Because Shyamalan felt his last outing, The Last Airbender, was so well received he’s decided to return to the world of sci-fi/fantasy with a project he’s calling One Thousand A.E – in no way related to Titan A.E.
True to his nature he’s keeping the story details close to his secret vest, because that always works well for him (remember The Village fiasco from ’04, when the “twist” ending was leaked early). This new thing is being developed by Will Smith’s Overbrook company for his kid, current-Ralph Macchio Jaden. Probably because he’s intelligent, Will is not taking the adult lead role – choosing instead to remain on as producer.
About the only good news taken from the Hollywood Reporter exclusive is that “avid bacon fan” and Book of Eli scribe Gary Whitta is writing One Thousand A.E. – NOT Shyamalan.
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i really dont get where all this M Night Shyamalamahate is coming from. I liked Lady and the plant movie. iv not seen the village but ill get round to it. Airbender was a perfectly normal summer movie that kept me interested all the way along.
I think he is a perfectly competent director, but his writing has been severely lacking. This could be good if he isn't writing the script!
Fuck this guy, fuck his family and fuck his piece of shit movies.
Shyamalan really is kind of an odd case. How many artistic and commercial failures can he make before investors stop trusting him with their money? Apparently, as many as he damn well pleases.
Good director, not so good writer. Although I still like Sixth Sense, Unbreakable and Signs (well at least until the ending…)
Gotta give it up to this guy….Never in my life have I seen flop after flop after flop and this guy still gets big budgets…whos dick did he suck and where can I find him
titan AE! that movie was… alright
I'm with the first post … what did this fellow do to someone to make people hate him so? His stuff ranges, in my opinion, from excellent (Sixth Sense) to decent (most of the others) … which other Director hits a home run every time he/she steps up? About the only thing I really loathe about his movies is the constant understated whispering … it works sometimes (when delivered by Haley Joel Osment) and annoys most of the rest of the times (with just about everyone else). All in all, he's not bad … I don't go see his movies because he directs them … I go to see the movies if the concept interests me.
There have only been two movies in my life that I have started watching and then shut off before they were finished. Lady In The Water is one of them.
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