M. Night Shyamalan’s career has had more twists than the endings to his movies! He scored bigtime early in his career with hits like The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, and Signs before slipping into mediocrity with flops like The Happening, The Last Airbender, and After Earth. He began to win back fans with 2015’s The Visit, but his real second chance came with this January’s Split. Made on a budget of just $9 million, the movie earned nearly $275 million worldwide! While this may not be enough to wash the taste of After Earth‘s $60 million domestic gross against a budget of $130 million, it’s certainly enough to show that Shyamalan can still make likable and financially successful movies when given a small budget.
Given Split‘s unbelievable success, and its direct reference to 2000’s Unbreakable, its no wonder fans have become rabid over the thought of a sequel film which would bring the two stories closer together and elaborate on both of their successes. Shyamalan took to Twitter today to tell fans that he will be doing just that! His next film will be titled Glass, and it is a direct sequel to Split and Unbreakable. He’s already completed the script and all of both films’ big stars will be back for this production. Here’s all of the details, in Shyamalan’s own words:
Okay. Here we go. Finished the new script.
— M. Night Shyamalan ? (@MNightShyamalan) April 26, 2017
My new film is the sequel to #Unbreakable AND #Split. It was always my dream to have both films collide in this third film.
— M. Night Shyamalan ? (@MNightShyamalan) April 26, 2017
The iconic Bruce Willis returns as David Dunn
— M. Night Shyamalan ? (@MNightShyamalan) April 26, 2017
The incomparable @SamuelLJackson will return as Elijah Price/Mr. Glass
— M. Night Shyamalan ? (@MNightShyamalan) April 26, 2017
The virtuoso #JamesMcAvoy returns as Kevin Wendell Crumb, Patricia, Dennis, Hedwig, Barry, Jade, Orwell, The Beast, Heinrich, Norma, Pol-
— M. Night Shyamalan ? (@MNightShyamalan) April 26, 2017
And the prodigy, @AnyaTaylorJoy will return as Casey Cooke
— M. Night Shyamalan ? (@MNightShyamalan) April 26, 2017
I’m reteaming with my partners @jason_blum and @Universalpics for this crazy comic book thriller.
— M. Night Shyamalan ? (@MNightShyamalan) April 26, 2017
And the film is called GLASS…
— M. Night Shyamalan ? (@MNightShyamalan) April 26, 2017
Universal Pictures will release #Glass on January 18, 2019 all over the world. How’s that for not keeping a secret!
— M. Night Shyamalan ? (@MNightShyamalan) April 26, 2017
Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, James McAvoy, Anya Taylor Joy all in the same film… there’s nothing like a good Hollywood redemption story! Stay tuned to Horror News Network for more information on Glass as it breaks!
