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Following the success of their theatrical trinity — The Visit, Split and Glass — Universal and filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan are back in business with two untitled thrillers that will be released on February 26, 2021, and February 17, 2023. Shyamalan independently financed these past three films with a combined…

Final Sunday AM after 7:49AM post: Glass, like a horror movie, was front-loaded in regards to its $14.6M Saturday being down 9% from its $16M opening (which included previews). This is a different path from M. Night Shyamalan’s previous film Split which saw a 13% spike between the two days going from $14.6M to…

After a post-holiday sleeper period at the box office largely dominated by Warner Bros’ Aquaman, the 2019 box office is set to wake up this weekend with its first, truly fire-breathing event film, Glass, from two-time Oscar nominee M. Night Shyamalan. It is looking at a $105 million-$120 million global start…

2019 can rely on Blumhouse/Universal/BVI’s Glass as the first box office hit of the New Year. The M. Night Shyamalan-directed sequel to his 2000 title Unbreakable and 2016 film Split came on tracking today with a 4-day start that’s around $75M per industry sources. The pic opens on Jan. 18. We hear other tracking…

Planet of the Apes films star Toby Kebbell has been tapped as the male lead opposite Lauren Ambrose in Apple's upcoming psychological thriller series from M. Night Shyamalan and British TV writer Tony Basgallop. The plot of the series has not been revealed, but we hear it follows parents Dorothy (Ambrose) and Sean…

EXCLUSIVE: Harry Potter star Rupert Grint has signed on for a supporting role in Apple's upcoming psychological thriller series from M. Night Shyamalan (Unbreakable, Split) and British TV writer Tony Basgallop (24, To The Ends of the Earth). He joins previously announced Lauren Ambrose (Six Feet Under) and Nell Tiger …

EXCLUSIVE: Lauren Ambrose (Six Feet Under) and Nell Tiger Free (Game of Thrones) have been cast as two of the three leads in Apple’s upcoming psychological thriller series from M. Night Shyamalan and British TV writer Tony Basgallop. While the plot of the series has not been revealed, I hear it follows parents Dorothy…

First there was Unbreakable then there was Split and now there is Glass. M. Night Shyamalan was joined on the stage in the coveted Hall H at Comic-Con with Glass stars Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, Anya Taylor-Joy and Sarah Paulson to not only talk about the third installment in the unique superhero film but also…

“It’s about the time I get the title role in my motherfu**ing movie!” Samuel L. Jackson said at CinemaCon before introducing the clip to Universal/Blumhouse’s Glass, a combo follow-up to both M. Night Shyamalan’s Unbreakable and Split. Jackson was on hand with Shyamalan and stars Bruce Willis, James McAvoy and Sarah…

Apple has landed a series package from M. Night Shyamalan and British TV writer Tony Basgallop, which recently hit the premium/digital marketplace. The untitled half-hour psychological thriller has received a 10-episode straight-to-series order from the tech giant. The project was created by Basgallop (24, To The Ends…

2ND UPDATE, 10:25 AM: The family of Jill Messick has set a memorial service for this Friday at 11:30 AM PT. It will be held at Calamigos Ranch, at 327 Latigo Canyon Road in Malibu. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Women in Entertainment Program sponsored by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los…

Universal Pictures will handle domestic while Buena Vista International takes foreign on M. Night Shyamalan’s upcoming Glass, the next chapter in his Unbreakable universe. Essentially Glass brings together the narratives Shyamalan started with 2000’s Unbreakable and this year’s Split. The latter Universal/Blumhouse…