shyamalan’s work is obsessed with the anguish of grief and cosmic feelings of heartbreak. Whether or not they are explicitly about grieving, a sense of ghostliness hangs over his characters––death is always right around the corner and there’s no way to exist in his spaces without processing it. Shyamalan’s greatest moments have come from exploration of the pain following death, the empty spaces that overwhelm one’s surroundings after losing a loved one, and the sequences where his characters are explicitly forced to reckon with their own mortality.

In The Sixth Sense, grief is a double-edged sword. Olivia Williams’ character is constantly grieving her husband, depending on their wedding video to find any consolation in the world as she exists in isolation. On the other side, Shyamalan shows the heartbreak in Bruce Willis’ eyes as he realizes his own death and what he has...

While “The Visit” inched M. Night Shyamalan toward a comeback, it was the critical and commercial success of “Split” that reenergized the often-polarizing director’s career. Buzz around “Split” exploded in 2016 due in part to its ending twist, which revealed Bruce Willis’ “Unbreakable” character David Dunn existed in the same universe as James McAvoy’s “Split” character Kevin. The twist made “Split” a surprise sequel to “Unbreakable” and paved the way toward trilogy-ender “Glass.” It turns out Shyamalan never told executives at Universal Studios about this twist.

“I go to the Universal Studios chairman, (the) marketing team, everyone’s in the theater. We pull down the lights and we play them ‘Split.’ They don’t know the ending that they’re watching. They didn’t even know I shot it, because I didn’t even send them the dallies of that (scene),” Shyamalan said on the ReelBlend podcast. “The lights go down.

When Carl Wilson died of cancer in 1998, his sons Jonah and Justyn became heirs to their father’s estate. That meant joining with surviving Beach Boys founders Mike Love, Brian Wilson, and Al Jardine to vote on key business decisions, from archival releases to commercials. It wasn’t easy. “The dynamic changed a lot after our father passed,” says Jonah, who was in his late twenties at the time. “Not to say it was all negative, but we had a lot of challenges.” Adds Justyn, “In the beginning, it was...

[The following interview contains spoilers for Unbreakable, Split and Glass.]

Spencer Treat Clark was just 11 years old when he brought a toy gun to his Unbreakable audition, and he still hasn’t forgotten the tears he shed that day in front of M. Night Shyamalan. In a scene that many believe to be inspired by a legend involving 1950s Superman George Reeves, Clark’s character Joseph Dunn pulls a gun on his father, David Dunn (Bruce Willis), in order to test his newly discovered unbreakability. Whether it was the crying kids at the audition or the camera operator who stormed off the set after nine ...

[The following interview contains spoilers for Unbreakable, Split and Glass.]

Spencer Treat Clark was just 11 years old when he brought a toy gun to his Unbreakable audition, and he still hasn’t forgotten the tears he shed that day in front of M. Night Shyamalan. In a scene that many believe to be inspired by a legend involving 1950s Superman George Reeves, Clark’s character Joseph Dunn pulls a gun on his father, David Dunn (Bruce Willis), in order to test his newly discovered unbreakability. Whether it was the crying kids at the audition or the camera operator who stormed off the set after nine ...

Los Angeles, Nov 7 (Ians) Indian-origin Hollywood filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan says superstar Bruce Willis has always been like a big brother to him, and has protected him.

Talking about his relationship with Samuel L. Jackson and Bruce Willis, Shyamalan said: "Sam and I had lightly kept in touch over the years, kind of see each other in Los Angeles, and said something very lightly. But Bruce and I have actually stayed in touch and our families have stayed close. So, we've stayed in touch and he's always been the big brother in my life for since I was a little kid, you know. He's the one that took the big risk on me and protected me," he added.

The filmmaker said his bond with Willis is evident in the actor-director equation they shared in the 2019 film, "Glass".

"There's always a special place for us, the two of us, to work again with him,...

If you thought David Dunn, Bruce Willis’ character from M. Night Shyamalan’s “Unbreakable,” was a melancholy superhero, he’s the life of the party compared to Dominick, a Parisian introvert whose power to turn invisible has made him profoundly unhappy in the French drama “Blind Spot.” The third feature from directing duo Patrick Mario Bernard and Pierre Trividic (“The Other One”) is an absorbing, minor-key take on a superhero saga that stealthily works in plenty of ideas about identity and loss. If the French film industry wants to get into the superhero game, this slow-moving but rewarding character study, which premiered earlier this year at Cannes’ ultra-indie Acid sidebar, could help create a promising niche when it opens in France this October. It’s a risky pickup for North America, but the potentially provocative choice of a black actor to play an invisible man could lead to free think-piece...

To mark the release of Glass on 20th May, we’ve been given 3 copies to give away on Blu-ray.

M. Night Shyamalan brings together the narratives of two of his stand-out originals—Unbreakable and Split—in one explosive comic-book thriller. Following the conclusion of Split, David Dunn (Bruce Willis) pursues Kevin Wendell Crumb’s superhuman figure of The Beast (James McAvoy) in a series of escalating encounters. But the shadowy presence of Elijah Price (Samuel L. Jackson)—known also by his pseudonym, Mr. Glass—emerges as an orchestrator who holds secrets critical to both men, in this riveting culmination of Shyamalan’s worldwide blockbusters!

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M. Night Shyamalan’s twist endings became his trademark following the global success of The Sixth Sense in 1999. His next film, Unbreakable, in 2000 cemented his reputation as rug-puller in chief when it also featured a dramatic reveal at the climax. Fans of David Dunn and his nemesis Mr. Glass (Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson respectively) wanted more, and the director commented at the time that the film was set up to be the first of a trilogy. It took many years for this promised trilogy to come to light, but when it did the reveal came in true Shyamalan fashion.

The final moments of 2016’s Split were audacious in their revelation. This film about a serial killer with a split personality was a secret sequel to Unbreakable, and there was more to come. This year James McAvoy’s Beast, Willis’ Dunn and Jackson’s Mr. Glass came together for...

CinemaNerdz has your chance to win a copy of Glass on Blu-ray/DVD/Digital! Writer/director M. Night Shyamalan brings together the narratives of two of his standout originals: Unbreakable (2000), from Touchstone, and Split (2016), from Universal in one explosive, all-new comic-book thriller: Glass (2018).

Bruce Willis returns from Unbreakable as David Dunn as does Samuel L. Jackson as Elijah Price, known also by his pseudonym Mr. Glass. Joining from Split are James McAvoy, reprising his role as Kevin Wendell Crumb and the multiple identities who reside within him, and Anya Taylor-Joy as Casey Cooke, the only captive to survive an encounter with The Beast.

Following the conclusion of Split, Glass finds Dunn pursuing Crumb’s superhuman figure of The Beast in a series of escalating encounters, while the shadowy presence of Price emerges as an orchestrator who holds secrets critical to both men.

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April 16th’s home media releases feature a small but eclectic array of titles, including Glass, the latest from M. Night Shyamalan, Replicas featuring Keanu Reeves, the Master of Dark Shadows documentary, and a trio of genre classics from Scream Factory: The Manitou, Grave of the Vampire, and Superstition. Other titles headed to Blu-ray and DVD this week include Cynthia and Close Calls.

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Night Shyamalan brings together two of his standout original films—Unbreakable and Split— in this explosive comic book thriller. Elijah Price, also known as Mr. Glass (Samuel L. Jackson), finds David Dunn (Bruce Willis) pursuing Kevin Wendell Crumb's superhuman figure, The Beast (James McAvoy), in a series of escalating encounters. Price, armed with secrets critical to both men, emerges as a shadowy orchestrator.

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James McAvoy, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis And Sarah Paulson Star In M. Night Shyamalan’S Comic-book Thriller 20 Years In The Making Glass

Writer-Director M. Night Shyamalan completes a mind-bending trilogy created nearly twenty years ago with Glass, a comic book thriller available on Digital via the digital movie app Movies Anywhere on April 2, 2019 and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-rayTM, DVD and On Demand on April 16, 2019, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Glass is a grounded-in-reality, comic-book thriller where the heroes and villains are people first. The thrilling culmination to the trilogy that started with Unbreakable and Split, stars James McAvoy, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis,Sarah Paulson and Anya-Taylor Joy. Go inside the mind of master of suspense M. Night Shyamalan to uncover the connections and references that bring the three films together in one universe. Experience more than sixty minutes of never-before-seen features elaborating on his process and artistic...

Writer-Director M. Night Shyamalan wrapped his trilogy with this January’s Glass and now our friends at Universal Home Entertainment have provided us with a Blu-ray to giveaway.

All you need to do to enter is tell us which of the characters — David Dunn, Elijah Price, or Kevin Wendell Crumb — is your favorite and why. We need your responses no later than 11:59 p.m., Friday, April 12. The contest is open only to North American readers and the decision of the ComicMix judges will be final.

Bonus Features Exclusive To 4K Ultra HD, Blu-raytm & Digital

The Collection of Main Characters – A look at all the main players and how they fit in the universe created by filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan.

o David Dunn

o Elijah Price

o Kevin Wendell Crumb

o The Rest of the Family

· Bringing the Team Back Together – M. Night Shyamalan is famous for working with many...

The climactic third installment of the Unbreakable trilogy is available on Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand on April 16th!

Writer-Director M. Night Shyamalan completes a mind-bending trilogy created nearly twenty years ago withGLASS, a comic book thriller available on Digital via the digital movie app Movies Anywhere on April 2, 2019 and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-rayTM, DVD and On Demand on April 16, 2019, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Glass is a grounded-in-reality, comic-book thriller where the heroes and villains are people first. The thrilling culmination to the trilogy that started with Unbreakable and Split, stars James McAvoy, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, Sarah Paulson and Anya-Taylor Joy. Go inside the mind of master of suspense M. Night Shyamalan to uncover the connections and references that bring the three films together in one universe. Experience more than sixty minutes of never-before-seen features elaborating on his process and artistic vision including an...

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M. Night Shyamalan's Glass is heading for its home release here in the UK. Details...

M Night Shyamalan returned to his beloved cult hit Unbreakable very briefly in the James McAvoy-starring horror flick, Split, back in 2016, and from that point on, a third film set in the same universe seemed inevitable. So when McAvoy and Unbreakable stars Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson did indeed reprise their previous roles for trilogy-capper Glass earlier this year, expectations were high that this was going to be a belter.

Glass teamed the trio of Elijah Price, aka Mr. Glass (Jackson), David Dunn (Willis), and Kevin Wendell Crumb (McAvoy) up for a collection of encounters that saw them first try to break out of an asylum where they were being held and quizzed by American Horror Story's Sarah Paulson, but in the end, as so many things do, it...

Universal City, California, February 26, 2019 – Writer-Director M. Night Shyamalan completes a mind-bending trilogy created nearly twenty years ago with Glass, a comic book thriller available on Digital via the digital movie app Movies Anywhere on April 2, 2019 and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-rayTM, DVD and On Demand on April 16, 2019, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.

Glass is a grounded-in-reality, comic-book thriller where the heroes and villains are people first. The thrilling culmination to the trilogy that started with Unbreakable and Split, stars James McAvoy, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, Sarah Paulson and Anya-Taylor Joy. Go inside the mind of master of suspense M. Night Shyamalan to uncover the connections and references that bring the three films together in one universe. Experience more than sixty minutes of never-before-seen features elaborating on his process and artistic vision including an in-depth look at the making of the film, deep insights on the characters, a never-before-seen alternate opening,...

After its successful run at the box office, M. Night Shyamalan's Glass will be available on digital service Movies Anywhere on April 2nd, followed by a 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD, and full VOD release on April 16th. We have a look at the cover art and a list of bonus features:

Universal City, California, February 26, 2019 – Writer-Director M. Night Shyamalan completes a mind-bending trilogy created nearly twenty years ago with Glass, a comic book thriller available on Digital via the digital movie app Movies Anywhere on April 2, 2019 and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-rayTM, DVD and On Demand on April 16, 2019, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Glass is a grounded-in-reality, comic-book thriller where the heroes and villains are people first. The thrilling culmination to the trilogy that started with Unbreakable and Split, stars James McAvoy, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, Sarah Paulson and Anya-Taylor Joy. Go inside the mind of master of suspense M.

This morning, Universal Pictures announced the release date for the 4K Ultra HD and Blu-Ray of M. Night Shyamalan's Glass, which is coming loaded with a plethora of special features. Come inside for all the details!

The film that brings it all together for one of M. Night's most beloved films, Unbreakable, is preparing to launch into your homes. April 2nd will give you the chance to snag the movie on digital platforms, but those looking for the physical release will have to wait until April 16th. On top of the movie itself, fans will have a ridiculous amount of bonus features to sift through, including an alternate opening and tons of behind the scenes information:

Writer-Director M. Night Shyamalan completes a mind-bending trilogy created nearly twenty years ago with Glass, a comic book thriller available on Digital via the digital movie app Movies Anywhere on April 2, 2019 and on 4K Ultra HD,...

M. Night Shyamalan’s “Glass” crossed the $100 million mark at the domestic box office on Friday.

Domestically, the film starring Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson and James McAvoy has earned $105.5 million. Globally, it has made $223.6 million.

Shyamalan wrote and directed the film that is a follow-up to his films “Unbreakable” and “Split.” Sarah Paulson also stars.

With “Glass,” Shyamalan closes a story loop that he started 19 years ago with the critically acclaimed “Unbreakable.” This new sequel finds that movie’s protagonist, David Dunn (Willis), taking up a side gig as a vigilante superhero with the help of his son Joseph. Still using the ominous-looking green security guard poncho from his old job, Dunn decides the next villain to track down is the very troubled Kevin Wendell Crumb (McAvoy), whose 24 personalities include a super-powered monster known as The Beast.

Warning: big ol' spoilers for the ending of Glass below!

Well, folks, the final film in M. Night Shyamalan's Eastrail 177 Trilogy, Glass, has arrived, and we have a few questions. For instance, what in the world makes Casey (Anya Taylor-Joy) think hanging out with Kevin Wendell Crumb (James McAvoy) again would be a good idea? Why doesn't David (Bruce Willis) carry a snorkel with him at all times? And why, why oh why, did Sarah Paulson let someone dye her hair that particular shade of orange?!

Although we don't have the answers to those questions and likely never will, there is one thing that we can answer for you: is Glass actually the end of Shyamalan's trilogy or is another film in the works? At the moment, the director himself has asserted that yes, the Eastrail 177 series is done. For good.

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His origin story begins modestly…The camera dwells on an unassuming man, white, balding, his head resting against the window of a speeding train as the world blurs by. When an alluring woman catches his attention, this man, indolent and unamazing, slyly tugs from his finger the wedding ring, that golden noose. He makes small talk, the laconic banter of the lonely. It’s almost painful to watch. The listless flirtations of this poor mundane man are captured in one long, unobstreperous take. There’s a patience to the scene, an unembellished sense of banality to this brief, unimportant moment in the lives of two strangers. Cut to the hospital, another wide, patient shot, the lumpy shape of something—a body?—blurry in the foreground. This unamazing man, David Dunn (Bruce Willis), sitting stoically on a gurney, is told by a befuddled doctor that he is the lone survivor of a catastrophic train wreck,...

Warning: a few light spoilers for Glass ahead!

Ready or not, Glass has finally arrived in theaters to leave you with fresh inspiration for your nightmares and another reason to avoid Philadelphia. But, while some moments of the sci-fi superhero film are unexpected to the point of being distracting, there's one element of M. Night Shyamalan's movie that we were expecting from the get-go: a cameo from the writer-director himself.

For whatever reason, Shyamalan has made it a point to appear in all of his films in some way or another. His appearances range from blink-and-you'll-miss-them cameos to full-on roles, like in Lady in the Water when he plays a writer who essentially brings about the messiah. From national park guards to doctors, he's played a number of small roles over the years. But in Glass, it shouldn't be hard to spot him whatsoever.

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Director M. Night Shyamalan has finally finished his Eastrail 177 Trilogy - which consists of Unbreakable, Split, and, now, Glass - wrapping up the stories of superhumans David Dunn (Bruce Willis), Mr. Glass (Samuel L. Jackson), and Kevin Wendell Crumb (James McAvoy). The latter suffers from dissociative identity disorder, with 24 individual personalities living within his psyche, making McAvoy's performance nothing short of astounding.

While sitting down with Fandango, the director explained how one of Kevin's many personalities, a Southern man identified as "Luke," is actually a nod to the film's real-life editor, Luke Ciarrocchi. Apparently Ciarrocchi has a notorious habit of spoiling the ends of films for his friends, which is why Shyamalan has McAvoy-as-Luke say in Glass, "Everybody knows the priest dies at the end of The Exorcist."

Related: The Beast, Patricia, Hedwig, and More: Your Guide to All 24 of Kevin's Identities in Glass

"Luke is one of the editors on the movie,...

Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of film critics two questions and publishes the results on Monday.

This week’s question: What is Samuel L. Jackson’s best performance?

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Decades of spirited portrayals in canonic films and big-budget extravaganzas turned Samuel L. Jackson into an American cinema staple. His high points are many, with Spike Lee, Quentin Tarantino, and within the McU for sure, but few have taken on as much historical and philosophical importance as his part in Raoul Peck’s earth-shattering documentary “I Am Not Your Negro.” In this superb collage of African American life, Jackson gives voice to novelist and virtuoso thinker James Baldwin, a defining figure within the civil rights movement who spoke uncompromisingly and with piercing vigor about racism in this country. Jackson’s highly recognizable voice enlivens Baldwin’s writing, but never makes itself...

The fundamental problem with anticipation is that what we see as an active engagement with something is actually just the uncontrollable force of our own desires filling a vacuum. When we say that we are looking forward to receiving or experiencing something—a gift, a date, a new piece of art—what we perceive to be a vote of confidence and support is actually just a selfish hunger based off what we believe we will receive. We anticipate a present because we suppose that when we unwrap it the gift will be something we want. We anticipate the date for the promise of a fulfilling romantic encounter. We anticipate art because we hope to receive from it the same things we received from the artist’s previous works. Looking forward to something is a judgment on what came before, and is more of a curse to the promised “next” than...

In a baby-pink room in a mental hospital somewhere in Philadelphia sit three men who believe themselves to be superhuman: David Dunn (Bruce Willis), a blue-collar security-system installer and vigilante; Kevin Wendell Crumb (James McAvoy), a former employee of the Philadelphia Zoo with a fantastical multiple-personality disorder; Elijah Price (Samuel L. Jackson), alias “Mister Glass,” a comic-book expert and Mabuse-esque evil genius who has spent the last two decades in an almost catatonic state. Facing them sits Dr. Ellie Staple (Sarah Paulson), incredulous stand-in for our suspended disbelief, who has made it her job to convince all three that they are suffering from extreme delusions of grandeur. Still, she noticeably hedges her bets by insisting that Dunn, who claims (among other things) to be almost indestructible and unusually strong, remain chained to a metal plate that is bolted to the floor.The scene comes around the midpoint of M. Night Shyamalan’s Glass,...

With Glass in theaters on Jan. 18, M. Night Shyamalan has officially closed the book on an epic trilogy nearly two decades in the making. That's a pretty incredible scope, when you think about it. It's even more incredible to think that the director managed to secure two leads to reprise their roles 19 years after they originated them; Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson are back in full force as our respective hero and villain, David Dunn and Elijah "Mr. Glass" Price. But as it turns out, these aren't the only two actors to make a miraculous return for the big finale.

In addition to the aforementioned two, Charlayne Woodard is also back as Elijah's mother. Not only that, but, Spencer Treat Clark is back as David Dunn's son, Joseph Dunn! Yep, it's unmistakable: that really is the same bright-eyed little boy who appeared on screen way back in 2000. Clark's return...

Warning: this post contains Massive spoilers for the latest M. Night Shyamalan movie, Glass!

After 20 years, we're finally getting the conclusion to the trilogy we barely knew existed until, like, two years ago. Glass marks the third (and supposedly final) installment in M. Night Shyamalan's dialed-down superhero universe, coming nearly 20 years after 2000's Unbreakable. Unfortunately, Glass does not provide closure on the whole affair. Rather, it cracks open a whole world of possibilities that, to be frank, have left us scratching our heads. In order to help you piece together what exactly goes down at the end of the film, we're going to give our best shot at making sense of the superhuman mess in Glass.

The Basics

Ok, so you know the basic concept of the film, right? I'll give a hilariously brief summary. On one end, we have David Dunn, our low-key "Superman" who has become a neighborhood vigilante of sorts,...

Stars: Bruce Willis, James McAvoy, Samuel L. Jackson, Sarah Paulson, Anya Taylor-Joy, Spencer Treat Clark, Charlayne Woodard, Adam David Thompson, Luke Kirby | Written and Directed by M. Night Shyamalan

M. Night Shyamalan’s grounded and enigmatic superhero trilogy concludes after a nineteen-year wait. Crafting the breadcrumbs in only his second feature Unbreakable, after his breakout hit The Sixth Sense – both starring action hero Bruce Willis released in 2000 and 1999 respectively. A string of critical and financial failures with Lady in the Water, The Happening, The Last Airbender and After Earth seemed to, unfortunately, conclude the end of writer-director and twist talisman Shyamalan’s career. A slight resurgence in form producing the Twin Peaks-inspired Matt Dillon starring series Wayward Pines led to a new flowering of possible potential and slight reinvention. Only to be confirmed in the Blumhouse produced underground and found footage shot hit horror The Visit in 2015 that brought...

M. Night Shyamalan's Glass will have fans divided once again. The movie that brings back Elijah aka Mr. Glass (Samuel L. Jackson), rain coat vigilante David Dunn (Bruce Willis) and Split's Kevin Wendell Crumb's (James McAvoy) various personalities for a face off everyone's been anticipating but unfortunately the payoff is missing to end the trilogy. Glass started off promising but when they cage up the three main characters, the fun is over. There is too much explaining away the plot and not enough action. ...

The hour is nearly upon us: M. Night Shyamalan's Glass is about to hit theaters, effectively closing the book on a trilogy that's been open for nearly two decades. But in order to really make sense of the film, you might be wondering whether you need to watch the ones that came before it. After all, Unbreakable was released in 2000; can Shyamalan really expect us to remember everything that happened as we go in to watch Glass? Does he expect us to watch or rewatch Unbreakable as preparation for the film?

Well, dear friends, I have a few pieces of good news to tell you. One, I went in to Glass having only seen Split and having never seen Unbreakable, and I was still able to mostly follow along. So, if you wanted to skip the watch/rewatch, you have full license to. More good news: after I saw Glass,...

M. Night Shyamalan‘s new movie Glass was released wide on Friday, and critics seem divided on the supernatural thriller film, which is a sequel to 2000’s Unbreakable and 2016’s Split. In the finale to the trilogy about the derailment of the fictional Eastrail #177 train, we see Bruce Willis return as David Dunn, a security guard and vigilante “Overseer” with superhuman strength. Samuel […]...

M. Night Shyamalan’s “Glass” is heading for a solid opening of about $47 million at 3,841 North American locations during its first four days, early estimates showed Friday.

The performance is slightly below Universal’s forecasts of $50 million for its supernatural thriller, which took in $3.7 million at 3,200 North American sites in Thursday night previews. “Glass” brings together the narratives of Shyamalan’s “Unbreakable,” which was released in 2000, and his 2017 hit “Split.”

Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, James McAvoy, and Sarah Paulson star. “Glass” is expected to deliver the second-largest debut for January and for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, behind only “American Sniper,” which grossed $107.2 million during Friday-Monday in 2015. “Glass” could surpass “Ride Along” as the second-best bow during the four-day frame if it can top the $48 million that Kevin Hart and Ice Cube’s buddy comedy took in during the same period in 2014.

Shyamalan wrote, directed, and financed “Glass,...

M. Night Shyamalan’s “Glass” cracked $3.7 million at 3,200 North American sites on Thursday night.

Universal’s “Glass” brings together the narratives of Shyamalan’s “Unbreakable,” which was released in 2000, and 2016’s “Split.” The supernatural thriller unites stars Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, James McAvoy, and Sarah Paulson. The film is set to open in 3,841 locations on Friday, with the studio anticipating a $50 million launch over the first four days.

“Glass” is expected to deliver the second-largest debut for January and for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, behind only “American Sniper,” which grossed $89.2 million over the three-day weekend and $107.2 million during Friday-Monday in 2015. “Glass” could surpass “Ride Along” as the second-best bow during the four-day frame. Kevin Hart and Ice Cube’s buddy comedy took in $48 million during the same period in 2014.

Shyamalan wrote, directed, and financed “Glass,” which carries a $20 million budget. McAvoy is reprising his role from “Split,...

M. Night Shymalan’s “Glass,” starring Samuel L. Jackson, James McAvoy and Bruce Willis, earned $3.7 million in Thursday night previews on 3,200 screens. It will open on 3,841 North American locations over the four-day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday weekend.

The follow-up to Shymalan’s “Split” is being released by Universal and is projected to make as much as $64 million over the four-day weekend, with the studio projecting a more conservative $50 million.

That would still put it ahead of the opening for “Split,” which surprised audiences during the same weekend in 2017. That film earned $2 million from its Thursday previews and opened to $40 million before grossing $278 million worldwide, all on a $9 million budget.

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And while “Glass” has a heftier price tag than “Split,” roughly $20 million, the main difference between the two films is that “Glass” has significantly worse reviews, just...

In his latest film Glass, director M. Night Shyamalan offers a rather disappointing sequel to two of his prior movies, namely the critically acclaimed psychological thriller Split (2016) and the mystery drama Unbreakable (2000). Reuniting three main characters from these films, the director attempts to created a universe in which the faiths of these characters are bound together by destiny, but he ultimately fails to offer anything resembling a coherent story and in the end has to resort to the same old tired tropes we’ve come to expect from him.

Bruce Willis reprises his role as vigilante superhero David Dunn, while James McAvoy is back in utterly brilliant form once again as Kevin Wendell Crumb, a serial killer with multiple personality disorder. When four cheerleaders from a nearby high school are abducted by Crumb, Dunn walks the streets looking for him and the girls. Things come to a head when the...

After just returning home from the theater and sitting with our thoughts we can’t help but feel a bit robbed after much anticipation for M. Night Shyamalan’s latest film “Glass”. The film gets off to a strong start as we are re-introduced to fan-favorite characters from both 2000’s “Unbreakable” and 2016’s “Split”, but later the film takes a turn that leaves us both baffled and bewildered. Overall, it just runs out of steam.

From “Unbreakable”, Bruce Willis returns as David Dunn as does Samuel L. Jackson as Elijah Price, known also by his pseudonym Mr. Glass. Joining from “Split” is James McAvoy, reprising his role as Kevin Wendell Crumb and the multiple identities who reside within. Following the ending of “Split”, “Glass” finds Dunn pursuing Crumb’s superhuman personality of The Beast in a series of dangerous encounters, while the shadowy presence of Price emerges as an orchestrator...