If you haven’t seen Split by now, then you probably should, because the film possesses some very interesting revelations. And that includes the fact it’s something of a sequel to one of M. Night Shyamalan’s previous films, Unbreakable.
The movie contained an after-credits scene which brought back Unbreakable actor Bruce Willis and his role as David Dunn. It was a real shocker for audiences and suggested that he’d be meeting up with Split’s antagonist Kevin Wendell Crumb.
And now Shyamalan has confirmed this is indeed the plan, and all of the big stars from both films will be returning. You can check out the director’s tweets on the subject below.
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
The iconic Bruce Willis returns as David Dunn
— M. Night Shyamalan (@MNightShyamalan) April 26, 2017
The incomparable @SamuelLJackson will return as Elijah Price/Mr. Glass
— 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
And the film is called GLASS…
— M. Night Shyamalan (@MNightShyamalan) April 26, 2017
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
Unbreakable was released in 2000 and followed David Dunn (Bruce Willis), “the sole survivor of a devastating train wreck. Elijah Price (Samuel L. Jackson) is a mysterious stranger who offers a bizarre explanation as to why David escaped without a single scratch — an explanation which threatens to change David’s family and his life forever.” The film was a huge success and Shyamalan had been hinting at a sequel for years until Split finally came along.
Split was released 16 years later in 2016 and followed “David Wendell Crumb (James McAvoy), a man with 23 different personalities who kidnaps and imprisons three teenage girls in an isolated underground facility.”
The third film in this series, titled Glass, will be hitting theaters January 18, 2019.
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What do you think, are you excited to see Shyamalan bring the stories in Unbreakable and Split to a close? Let us know in the comments section below!