M. Night Shyamalan was one of Hollywood’s top directors, until movies like “The Happening” and “The Last Airbender” turned him into a joke. However, after going indie and releasing “The Visit” and “Split” Shyamalan has slowly gotten back into the good graces of audiences. With the new trailer for “Glass,” his follow-up to “Split” that connects the film with “Unbreakable,” he seems to be back at the top of his game.
For those who forgot, “Unbreakable” stars Bruce Willis as David Dunn, an indestructible man who becomes a superhero, fighting Samuel L. Jackson’s Mr. Glass, a fragile supervillain. “Split” features James McAvoy as a man with multiple personality disorder. While there are 23 different personalities stuck in his head, one of them takes control and kidnaps three girls. The worst of his personalities, named the Beast, is basically a monster that McAvoy can turn into.
The new trailer for “Glass” shows Dunn, Mr. Glass and McAvoy trapped in some kind of facility where Sarah Paulson is a doctor who’s trying to cure them of their visions of grander.
The three seem to team up to try and escape, each using their individual gifts to their advantages, including the Beast, who’s shown in this trailer crawling on walls and growling ominously. Anya Taylor-Joy, one of the girls kidnapped in “Split”, is back, possibly to try and manipulate one of McAvoy’s personalities into stopping the Beast.
At the end of “Split” Bruce Willis appears as David Dunn, conecting the film with “Unbreakable.” Photo courtesy of pursuenews.com
I didn’t love “Split.” I thought it was okay up until when the Beast showed up, which I felt was too ridiculous and didn’t match with the tone the first hour of the film set up. However, seeing the trailer for “Glass” I’m more optimistic that it’s going to be a genuinely good sequel.
Also, any movie that adds Sarah Paulson to its cast automatically jumps up a few pegs in my book. It seems like she’s set up to be the antagonist, but since the film is focusing on the three bad guys, does that mean she’s actually the good guy, trying to cure them of their afflictions?
Sarah Paulson costars in “Glass.” Photo courtesy of denofgeek.com
Shyamalan was once known for his innovative twists, and I imagine “Glass” will be filled with unexpected moments. At least one will likely involve Paulson, and I can’t wait for it.
“Glass” will hit theaters on January 18, 2019. In preparation of its release, I recommend everyone watch “Unbreakable” and “Split” just so we’re all familiar with the characters. “Unbreakable” is available to stream on Hulu and “Split” can be streamed using the Cinemax app.
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