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Sarah Paulson Completes Main Cast Of M. Night Shyamalan's 'Glass'


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An exciting new cast addition has been announced for filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan's forthcoming thriller sequel 'Glass' this week. It seems Sarah Paulson will be teaming alongside James McAvoy for the eagerly anticipated psychological horror, which is set to hit movie theatres in 2019. 

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The star of 'American Horror Story' and 'The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story' will be joining the likes of James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy, Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson for 'Glass'; the second sequel to his 2000 film 'Unbreakable' which was secretly followed up by 2016's 'Split'.

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M. Night Shyamalan at the 2016 AFI FEST Screening of 'Split' presented by Audi and held at TCL Chinese Theatre, Hollywood, California, United States - Tuesday 15th November 2016

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James McAvoy Has 24 Characters To Play In Psychological Horror 'Split'


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James McAvoy ups his game in 'Split'; a creepy psychologial thriller from M. Night Shyamalan that follows a man with multiple personalities so severe that it leads him into a sadistic game with three teenage girls. If the trailer is anything to go by, this film is McAvoy's most explorative role to date.

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Casey and her two friends go on a regular mall trip, but no sooner are they in the car ready for the ride back home than an agitated young man slides into the drivers seat before assaulting and kidnapping them. They awake to find themselves in a maze-like underground chamber complete with a set of beds and a bathroom. The man who kidnapped them claims he was sent to get them, but when the same man reappears in several different guises it becomes clear that they are dealing with a man with a serious case of dissociative identity disorder.

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Thriller 'The Perfect Guy' Tops US Box Office


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The Perfect Guy has topped the US box office this weekend, narrowly beating M Night Shyamalan’s horror comedy The Visit. Directed by David M Rosenthal, The Perfect Guy stars Sanaa Lathan as a successful lobbyist whose new boyfriend turns out to be a lot more dangerous than he seems.

Sanaa LathanSanaa Lathan stars in The Perfect Guy.

The Perfect Guy opened to $26.7 million, more than doubling its $12 million budget. The film ended up surpassing all expectations, after being predicted to take in the $15 million range, it managed to find success despite receiving negative reviews from the critics, scoring just 31% on Rotten Tomatoes.

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The Visit Returns M. Night Shyamalan To Twisty Horror


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After establishing himself with freak-out movies like The Sixth Sense, Signs and The Village, M. Night Shyamalan veered into blockbuster fantasy/sci-fi with the poorly received The Last Airbender and After Earth. So now he has taken a step back toward horror with the micro-budget The Visit.

The VisitThe Visit marks another suspenseful thriller for horror legend Shyamalan

"I love scary movies," Shayamalan says. "I never really considered my previous films as scary, but The Visit? Yeah, this is the one. The weirdness of The Visit is actually my favourite part. It's mischievous. Pulling the rug out from the viewer and making them laugh and scream is what it's all about for me. I do think that if you don't like horror movies this is the one movie to try. There are plenty of scares and all that stuff, but there is a wonderful fun factor to it."

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The Visit Review

Weak

While it's great to see M. Night Shyamalan return to the twisty horror genre, his use of found-footage leaves the film feeling like a decent premise with nowhere to go. Presented as a documentary made by a teenager, the movie is relentlessly uninteresting, only watchable because of a few mild jolts and a blackly comical freakishness. Otherwise, the characters are too thinly drawn, and the story too gimmicky.

It opens as a single mother (Kathryn Hahn) reconnects with her parents on Facebook after 15 years estrangement. Instead of going home to see them herself, she books a holiday with her new boyfriend and sends her teen kids, cynical Becca (Olivia DeJonge) and clownish Tyler (Ed Oxenbould), to stay with Nana and Pop-pop (Deanna Dunagan and Peter McRobbie). But as Becca and Tyler videotape the experience, they begin to worry about their grandparents' sanity. Maybe it's just old age, or perhaps they are "sundowners", pensioners who go a bit mad at nighttime. And as things get progressively bizarre, both of them begin to worry that perhaps there's something locked in the basement that Nana and Pop-pop don't want them to see.

Everything on-screen is shot on cameras supposedly wielded by Becca and Tyler, although several scenes are implausible or frankly impossible. Shyamalan does a nice job creating a creepy vibe, then throws things suddenly into the frame to make the audience jump. But there isn't a single moment of proper suspense, mainly because it's all played for laughs: as if senile old people are hilarious. Until they become menacing, of course. Shyamalan pushes this idea with a very heavy hand, attempting to manipulate the audience's response by slowly dribbling out revelations that aren't particularly clever or surprising. And through it all, there's the nagging sense that nothing about the script holds water, starting with a mother's willingness to send her kids on their own to stay with parents she has avoided for a decade and a half.

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The Visit - Teaser Trailer


A young brother and sister have travelled to their grandparent's house for a week long holiday. Over that time, they have had tremendous excitement and made their grandmother happier than she's been in years, according to their grandfather. When they head to bed on the first day, their grandfather informs them that bedtime is 9:30pm, and they aren't to leave the room after that time. They agree, as it appears to be a seemingly normal request, but they soon start hearing terrifying noises in the darkness. Now, trapped in a cabin out in the middle of nowhere, the children must unearth the secrets of their grandmother, and hopefully escape before it's too late.

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What The Hell Has Happened To M. Night Shyamalan?


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How many chances is M. Night Shyamalan going to get to direct a big-budget movie without making it toe-curlingly horrible? The Indian-American filmmaker proved he had the talent to put together an entertaining narrative with The Sixth Sense, though audiences are still waiting for Shyamalan to recreate that magic. They have been waiting for a long time.

There were flashes of quality in his two efforts after the Bruce Willis horror-drama, Signs and Unbreakable, though both suffered from sequences that bordered on the ridiculous. The dip in form continued with The Village (2004) though reached a terrifying low with Lady in the Water (2006) - or so we thought.

The Happening, starring Zooey Deschanel and Mark Wahlberg, prompted the New Republic to assert, "[A]n astonishment, so idiotic in conception and inept in execution that, after seeing it, one almost wonders whether it was real or imagined," though Shyamalan's career eventually reached its nadir with the infamous Last Airbender (2010) about a 12-year-old boy who provides the last hope of restoring harmony to a land consumed by chaos. "$150,000,000 well wasted. The Last Airbender is an insult to those wanting sophisticated, entertaining or even competent cinema," said Michael Leader of Film4. In his scathing review, Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian said, "After the first five seconds, it seems as if you have been watching it for around two-and-a-half hours, and that this time has passed in four-and-a-half days." 

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Video - Bruce Willis, Stephen Baldwin And DJ Jazzy Jeff Among Star-Studded 'After Earth' Premiere - Part 2


'Die Hard' star Bruce Willis, 'The Usual Suspects' actor Stephen Baldwin and Will Smith's former musical collaborator DJ Jazzy Jeff made their appearances on the red carpet at the Ziegfeld Theatre for the New York premiere of 'After Earth'.

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Will Smith's ‘After Earth,’ Dubbed ‘The Worst Movie Ever Made’


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After Earth, the new sci-fi adventure starring father and son team Will and Jaden Smith, has been savaged by critics ahead of its release today (May 31, 2013). Though the premise has the makings of a reasonable sci-fi movie – two guys stranded on earth years after civilization – somewhere along the line something has gone very, very wrong. Perhaps the blame lies with M. Night Shyamalan, a director who is on an uncomfortably bad run with the critics that shows no signs of slowing up.

The movie follows Will Smith as Cypher Raige, a stern general who is tasked with a peacekeeping mission on earth, one thousand years after humanity settled elsewhere. Under the general’s stewardship is a young teenager named Kitai – also his son – who helps with the mission though all too regularly finds himself in trouble with the various beasts that still inhabit earth.

Holding a dismal score of just 12% on Rotten Tomatoes, After Earth has come in for some heavy, heavy criticism. Sure, the critics may be having their usual fun with Shyamalan (The Last Airbender etc) though there really isn't a positive word to be found. Joe Morgensten of the Wall Street Journal asked, “Is "After Earth" the worst movie ever made?” while Betsy Sharkey of the L.A. Times wrote, “There is no small irony that this sci-fi action adventure is about surviving a serious crash. The scorched earth left behind by "After Earth" is sure to leave a scar on everyone involved.”

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Will Smith And Jaden Smith Joined By Buzz Aldrin And 50 Cent At 'After Earth' Premiere [Photos]


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Will Smith and Jaden Smith at 'After Earth' New York premiere
Will Smith and Jaden Smith at 'After Earth' New York premiere

The New York premiere of Will Smith's new action movie 'After Earth' was almost like a reunion for the actor as several old friends showed up to offer their support.

The event was truly a field day for photographers with celebrities from Wyclef Jean to Bruce Willis making their appearances on the red carpet. Will Smith was the star attraction alongside his son and co-star Jaden Smith, and he also brought along his other two children Willow Smith and Trey Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett-Smith. Joining them were 'After Earth' director M. Night Shyamalan (the man behind 'The Sixth Sense' and 'The Village'), Smith's co-star Kristofer Hivju, Oscar-nominated director Spike Lee and rapper 50 Cent. There was even an appearance from Smith's former 'The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air' co-star Alfonso Ribeiro, who played Will's rich and very spoilt cousin Carlton Banks. Another notable attendee was genuine NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin, best known for being the second man to walk on the moon in 1969.

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Split Movie Review

Split Movie Review

After a few badly received sci-fi blockbusters, M. Night Shyamalan returned to his earthier style...

Split Trailer

Split Trailer

When Casey and two of her friends go to the mall they're abducted by an...

The Visit Movie Review

The Visit Movie Review

While it's great to see M. Night Shyamalan return to the twisty horror genre, his...

The Visit - Teaser Trailer

The Visit - Teaser Trailer

A young brother and sister have travelled to their grandparent's house for a week long...

After Earth Trailer

After Earth Trailer

Cypher Raige is a renowned military general who finds himself and his frightened 13-year-old son...

The Last Airbender Trailer

The Last Airbender Trailer

Watch the trailer for The Last AirbenderAir, Water, Earth and Fire the four elements that...

Unbreakable Movie Review

Unbreakable Movie Review

With the long-awaited release of M. Night Shyamalan's Unbreakable, the moviegoing world has one question...

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