Shyamalan, pictured in 2008 at a press conference for The Happening
Indian-American filmmaker and actor M. Night Shyamalan began his career in 1992 with the student film Praying with Anger , which he wrote, directed, produced, and starred in. He then wrote the screenplays for the comedy movies Wide Awake (1998; also directed) and Stuart Little (1999). In 1999, he rose to prominence for writing and directing the supernatural movie The Sixth Sense , for which he received Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay .[1] He then wrote, directed, and produced the superhero movie Unbreakable , the first entry in the Eastrail 177 Trilogy followed by Split in 2016 and Glass in 2019.[2]
After Unbreakable , Shyamalan made Signs (2002) and The Village (2004), which increased his popularity with moviegoers and further established him as a filmmaker known for his original twist endings.[3] [4] The next decade, however, saw a series of critical misfires with Lady in the Water (2006), The Happening (2008), The Last Airbender (2010), and After Earth (2013).[5] In 2015, he partnered with Universal Pictures for The Visit , a commercial success that made $98.5 million on a $5 million budget.[6] Universal has since released his films Split , Glass , Old (2021), and Knock at the Cabin (2023).[7] Shyamalan's next film, Trap , is set to be released by Warner Bros. Pictures in 2024.[8] [9]
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^ Mathai, Jeremy (January 20, 2021). "Reassessing M. Night Shyamalan's Glass After a Year With No MCU" . IGN . Archived from the original on January 30, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2021 .
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^ Barnes, Brooks (August 18, 2015). "With The Visit , M. Night Shyamalan Returns to His Filmmaking Roots" . The New York Times . Retrieved October 11, 2022 .
^ "The Visit " . Box Office Mojo . IMDb . Archived from the original on February 11, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2021 .
^ McClintock, Pamela (September 16, 2019). "M. Night Shyamalan Sets His Next Two Movies at Universal for Release in 2021, 2023" . The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on July 30, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2021 .
^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 7, 2022). "New M. Night Shyamalan Thriller Dated By Universal For 2024" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved October 7, 2022 .
^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (February 16, 2023). "M. Night Shyamalan Signs Multi-Year First-Look Deal at Warner Bros, Sets Trap At Studio" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved February 16, 2023 .