If you’ve been living under a rock, or have given up on M. Night Shyamalan as a filmmaker, you might not know that his latest movieSplitis a sequel to his hit 2000 superhero dramaUnbreakable. And now the man is making a trilogy ending third film that will tie the worlds ofUnbreakableandSplittogether. It’s calledGlass, and it stars Bruce Willis, James McAvoy and Samuel L. Jackson all reprising their roles. Today, we have the official synopsis for this impending thriller, which M. Night Shyamalan only recently finished scripting.
In the late 1990s, heading into the 2000s, M. Night Shyamalan was seen as a wunderkind filmmaker often compared to Steven Spielberg. Especially with his enthralling twist ending forThe Sixth Sense. His next movie wasn’t as big of a hit, butUnbreakableinstantly scored a legion of fans for being an incredibly smart superhero movie before the big boom in the genre that we’re living now. But soon, Shyamalan bought into his own hubris, and his movies became a laughing stock. He was seen as a filmmaking failure who turned in one disaster (The Happening), after the next (The Airbender) after the next (After Earth).
He turned his misfortune around with the low budget Blumhouse hitThe Visit. He followed this up with this year’sSplit, which became one of the biggest money makers of 2017. Now he is taking that movie, and turning it’s sequel into a follow-up toUnbreakableas well. Today, we have an official synopsis courtesy ofCosmic Book News, that teases the impending flight betweenBruce Willis' David DunnandJames McAvoy’s The Beast. Here’s the story that will play out.
“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.”
Splitfeatures James McAvoy as a man named Crumb, who suffers from multiple personalities. He kidnaps a couple of young girls, with Crumb’s true nature proving to be more terrifying than originally thought. Crumb’s story will continue inGlass, which is named after Samuel L. Jackson’sElijah Prycecharacter inUnbreakable. It isn’t revealed yet how Pryce will play into this madness.
Main captive Anya Taylor-Joy, perhaps best known for her striking turn inThe Witch, will also return to face Crumb. And if you’ve seen the movie, you know she’s quite the survivor.Sarah Paulsonwill join the ensemble as a new character added into this toxic mix of good and bad guys.
Splitstands as its own unique movie, and it isn’t until the final moments that theUnbreakableconnection is revealed, with Bruce Willis' David Dunn emerging from the shadows at a dinner to comment on the Crumb situation playing out over the news. Shot on a slightly bigger budget thanThe VisitorSplit,Glasswill still be a modest affair, and should be a huge hit when it opens, presumably next year. Now, with this synopsis, we know what we’re in store for. And it should be one hell of a good time.Shooting Begins in Septemberon the trilogy ending sequel.
