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Missed M. Night Shyamalan And The 'Unbreakable: Ten Years Later' Event At NYCC? Watch It Now!

Posted 10/14/10 3:44 pm EST by in Commentary


During last weekend's New York Comic Con, MTV News hosted an event that took a look back at one of the first dark superhero films of the decade: M. Night Shyamalan's "Unbreakable."

It's no secret that the 2000 film is a favorite of ours around Splash Page HQ, as we've managed to pester just about everyone involved with the first movie at one point or another about the possibility of seeing "Unbreakable 2." Heck, we admit it: we're unapologetic fans when it comes to "Unbreakable" — and never was that more on display than during Sunday's "Unbreakable: Ten Years Later" panel, in which MTV News discussed all things "Unbreakable" with the filmmaker himself.

We've selected some of the highlights from the 60-minute panel and posted them below, but if you're as big a fan of "Unbreakable" as we are, you'll want to keep an eye on Splash Page over the next few days for a very cool giveaway! Read More...

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M. Night Shyamalan Says 'Unbreakable' Reactions Have Changed For The Better Over The Years

Posted 10/13/10 10:31 am EST by in News


We here at Splash Page and the greater MTV community have long advocated for a sequel to "Unbreakable," director M. Night Shyamalan's 2000 feature film about a man who learns that he's super strong and practically invulnerable. But while we have always been big fans of the comic book inspired movie, it wasn't always a well-received work.

"It was initially hating," Shyamalan told MTV News about the initial reaction to the film. "If we were hanging out back then, you would have heard people saying 'Unbreakable' sucks. You'd hear them openly going at me about it." Read More...

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NYCC 2010: MTV Presents 'Unbreakable: Ten Years Later' With M. Night Shyamalan

Posted 9/21/10 4:01 pm EST by in News


UnbreakableAnyone who's been reading Splash Page for a while knows that we have an unhealthy obsession with "Unbreakable," director M. Night Shyamalan's dark superhero tale that first hit theaters in 2000.

After pestering him about a potential sequel for years (and recently discovering that we might actually see it — just not as "Unbreakable 2"), we're making our collective love for the film official with a special 10th Anniversary panel during New York Comic Con attended by Shyamalan himself!

"MTV Presents 'Unbreakable: Ten Years Later' With M. Night Shyamalan" will be held Sunday, October 10, at 12:45 PM in the IGN Theater. Read More...

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Will 'The Last Airbender' Get A Sequel? M. Night Shyamalan Ponders Potential 'Book 2' Adaptation

Posted 9/3/10 1:01 pm EST by in News


I'll admit to being a little late to the game when it came to "Avatar: The Last Airbender," the brilliant Nickelodeon animated series that provided the inspiration for M. Night Shyamalan's live-action feature "The Last Airbender." Now that it is on my radar, I'm hooked (as anyone following me on Twitter can probably attest) — and I'm probably not alone in wondering if the less-than-stellar response to Shyamalan's adaptation means Aang and Zuko are finished with the live-action world.

When MTV News spoke to Shyamalan during the junket for "Devil," the first of the "Night Chronicles" thrillers he conceived and produced (but didn't write or direct), we asked if the $250 million and growing box office for "The Last Airbender" means we'll see "Book 2" of the series on the big screen.

"I don't [know], because there are so many factors they take into account," said Shyamalan. Read More...

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'Unbreakable 2' Story Was Repurposed For 'Night Chronicles,' Says M. Night Shyamalan

Posted 9/2/10 5:16 pm EST by in News


So MTV Movies' Joshua Horowitz and I both get a lot of flak for our love of M. Night Shyamalan's dark superhero movie "Unbreakable," but that hasn't stopped us from pestering the filmmaker about a potential sequel every time we have the chance.

Back in June during "The Last Airbender" press junket, the filmmaker told me he was searching for "the right story" for "Unbreakable 2." Now, promoting the first of his "Night Chronicles" film series, "Devil," Shyamalan once again fielded the question — and revealed that his "Unbreakable 2" story will indeed hit the big screen, but as a completely different film.

"I cannibalized the idea for the sequel to 'Unbreakable' for one of the 'Night Chronicles,'" revealed Shyamalan. Read More...

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M. Night Shyamalan Says 'The Last Airbender' DVD Will Include Cut Comedy Scenes, No Kyoshi Warriors

Posted 7/6/10 10:31 am EST by in News, Video


"The Last Airbender" didn't win its opening weekend, but it did manage to overcome less-than-stellar reviews on its way to a hefty $70.5 million haul since its Thursday premiere.

While the jury's still out on whether we'll get a chance to see the second chapter of Aang's quest to save the world and unite the elemental nations, one thing's for sure: "The Last Airbender" will arrive on DVD (and Blu-Ray) down the road. When I had the chance to chat with "Airbender" director M. Night Shyamalan, I asked him what we're likely to see on the DVD release of the film — and whether we'll eventually get a "director's cut" of "The Last Airbender."

"All my movies are the director's cut, so that's it," he laughed. "You get to watch it in the movie theaters." Read More...

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M. Night Shyamalan Reveals 'The Last Airbender' Deleted Scenes

Posted 7/2/10 3:59 pm EST by in Video


"The Last Airbender" hit theaters this week, offering moviegoers a live-action adaptation of the hit Nickelodeon animated series — or more accurately, its first season.

In order to cram 20 episodes of cartoon story into 103 minutes of movie, however, some parts of the "Airbender" tale had to be left on the editing room floor. And when I spoke to director M. Night Shyamalan about the film, I asked him about the scenes that didn't make the final cut.

"The single most difficult decision was [cutting] the Kyoshi Warriors," he said of a chapter in the story that involves Aang, Sokka, and Katara encountering a group of female warriors along their travels. Read More...

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M. Night Shyamalan Was 'Skeptical' About 3-D For 'The Last Airbender'

Posted 7/1/10 3:01 pm EST by in News


M. Night Shyamalan holds a deep affection for "old school" film, and it's probably no coincidence that his favorite scene in "The Last Airbender" was inspired by "Enter the Dragon." That same fondness for classic movies, however, also contributed to his initial skepticism toward filming "The Last Airbender" in 3-D.

"I was very skeptical," the director told MTV News. "I felt like [3-D] was a gimmick. I didn't have a lot of respect for it." Read More...

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'The Last Airbender' Director M. Night Shyamalan Searching For 'Right Story' For 'Unbreakable 2'

Posted 6/30/10 5:59 pm EST by in interviews, News


David Dunn may be unbreakable, but our fragile fanboy hearts are not. "Unbreakable" fans across the globe have long suffered waiting for news about a possible sequel to the 2000 superhero film. Recently, excitement built up to a fever pitch when it was revealed that M. Night Shyamalan will reunite with Bruce Willis for an unknown project.

But that project isn't "Unbreakable 2," sadly. In fact, it doesn't sound like an "Unbreakable" sequel is in the cards for the immediate future.

MTV News caught up with Shyamalan during a press junket for "The Last Airbender" and asked the filmmaker if he's given any further thought to continuing the tale of the unbreakable David Dunn. Shyamalan said he's not closed off to the idea of a sequel, but it's all a matter of finding the right story. Read More...

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How M. Night Shyamalan's Favorite Scene In 'The Last Airbender' Was Inspired By 'Enter The Dragon'

Posted 6/30/10 1:31 pm EST by in Video


"The Last Airbender" makes its long-awaited debut in theaters tomorrow, and though you might already be familiar with the Nickelodeon animated series the film is based on, that wasn't the only source of inspiration for the live-action film.

In an interview with MTV News, director M. Night Shyamalan explained how Bruce Lee's 1973 classic "Enter The Dragon" inspired his favorite scene in "The Last Airbender."

"Sometimes you just see something and you go, 'Wow, this is just working out exactly perfectly,'" said Shyamalan. "The Master Pakku fight [was like that]." Read More...

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