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M. Night Shyamalan announces sequel to Unbreakable on Twitter
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Hidden One
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What a time to be alive. Shyamalan has redeemed himself!
Hence the twist
lightskintwin
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Disney owns Unbreakable and all of the characters in the film. Shyamalaan made a gentlemens deal with Disney to use the character David Dunn in Split for free just as long as Disney gets to be involved in the sequel. So expect it to be joint venture between Blumhouse/Shyamalan, Universal, and Disney.
Something tells me I'm gonna miss out on this twist since I can't remember anything from Signs.
SilentRacoon
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The madman went and made a plot twist out of his own career.
Enjoyed the hell out of Split, and recently re-watched Unbreakable, still remains one of the greatest hero "origin" stories on the big screen. Can't wait for this.
SCULLIBUNDO
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James Newton Howard or bust.
I'm surprised Disney wasn't mentioned yet?
Discotheque
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Forreal. His music was integral to that one
That set of scenes with the orange man is so damn good largely thanks to him
darkwing-buck
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Holy shit, I still need to see Split.
Irishonion
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Awesome, never had intentions to see Split, but guess I have to now.
digitalrelic
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Oh come on. Worse than After Earth? Worse than Lady in the Water? Worse than The Happening? Worse than The fucking Last Airbender?
SCULLIBUNDO
Banned
I just hope Night remembers that David Dunn is a human being that just happens to be Unbreakable. He's a sensitive man who needs his wife when he's had a bad dream so he feels better. Please don't lose that quality.
On that note, I really want to see Robin Wright returning.
On that note, I really want to see Robin Wright returning.
I've always thought it was his best film. Or at least, it was the one I enjoyed most, which isn't necessarily the same thing.
Years ago. And it was never medicore just poorly marketed on release.
Well you would have to see Unbreakable first and also not know Spilt had anything to do with Unbreakable. So when you see the ending to Split you'll know and it's fucking awesome.I just thought Split was another M. Night thriller and nothing more.
Watching Unbreakable isn't important in order to watch Split. It's a very enjoyable movie in its own regard.
Poorly marketed is sort of right and sort of wrong. It's understandable what they were trying to do with Unbreakable and throughout the movie they took a lot of effort to try and get a new audience invested into comicbook mythology.
The Unbreakable marketing wasn't a bait and switch. It was a calculated gamble in trying to create another Sixth Sense phenomena.
Into the Light
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Hey this is amazing news!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nah, it was definitely mediocre. Just because it's Shyamalans like 3rd best film doesn't mean it's good.
SCULLIBUNDO
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It's his best film and it's ace.
Into the Light
Banned
Its ok, not the end all be all. Its a slow burn with a strange ending. I think my fav part was the link to Unbreakable, other than that , it was just ok.
Compared to The Happening, Lady in the Water, Last AB, its the greatest movie ever made.
digitalrelic
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It's one of the best comic book origin stories ever made.
People have considered it to be one of M. Night's best films for a while now. I remember a lot of the criticism of the movie on release centering on its "twist" not being as good as The Sixth Sense's. Which is pretty shallow.
Psychoward
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...huh?
GuitarAtomik
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I remember the reception to Unbreakable being pretty positive around release. Especially so a couple years after. Not like Sixth Sense positive, but still up there.
Luckily that would kind of fit his character in Unbreakable lol.
Truth.
Unbreakable is the only M. Night movie that you can seriously analyze post-viewing and take away anything further than the sophomoric surface-layer cheese the rest of his catalog has produced, in my eyes.
Unbreakable is so much better than Signs, The Village, The Lady in the Water, Split, etc, that it feels like M. Night watched a different director produce that film and then tried to measure up since viewing.
Into the Light
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The Village is up there for me as far as post viewing. The dialogue and score are masterful. Who ever wrote the screenplay is a god.
Mix Master
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I should watch unbreakable
You're brain washed on the current state of SH films and blinded by originality.
I guess if you want back into the good graces of moviegoers, all you have to do is turn your 15 year old one-off comic book movie into a cinematic universe owned by Disney.
Congrats to M. Night, I suppose
Ah so I don't like a film I haven't seen in 10 years because of Marvel's saccharine superhero movies and DC's dour snoozefests? Good to know
Congrats to M. Night, I suppose
Ah so I don't like a film I haven't seen in 10 years because of Marvel's saccharine superhero movies and DC's dour snoozefests? Good to know
BoogieWoogie
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Man when they were playing the Unbreakable theme at the end of Split, I was the only person in the theater who was losing their shit (My buddy hadn't seen Unbreakable)
Someone didn't see the Happening.
Someone didn't see the Happening.
lightskintwin
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Shyamalan writes all of his screenplays.
DontBeThatGuy
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Eh, The Visit was alright too, shockingly enough. Split more-so, regardless of not being in love it with it.
OK seriously you guys are just trolling now
Psychoward
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It's almost like he's made 2 good movies in a row now too or something?
KennyLinder
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Loved Unbreakable. Never heard of Split.
lightskintwin
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People don't agree with your opinion. Deal with it.
DontBeThatGuy
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If I was trolling, I would've called it the first mainstream found-footage film in years with something to say.
Instead, it's just alright.
FUNKNOWN iXi
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lmao right? Unbreakable is a great movie, Split's ending made me crazy, and now this.. M. Night better not screw this up like The Happening!
If you haven't seen it in 10 years rewatch it. Seriously. It made me appreciate it more.
SuperRaddy
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Watched Split last night, its alright, but McAvoy does some great acting in there... By the end you think its a bit over the top and wtf, but the Easter egg explains it... and guess by track record of his previous films it shouldn't have been unexpected.
I.e Split, if you watch the trailers, looks like a psychological thriller of sorts, and it is... but it isn't
I.e Split, if you watch the trailers, looks like a psychological thriller of sorts, and it is... but it isn't
Don't worry, I'm not losing any sleep because people like movies I dont
Psychoward
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This really isn't hard to understand too lol. Unbreakable is considered one of his better movies and got good reception, the visit was alright and got decent reception, split was pretty good too and also got great reception. Now he's making a sequel to two of his better movies with a talented cast to boot. If someone didn't like them fine but stop acting like you're taking crazy pills or being trolled or something, you're in the minority opinion. Either explain what you didn't like about the movies or understand that people have different tastes that don't align with yours lol.
wesleyshark
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Unbreakable easily puts most other superhero flicks to shame.
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