Glass (M. Night Shyamalan)

[Morris Schæffer]

That's too succulent a headline not to turn into a thread title.

http://uproxx.com/movies/unbreakable...ght-shyamalan/

Beware: The article has Split spoilers!!

[Dukefrukem]

The movie everyone has been waiting for.

[Morris Schæffer]

The movie everyone has been waiting for.

[Dead & Messed Up]

My big concern with this is that a sequel will necessarily up the trope-ness of the original without matching its slow-simmer naturalism and plausibility. The origin story might be the only kind of superhero story that can function like Unbreakable did, more as a subdued supernatural drama like The Dead Zone than Iron Man or even Chronicle.

But I'd love to be proven wrong, and upswing Shyamalan might have the moxie to pull it off.

[megladon8]

To those who have seen a Split...

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Is it true that Split exists in the same universe and has a similar real life superhero/super villain type of story?

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[Henry Gale]

To those who have seen a Split...

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Is it true that Split exists in the same universe and has a similar real life superhero/super villain type of story?

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I mean...

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I'd only want to answer that after you've seen the movie, but I did discuss it more thoroughly and equally spoilery in the movie's 2017 thread.

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[Morris Schæffer]

Haha. I get it now!

[Dead & Messed Up]

Shyamalan is officially making a sequel to Unbreakable.

please don't suck please don't suck please don't suck please don't suck please don't suck please don't suck

[Irish]

please don't suck please don't suck please don't suck please don't suck please don't suck please don't suck

Blumhouse.

(And I say that as someone who's enjoyed more of their movies than most.)

[Dead & Messed Up]

Blumhouse.

(And I say that as someone who's enjoyed more of their movies than most.)

I liked The Visit and Split and think Shyamalan's on the right groove. Don't know if he's on the right groove to hit the specific rhythm for more Unbreakable, but there's actual cause for optimism (in my case).

[Spinal]

Shyamalan is officially making a sequel to Unbreakable.

Oh, sure, he says this now. How do I know that this isn't going to turn out to be a stealth-sequel to Lady in the Water?

[Dead & Messed Up]

Oh, sure, he says this now. How do I know that this isn't going to turn out to be a stealth-sequel to Lady in the Water?

Shyamalanaverse: when David Dunn can't handle water, you need a water nymph to balance the scales.

[Morris Schæffer]

Glass?! Who gives a shit about glass?!

[Dead & Messed Up]

Glass?! Who gives a shit about glass?!

There it is.

[Spinal]

Shyamalanaverse: when David Dunn can't handle water, you need a water nymph to balance the scales.

So she's like the Aquaman of this series?

[Irish]

I liked The Visit and Split and think Shyamalan's on the right groove. Don't know if he's on the right groove to hit the specific rhythm for more Unbreakable, but there's actual cause for optimism (in my case).

Sure.

I can dig on Shyamalan, but I dunno about Blumhouse. Most of their stuff looks like shit and they care more about moving product than making movies. That's where most of my reticence comes from. The more memorable aspects of "Unbreakable," for me, were its look and its scope. Blumhouse specializes in single location thrillers with miniscule budgets. That was a novelty 10 years ago, or whenever, but these days it grates.

Beyond that, I'm disappointed in filmmakers who jump on the sequel track. It's so boring.

[Dead & Messed Up]

Sure.

I can dig on Shyamalan, but I dunno about Blumhouse. Most of their stuff looks like shit and they care more about moving product than making movies. That's where most of my reticence comes from. The more memorable aspects of "Unbreakable," for me, were its look and its scope. Blumhouse specializes in single location thrillers with miniscule budgets. That was a novelty 10 years ago, or whenever, but these days it grates.

I get this, but I don't mind, mostly because I'm so effing tired of major studios overemphasizing tentpoles and gutting mid-tier productions. Blumhouse films might come off "samey," which is fair (they keep trying and failing to really branch out of limited-location horror/thrillers), but I respect any house (STX is another) where they do the old-fashioned method of spreading costs around and trusting that some will cross over and hit it big.

[number8]

They once spent $50MM, the highest amount they ever spent on a movie, to put The Rock in a fairy outfit. So they're good guys.

[Skitch]

Glass?! Who gives a shit about glass?!

Nailed it.

[Dukefrukem]

January 18, 2019, Willis and Jackson both back (of course)--Titled: Glass.

Edit: Oh wow I'm late.

[Dukefrukem]

Blumhouse.

(And I say that as someone who's enjoyed more of their movies than most.)

Soon to reboot Firestarter now.

[Dukefrukem]

[Morris Schæffer]

[Dead & Messed Up]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[D_Davis]

Cannot wait!