Looks like it’s not just Marvel and DC that’s in the crossover genre: director M. Night Shyamalan is currently working on Glass, a crossover and sequel to his two films Unbreakable and Split.
For those who have not seen Unbreakable, they would have been confused at the appearance of Bruce Willis at the end of Split. Willis appeared in the 2000 film, and it was the first sign that both films will crossover.
Shyamalan himself announced the crossover on Twitter with a series of tweets:
It’s taken 17 years but I can finally answer the #1 question I get, “Are you making a f#&@ing sequel to Unbreakable or what?”
— M. Night Shyamalan (@MNightShyamalan) April 26, 2017
My new film is the sequel to #Unbreakable AND #Split. It was always my dream to have both films collide in this third film.
— M. Night Shyamalan (@MNightShyamalan) April 26, 2017
The iconic Bruce Willis returns as David Dunn
— M. Night Shyamalan (@MNightShyamalan) April 26, 2017
The incomparable @SamuelLJackson will return as Elijah Price/Mr. Glass
— M. Night Shyamalan (@MNightShyamalan) April 26, 2017
The virtuoso #JamesMcAvoy returns as Kevin Wendell Crumb, Patricia, Dennis, Hedwig, Barry, Jade, Orwell, The Beast, Heinrich, Norma, Pol-
— M. Night Shyamalan (@MNightShyamalan) April 26, 2017
And the prodigy, @AnyaTaylorJoy will return as Casey Cooke
— M. Night Shyamalan (@MNightShyamalan) April 26, 2017
I’m reteaming with my partners @jason_blum and @Universalpics for this crazy comic book thriller.
— M. Night Shyamalan (@MNightShyamalan) April 26, 2017
And the film is called GLASS…
— M. Night Shyamalan (@MNightShyamalan) April 26, 2017
Universal Pictures will release #Glass on January 18, 2019 all over the world. How’s that for not keeping a secret!
— M. Night Shyamalan (@MNightShyamalan) April 26, 2017
Unbreakable tells the story of David Dunn, who survives a train crash. He meets Elijah Price, a disabled comic book store owner who helps him discover that he has superhuman powers. Rotten Tomatoes describes it as a “quietly suspenseful film that intrigues and engages, taking the audience through unpredictable twists and turns along the way.”
Split follows Kevin, who has dissociative identity disorder (previously known as multiple personality disorder). In the movie, he abducts three teenage girls and locks them up at home.
Glass is set to premiere on January 18, 2019.
Universal has also released the synopsis of the crossover sequel: “Following the conclusion of Split, Glass finds Dunn pursuing Crumb’s superhuman figure of The Beast in a series of escalating encounters, while the shadowy presence of Price emerges as an orchestrator who holds secrets critical to both men.”
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