Shyamalan’s ‘Glass’ touted to be an early box office hit

LOS ANGELES: “Glass” the much-awaited sequel to M. Night Shyamalan’s twisted superhero flick, “Unbreakable”, and psychological thriller, “Split” is expected to be an early box office hit of the year.

Shyamalan had been hinting at a sequel for “Unbreakable” for 16 years before “Split” debuted in 2016. One of Bruce Willis’ most beloved characters, David Dunn, makes a brief appearance near the end of the movie, tying the two universes together and making “Split” a part of the trilogy Shyamalan teased in the past.

Now the wait is over, and fans will be able to see Dunn and the unforgettable Mr Glass go head to head after almost two decades of waiting. Will the film finally put an end to the director’s failed film streak?

“Glass” will be bringing the main cast from “Unbreakable” back alongside “Split”’s Kevin Wendell Crumb and The Horde (James McAvoy) and sole survivor Anya Taylor-Joy (Casey Cooke). The film follows newly introduced Dr. Ellie Staple, played by the talented Sarah Paulson, as she works towards breaking the delusions of grandeur of her three patients: Dunn, Crumb, and Elijah Price aka Mr. Glass.

After Dunn flexes his superhero abilities, aiding in the capture of a rogue Crumb, the two are captured and housed alongside the highly intelligent Mr Glass. Staple eventually figures out a way to bring out Crumb’s personalities, her first misstep. Mr Glass uses her discovery to connect with the Beast, Crumb’s most vicious and powerful persona, to prove to the world that superhuman abilities aren’t just in comics, they are real. Dunn’s purpose — stop Mr Glass and The Beast from unleashing havoc on humanity.

Why is “Glass” expected to do so well?

Fans have been waiting practically for two decades for the sequel to “Unbreakable”, a Shyamalan fan-favourite and his sixth top-grossing film.

The film stars an unbreakable man, Dunn, who is the sole survivor of a fatal train accident. His consistent physical fortune goes public and Price, his polar opposite due to his fragile nature, tracks him down to shed some light on his superhuman condition. The film went over well, and with Shyamalan teasing fans all these years the hype has snowballed.

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