M. Night Shyamalan Talks Split Sequel: SPOILERS TO FOLLOW!
Steve Barton
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Let us be clear… IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN SPLIT YET, AVOID THIS STORY LIKE YOU WOULD A DATE WITH SOMEONE WHO’S TENDING TO A RECURRING SCORCHING CASE OF HERPES.
We’re serious, man! I mean, come on – we used BOLDED CAPS. You know… much like the Internet… that’s serious business!
If you have seen Split and are a fan of M. Night Shyamalan, then the last few moments of the film no doubt had you squealing in a state of total and absolute fanboy nirvana.
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With Split Shyamalan finally began building out his own superhero universe which began with Unbreakable. For over a decade fans have pleaded for a sequel. With Split, the first step has been taken toward that goal. Recently Night sat down with star James McAvoy for an interview with Empire to talk about the film’s connection and more.
Was this film a surprise sequel to Unbreakable?
“However you want to look at it,” said Shyamalan. “Maybe it’s a new format – this movie, this movie, and a final movie.”
A final movie? Split 2? Unbreakable 3? Time will tell, but Shyamalan is already on the job!
“I’m writing the outline now. It’s weird. It’s long. It’s the longest outline I’ve ever had. It has so many characters… I hope if Split is a success [which it was], I’ll have the opportunity to finish the story. I want to finish it, so this is the third one.”
In terms of the Split/Unbreakable connection, McAvoy chimed in, “When I first read the script, it wasn’t there. There was some weird little allusion to the fact that it might be linked to Unbreakable, but it was so subtle I kinda discounted it. Then on the last day of rehearsals I was like, ‘Mate, is this thing linked to that thing?’ It was honestly the most subtle thing you could ever have written. None but the greatest fanboy alive would ever have noticed it. So it went from being a tiny music cue to a whole full-blown scene with a major movie star [read: Bruce Willis] in it.”
So, who would win should Dennis/Patricia/Hedwig/The Beast/Kevin Wendell Crumb/Barry/Orwell/Jade/etc. and David Dunn clash?
“When two baldies go to war. My money’s on B-Dog” said McAvoy. “I hope he lets me call him that.”
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