Glass
M. Night Shyamalan has officially begun product on hisUnbreakableandSplitfollowup , titledGlass . Ever sinceSplitbecame such a immense critical and financial success , fans of the moving picture have been eagerly expect each new update that ’s been turn for advance on its sequel . This was due in part to the fact thatSplititself was ultimately reveal to also be a stealth sequel to his earlier hitUnbreakable . The next installment in the serial publication willcontain characters from both of those picture , as both the title and abstract forGlassconfirm . For his part , Shyamalan has been continually updating social media with pre - production details , and his most late post marked a significant engagement for the movie .
2000’sUnbreakableis one of Shyamalan ’s most popular film , harbour his earmark twist end with a realistic and emotional superhero - origin pitch . InUnbreakable , the indestructible David Dunn ( Bruce Willis ) found his inner superpower , only to discover that it was brought about by an deed of wickedness by the frail ' Mr Glass ' ( Samuel L. Jackson as Elijah Price).Splittakes place in the same creation asUnbreakableand picture how Kevin Wendell Crumb ( James McAvoy ) - an individual who has a rarified and utmost case of Dissociative Identity Disorder - became the by artificial means strong ' The Beast ' , after nobble three innocent teenage girls . The synopsis forGlassindicates that Dunn will clash with The Beast a number of time , in outcome on the face of it orchestrate by Price .
On his Twitter account , Shyamalan has been marking the meter with various post , calculate down the weeks until shoot actually starts onGlass . His most recent billet confirmed that filming is now underway onGlass(at the time of writing this ) , in gain to make mention of successful dry run for the film . you’re able to check into out Shymalan ’s Twitter update , below :
About to go to sleep before the first day of shooting#Glass . Thinking about the incredible week of dry run we had & hoping for the good . — M. Night Shyamalan ( @MNightShyamalan)October 2 , 2017
With the social - media savvy director having already announced all the other important step in the cinema ’s pre - production mental process , this might seem like a underage particular . Nevertheless , in terms of filming and schedules , it ’s respectable to know that the camera are now rolling for real and that everything is on rail forGlass ' scheduledJanuary 2019 release .
Shyamalan has group together a formidable cast forGlass . Along with the returning Willis , McAvoy , and Jackson , they will be get together by Anya Taylor - Joy , reprising her surviving role fromSplit . Also along for the ride will be Sara Paulson ( American Horror Story ) , accompanied by moreoriginal cast members fromUnbreakable .
Producer Jason Blum has describedGlassas being a"very different"kind of superhero film , similar to what Shyamalan had pretty much already delivered in the first two division of this surprise trilogy . WithSplitclocking in over $ 276 M at the worldwide box power , from a production budget of only $ 9 m , it ’s dependable to say that expectations have been set pretty in high spirits forGlassnow . Fans of this unconvincing shared movie macrocosm are no doubt looking forrard to learning more details aboutGlass ' product straight from Shymalan ’s Twitter in the near future , too .
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author : M. Night Shyamalan