M. Night Shyamalan’s next film will hit theaters in 2027

That’s almost three years after Trap. A rarity in the filmmaker’s career.

The last time M. Night Shyamalan gave us chills at the movies was with Trapduring the summer of 2024, a nice thriller with drawers carried by an unconventional Josh Hartnett.

The filmmaker of Sixth sense will return to the big screen on February 3, 2027 in France with Remaina supernatural romantic drama that also inspired the bestselling novel of the same name by Nicholas Sparks. The release was initially scheduled for October 2026.

The film will bring together Jake Gyllenhaal and the revelation of Bridgerton Phoebe Dynevor.

The cast also includes Ashley Walters, Julie Hagerty, Jay O. Sanders, Tracy Ifeachor, Hannah James, Caleb Ruminer, Kieran Mulcare and Maria Dizzia.

Particularity of the project: Shyamalan and Sparks worked in parallel, the first writing the screenplay for the film, the second the novel, both based on the same original love story.

Synopsis: New York architect Tate Donovan travels to Cape Cod to design his best friend’s summer home. He is looking for a fresh start after his recent release from a psychiatric facility where he was being treated for acute depression. Still dealing with the loss of his beloved sister, Donovan meets Wren, a young woman who makes him question everything he knows about his world.

Distributed by Warner Bros., Remain will inherit a strategic date. The studio chose at the beginning of February, based on the very good pre-sales results of Stormwind romance expected this year for Valentine’s Day. A trend which confirms that February, long considered a slow month for cinemas, has become an increasingly profitable window for cinema releases.

The release of Remain also marks a rare occurrence in M. Night Shyamalan’s career: a long interval between two films. Nearly three years have passed since the release of Trapan exception for a filmmaker accustomed to completing projects annually or every two years. Such a pause has only occurred once before, between The Last Airbender (summer 2010) and After Earth (summer 2013).