M. Night Shyamalan’s Split and Unbreakable Sequel Glass Revealed

M. Night Shyamalan scored another box office hit in January when he released Split, a […]

September 5, 2017, 3:17pm

M. Night Shyamalan scored another box office hit in January when he released Split, a psychological thriller with X-Men‘s James McAvoy playing a serial killer with split personality disorder.

In classic Shyamalan fashion, the movie ended with an epic twist: Split was actually a superhero movie – a supervillain origin story to be accurate. And that supervillain existed in the same world as Bruce Willis’ superman character David Dunn, from Unbreakable.

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Since Split‘s big twist ending has been revealed, fans have been waiting for official confirmation on a threequel that will pit McAvoy’s character, Horde, against Willis’ David Dunn – and now we have it. As Shyamalan himself announced today, the Threequel will be titled Glass, and it will hit theaters on January 18, 2019.

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

Announcing Glass

Here are the official tweets from Shyamalan:

Okay. Here we go. Finished the new script.
— M. Night Shyamalan (@MNightShyamalan) April 26, 2017

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

Returning Characters

Shyamalan also confirmed the characters from Unbreakable and Split that will return for Glass:

The iconic Bruce Willis returns as David Dunn
— 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