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M. Night Shyamalan has signed with Warner Bros. for a multi-year first-look directing and producing partnership. As part of the announcement, Shyamalan has announced his next film: Trap.

According to Deadline, the deal was made between Warner Bros. Pictures Group and Blinding Edge Pictures, Shyamalan’s production company, and stipulates that the director and his team create and develop original projects for the distributor’s film divisions, Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema. This includes two of the filmmaker’s forthcoming productions: the aforementioned Trap, which he intends to direct and release in August 2024, and The Watchers, an adaptation of the 2021 horror novel of the same name by A.M. Shine that will also mark the feature directorial debut of his daughter, Ishana Night Shyamalan. The latter is expected to start filming this year with the elder Shyamalan producing.

“Where I write and direct is my home,” the Knock at the Cabin...

In the wake of several films for Universal, Deadline reports tonight that M. Night Shyamalan has signed a multi-year first-look directing and producing agreement with Warner Bros.

Deadline’s report continues, “Under the new agreement, Shyamalan and his Philadelphia-based production company Blinding Edge Pictures, run by president of production Ashwin Rajan, will develop original projects for the filmmaker to produce and/or direct for Wbpg production divisions Warner Bros Pictures and New Line Cinema.”

Up first from Shyamalan and Warner Bros. is a project titled Trap, which is already dated for theatrical release on August 2, 2024. No word yet on the genre or plot details.

“In addition,” Deadline notes in tonight’s exclusive report, “Blinding Edge will continue to ramp up production with an eye to finding auteur-driven genre projects.”

“Where I write and direct is my home,” says Shyamalan. “Disney and Universal, where I’ve made most of my films,...

The comeback of M. Night Shyamalan continues. Deadline has reported that Shyamalan has inked a multi-year, first-look directing and producing deal with Warner Bros. Pictures Group.

M. Night Shyamalan has called Universal Pictures home for the last eight years, as they’ve released all of his more recent films, including The Visit, Split, Glass, Old, and Knock at the Cabin. Under this new agreement with Warner Bros., Shyamalan and his production company Blinding Edge Pictures will develop original projects which he will produce and/or direct.

“Where I write and direct is my home,” Shyamalan said. “Disney and Universal, where I’ve made most of my films, will always be home and family to me. Warner Bros. has a storied history of cinema. Through its recent experiences, the company has rediscovered its love and appreciation for filmmakers, and the impact of the theatrical experience. We all win when movies succeed in theaters.

M. Night Shyamalan already has his eyes set on his next movie for Summer 2024, but in a twist worthy of one of his movies, it will come from Warner Bros. Pictures. The director and his production company Blinding Edge Pictures has signed a multi-year, first-look film deal with the studio.

It’s a big get for Warner Bros. and New Line, both of which recently have made a push to lock up other first-look deals with Akiva Goldsman, Baz Luhrmann, and “Barbarian” filmmaker Zach Cregger. What’s more, Shyamalan’s recent stretch of box office hits, including this month’s “Knock at the Cabin,” and dating back to “Split” in 2017, have all been released by Universal.

There’s no details yet for Shyamalan’s next film, titled “Trap,” but it’s set for release August 2, 2024. Warner Bros. will also release “The Watchers,” which is the directorial debut of the director’s daughter,...

M. Night Shyamalan has inked a new multi-year, first-look deal with Warner Bros. Pictures, with the Oscar-nominated filmmaker switching his allegiance from Universal. The announcement was made Thursday by Warner Bros. Pictures Group co-chairs and CEOs Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy.

News of the pact comes as the director celebrates his latest release “Knock at the Cabin,” which marks his seventh No. 1 opening at the box office — he has a No. 1 film in each of the last four decades — and further contributes to his more than 3 billion haul at the global box office, beginning with his breakout hit, “The Sixth Sense.”

“Where I write and direct is my home,” Shyamalan said in a statement announcing the new deal. “Disney and Universal, where I’ve made most of my films, will always be home and family to me. Warner Bros. has a storied history of cinema. Through its recent experiences,...

Warner Bros. Pictures Group has signed a multiyear first-look directing and producing agreement with two-time Oscar-nominated filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan, Warner Bros. Pictures Group co-chairs and CEOs Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy announced on Thursday.

Under the new agreement, Shyamalan and his Philly-based production company Blinding Edge Pictures, run by president of production Ashwin Rajan, will develop original projects for the filmmaker to produce and/or direct for Wbpg production divisions Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema.

Projects currently in the pipeline at Blinding Edge include “Trap,” Shyamalan’s much-anticipated next project as a director which is dated for a theatrical release on August 2, 2024 and “The Watchers,” the forthcoming directorial debut of Ishana Night Shyamalan, which will commence production this year and is slated for a June 7, 2024 release.

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After a long stint at Universal that helped reinvigorate his career, M. Night Shyamalan has found a new studio home. The filmmaker and his Blinding Edge Pictures have inked a multi-year, first-look deal with Warner Bros.

The studio has already set a date for his next feature, Trap, which will open Aug. 2, 2024.

Under the deal, Shyamalan will develop projects for Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line, which recently acquired The Watchers. He will produce the feature that is to be written and directed by his middle daughter, Ishana Night Shyamalan.

Shyamalan reinvented himself with his work at Universal, which distributed The Visit, the 2015 found-footage horror film that earned 98 million on a 5 million budget. It was the start of a fruitful relationship for the studio and the filmmaker, who had entered a fallow period after a series of big budget bombs, including The Last Airbender and After Earth.

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Exclusive: Warner Bros Pictures Group has inked a multi-year first-look directing and producing agreement with two-time Oscar-nominated filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan, whose movies have grossed 3.3 billion at the box office.

In a career spanning four decades, Shyamalan has the rare distinction of having film open at No. 1 in each of those decades. Most recently, he saw his seventh No. 1 opening at the box office with Universal’s Knock at the Cabin, which currently counts 40 million worldwide off a 20M production cost.

The pact with Shyamalan comes amid a string of talent deals made recently by Warner Bros. Pictures Group co-chairs and CEOs Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy; previous first looks include with Akiva Goldsman’s Weed Road as well as two-time Oscar-nominated filmmaker Baz Luhrmann, both first reported by Deadline.

Under the new agreement, Shyamalan and his Philadelphia-based production company Blinding Edge Pictures, run by president of production Ashwin Rajan,...

M. Night Shyamalan's daughter, Ishana Night Shyamalan, is set to make her directorial debut in film with her upcoming horror film The Watchers. The younger Shyamalan's prior work for the screen has been on television, having written and directed multiple episodes of Servant, which was created by her father. Shyamalan also acted as the second unit director for her father's latest two films, Old and Knock at the Cabin.

According to Deadline, Shyamalan's directorial debut will be The Watchers, a film adapted from the A.M. Shine novel of the same name about a 28-year-old artist who is stranded in a densely forested area of Ireland, becoming trapped with three strangers under the watchful eyes of mysterious creatures lurking in the night. The movie is set to begin filming later this year, with a release date already set for June 7, 2024. M. Night Shyamalan himself will serve as a producer for the film.

M. Night Shyamalan's daughter Ishana Night Shyamalan is following in her dad's footsteps. The 22-year-old is set to make her feature directorial debut in 2024, helming a new horror movie called "The Watchers." On Feb. 14, she confirmed the news on Instagram, writing, "surreal.... a journey Begins." Deadline was the first to report the news.

"The Watchers," which comes from New Line Cinema, is about a 28-year-old woman named Mina who finds shelter in an untouched Irish forest. But she ends up trapped with three strangers, and they realize they're being stalked by mysterious creatures. According to Deadline, the movie is slated to release in June 2024 and will shoot later this year. No casting has been announced yet, but the film's producers include Ishana's dad, M. Night.

Ishana has previously worked closely with her father on his Apple TV+ series "Servant," which stars Rupert Grint and is currently airing its fourth and final season.

M. Night Shyamalan’s daughter Ishana Night Shyamalan has been an important part of the creative team behind his Apple TV+ series Servant, writing six episodes, directing five episodes, and serving as a co-producer and producer on the show. Now that Servant is wrapping up its four season run, Shyamalan is set to move on to the next stage of her career. Deadline reports that she will be making her feature directorial debut with a thriller called The Watchers. New Line Cinema has come out the winner in a competitive bidding situation over the chance to bring The Watchers out into the world, and they’re putting the project on the fast track. Filming is expected to begin later this year, and a June 7, 2024 theatrical release has already been scheduled.

The younger Shyamalan has written the screenplay for The Watchers, based on a novel by A.M. Shine (pick up...

Ishana Night Shyamalan is stepping behind the camera for her first feature, The Watchers, which New Line has picked up in a bidding war. It has a release date of June 7, 2024.

Shyamalan will write and direct the feature, based on A.M. Shine’s novel, which according to the log-line, centers on “Mina, a 28-year old artist who gets stranded in an expansive, untouched forest in western Ireland. When Mina finds shelter, she unknowingly becomes trapped alongside three strangers that are watched and stalked by mysterious creatures each night.”

The filmmaker, who is the daughter of director M. Night Shyamalan, cut her teeth helming episodes of Servant, the Apple TV+ series created by her father. M. Night Shyamalan previously teased the project, telling THR his daughter would shoot her feature debut this year.

In addition to Servant, the younger Shyamalan, who is M. Night’s middle daughter, did second unit directing on Old,...

Ishana Night Shyamalan (“Servant”), the daughter of M. Night Shyamalan, is set to make her feature debut with New Line’s The Watchers, Deadline is reporting this afternoon.

Filming kicks off on the hot project later this year, Deadline notes in their exclusive report today, with the movie already dated for theatrical release on June 7, 2024.

“The Watchers follows Mina, a 28-year old artist who gets stranded in an expansive, untouched forest in western Ireland. When Mina finds shelter, she unknowingly becomes trapped alongside three strangers that are watched and stalked by mysterious creatures each night.”

Ishana Night Shymalan wrote the script, adapting A.M. Shine‘s novel.

M. Night Shyamalan and Ashwin Rajan will produce through Blinding Edge Pictures. Nimitt Mankad with Inimitable Pictures will also produce, and Jo Homewood will executive produce.

“We couldn’t be more excited to make Ishana’s first film with The Watchers. Equal parts visual,...

Exclusive: We hear that New Line has landed The Watchers, a project from Ishana Night Shyamalan which will mark her feature directorial debut and which she adapted from the A.M. Shine novel of the same name. There’s a lot of excitement around the thriller which is being fast-tracked for a June 7, 2024 global theatrical release; cameras rolling later this year. New Line beat out other studios with a competitive bid.

The Watchers follows Mina, a 28-year old artist who gets stranded in an expansive, untouched forest in western Ireland. When Mina finds shelter, she unknowingly becomes trapped alongside three strangers that are watched and stalked by mysterious creatures each night.

M. Night Shyamalan and Ashwin Rajan will produce through Blinding Edge Pictures. Nimitt Mankad with Inimitable Pictures will also serve as a producer, and Jo Homewood will executive produce. The filmmaker is the daughter of 2x Oscar nominated, 3.3 billion grossing filmmaker M.