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Will and Jaden Smith, Directed By M. Night Shyamalan

Tuesday, April 5th, 2011

M. Night ShyamalanRazzie award-winning director M. Night Shyamalan is coming back for more.  Last year we mentioned how he and Jaden Smith (The Karate Kid 2010) were prepping a sci-fi film for the young star.  It’s been made official, and his co-star will be his father, Will Smith.

Last year it was One Thousand A.E., currently the Sony Pictures press release refers to the film as “an untitled sci-fi adventure” but it sounds like they have the same premise being worked on.  A thousand years after Earth has been abandoned, a young boy and his father return to the now frightening planet after their spaceship crashes.

Shyamalan had this to say:  “The chance to make a scary, science-fiction film starring Jaden and Will is my dream project.” It’s safe to say Will Smith is still set to produce as he was when he wasn’t a co-star.  If there’s one man who you can bank on for producing ann starring, it’s Will Smith (check his numbers).  Let’s hope the creative voices drown out whatever lamebrain “twist” ideas Shyamalan has. [Deadline]

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M. Night’s Next Project: One Thousand A.E. With Jaden Smith

Thursday, October 21st, 2010

M. Night ShyamalanWe take the piss out of M. Night a lot around here; he makes some pretty unlikeable films.  He certainly knows how to keep busy regardless of what fans and critics say; and if I were in his position, I’d probably disregard them as well.

His last film, The Last Airbender went onto gross over $300 million worldwide, so obviously the sequel light goes on in some suits office and a script is made.  However a new project is on the way says Heat Vision called One Thousand A.E.

Shyamalan will direct the sci-fi film One Thousand A.E. in conjunction with Overbrook Entertainment. Overbrook is the production company run by Will Smith, James Lassiter, Ken Stovitz, and Jada Pinkett, and was responsible for The Karate Kid re-make that made crazy money and starred Jaden Smith. One Thousand A.E. is being “developed as a vehicle for Jaden Smith”.  M. Night won’t be writing this one surprisingly, Gary Whitta, who wrote the screenplay for The Book of Eli, will be taking on that role.

Not a lot is known from a story standpoint right now, as Shyamalan likes to keep those details secret as long as he can.  Like how he kept secret that The Last Airbender sucked.  And I’m spent.

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Reel: Audience Sees M. Night Shyamalan’s Name, Groans

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

We haven’t been very nice to Shyamalan in the City of Films.  It’s become pretty standard for him to be the target of some harsh criticism. So we figured we would shine the light on a whole audience of people who even at the sight of his name, feel pain.  The funny folk at filmdrunk were kind enough to share this video where you can hear the audience’s reaction to Shyamalan.  It’s not pretty. UPDATE: I guess someone doesn’t want you to laugh. (more…)

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M. Night Shyamalan Might Break Tomatoes Rating System

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

Who knew the Internet was so mean?  Poor M. Night Shyamalan has been taking it in the ear for the past week or so, since his latest film The Last Airbender hit theatres.  To give you an idea of how bad it is…Rotten Tomatoes reports that 8% of critics have given the film a positive review based on 124 reviews.  The site’s general consensus is that “Despite flashy special effects, The Last Airbender squanders the potential of its popular source material on an incomprehensible plot, laughable dialogue, and a joyless sense of detachment”.  Ebert was a little more subtle: The Last Airbender is an agonizing experience in every category I can think of and others still waiting to be invented.

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the last airbender trailer looks good for some reason

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Paramount Pictures has released a  trailer for M. Night Shyamalan’s The Last Airbender.  The trailer is quite impressive, I know nothing of the animated show that it’s based on, and plan on keeping it that way.  Watch the trailer embedded after the jump.  It will be interesting to see M. Night end a movie without some expected twist that only leaves everyone disappointed, last time he didn’t do that was…Stuart Little?  WTF.

Official Plot Synopsis: Based on the hugely successful Nickelodeon animated TV series, the live-action feature film is set in a world where human civilization is divided into four nations: Water, Earth, Air and Fire. The Fire Nation is waging a ruthless, oppressive war against the other three nations. The film’s hero, the reluctant young Aang (Noah Ringer), is the “Last Airbender” — the Avatar who, according to prophecy, has the ability to manipulate all of the elements and bring all the nations together. Aided by a protective teenage Waterbender named Katara (Nicola Peltz) and her bull-headed brother Sokka, Aang proceeds on a perilous journey to restore balance to their war-torn world. Dev Patel plays the Fire Nation’s evil prince Zuko. Exiled from the Fire Nation by his father, Zuko is sent to capture the Avatar in order to restore his honor and right to the throne.  The Last Airbender will hit theaters on July 2nd 2010.

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Unbreakable (2000)

Sunday, September 6th, 2009

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It’s alright to be afraid, David, because this part won’t be like a comic book. Real life doesn’t fit into little boxes that were drawn for it. – Elijah Price

M. Night Shyamalan has already established his own personal stamp for his films.  Sadly this one is the most underrated works of the last decade.  The first time I saw it I was blown away at how quiet and moving the movie is, and now almost ten years later after watching it again, I was more taken aback by how much movies have changed and audiences have changed.  This movie represents a time when going to the movies was like finishing that great book.  You close the last page and sit there, still in awe.  Leaving the theater or opening the DVD tray a decade later; I’m still get that feeling with UNBREAKABLE.

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