RUlE of CRUmb

any eagle-eyed viewers who revisited

Unbreakable after watching Split may have spotted a curious connection: outside the stadium where david dunn works security, he “flashes” on a young boy being abused by his mother, just like a certain Kevin Wendell Crumb. shyamalan previously denied the two are connected, but speaking to TF in october, he admits to having a change of heart. “I actually think that that was a remnant of the original Kevin Wendell Crumb and his mum that, by mistake, stayed in the movie,” shyamalan explains. “you can see the shadow of the original movie. you’re seeing Kevin Wendell Crumb on top of a different Kevin Wendell Crumb. so in a way, it’s a beautiful mistake that’s an echo of the original story.” now we just need to clear up whether shyamalan’s stadium drug dealer and Jai the security guard are one and the same… JF