GLASS Trailer

People may forget, but immediately after The Sixth Sense M. Night Shyamalan appeared to secure his reputation with a series of successful films. The first was Unbreakable, a moody thriller that posited super powered heroes and villains were exaggerations of real human conditions. It was a thoughtful film that exceeded its twist, holding up thanks to some well-developed characters and a surprisingly grounded premise. The ensuing fall of Shyamalan made many forget just how great his early films are, so it’s sort of fitting that his comeback has taken shape around the ideas in this early film.

If you didn’t see Split now is the time to stop reading, because it’s impossible to talk about Glass without getting into the ending of Split. You see, it was revealed that Split took place in the same world as Unbreakable, with Bruce Willis remarking on a news story about James McAvoy‘s monstrous actions in that film. Glass promises to pit these two against each other, with Willis again trying to protect the world from very real villains like McAvoy.

All of this probably sounds tantalizing to those rooting for Shyamalan, but Split, while promising, was no Sixth Sense. How this world will take shape given what we know about Shyamalan’s proclivities may leave people less than optimistic, but there are plenty of known bright spots to hold on to. Willis was remarkable nineteen years ago as the hesitant hero David Dunn as was Samuel L. Jackson as his foil, Mr. Glass. Jackson is back to lead the McAvoy’s erratic Kevin Crumb, and trying to hold all three under control is a new psychiatrist played by Sarah Paulson.

With so many good pieces, here’s hoping Shyamalan can hold Glass together.

Glass is directed by M. Night Shyamalan and stars Bruce Willis, James McAvoy, and Samuel L. Jackson. It will be released in the US and the UK on January 18th, 2019. For international release dates, click here.

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