M. Night Shyamalan – OMG Check It Out ! https://omgcheckitout.com Thu, 30 Jan 2025 08:22:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 Jake Gyllenhaal Lands Lead Role in M. Night Shyamalan’s Next Film https://omgcheckitout.com/jake-gyllenhaal-lands-lead-role-in-m-night-shyamalans-next-film/ Thu, 30 Jan 2025 06:23:00 +0000 https://omgcheckitout.com/?p=42641 Jake Gyllenhaal has worked with some of Hollywood’s best directors over the years, and he’s gearing up for another epic collaboration. The Oscar-nominated actor landed the lead role in M. Night Shyamalan’s next film, which he developed alongside the romance novelist Nicholas Sparks.

This untitled project has been described as a supernatural romantic thriller, based on an original story co-created by Shyamalan and Sparks. They’re independently writing a screenplay and a novel based on the same concept, but tailored to their respective mediums.

Shyamalan is producing the film through his Blinding Edge Pictures banner, along with his partner Ashwin Rajan. Sparks is also coming on board as a producer, alongside his regular producers Theresa Park and Marc Bienstock.

Blinding Edge Pictures is in talks with Warner Bros. for theatrical release. The studio previously distributed Shyamalan’s black comedy thriller Trap, marking the end of the director’s decade-long partnership with Universal.

Jake Gyllenhaal is in talks to lead this promising project, after another pretty eventful year. We’ve recently seen him lead Amazon’s remake of the action classic Road House and the Apple TV+ crime drama Presumed Innocent. He’ll next appear in Guy Ritchie’s thriller In the Grey and Maggie Gyllenhaal’s monster movie The Bride!

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“Servant” Renewed for Season 2 https://omgcheckitout.com/servant-renewed-for-season-2/ Mon, 25 Nov 2019 05:31:09 +0000 https://omgcheckitout.com/?p=35298 Apple TV+ has renewed Servant for a second season. 

Multiple outlets confirm that the psychological thriller from creator Tony Basgallop has been given an early season two order from the tech giant. 

Executive producer M. Night Shyalaman annoyed the news on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

Servant stars Lauren Ambrose, Nell Tiger Free, Rupert Grint, and Toby Kebbell. It t follows a Philadelphia couple in mourning after an unspeakable tragedy creates a rift in their marriage and opens the door for a mysterious force to enter their home.

Servant is the latest original series to be renewed by Apple. It joins the also renewed See, For All Mankind and Dickinson. 

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M. Night Shyamalan Reveals First Teasers for “Servant” https://omgcheckitout.com/m-night-shyamalan-reveals-first-teasers-for-servant/ Thu, 26 Sep 2019 05:27:14 +0000 https://omgcheckitout.com/?p=34554 The first look at M. Night Shyamalan’s Apple TV+ series is finally here. 

The creepy and quite cryptic teasers are a small taste before Apple TV+ will officially present a first look at Shyamalan’s forthcoming psychological thriller. Apple announced today that the full reveal will take place during a special event planned for the New York Comic-Con next month. 

According to Deadline, the event will include exclusive first-look footage as well as a discussion with the director, cast and creative team.

Servant follows a “Philadelphia couple in mourning after an unspeakable tragedy creates a rift in their marriage and opens the door for a mysterious force to enter their home.” 

“I’ve been very quiet about what I have been working on with Apple TV+ but it has been one of the most incredible creative experiences,” Shyamalan wrote on Twitter. “We’re so excited to show it to you.”

A Night with M. Night Introducing Servant on Apple TV+ is set for Thursday, October 3.

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Rupert Grint Joins M. Night Shyamalan Thriller Series at Apple https://omgcheckitout.com/rupert-grint-joins-m-night-shyamalan-thriller-series-apple/ Sun, 02 Dec 2018 08:24:59 +0000 https://omgcheckitout.com/?p=27821 The Harry Potter alum has just landed his next TV gig.

Rupert Grint, best known for his portrayal of Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter franchise, has joined the cast of Apple’s new psychological thriller series.

The series was created by Tony Basgallop (24) and M. Night Shyamalan (Unbreakable). The two will also serve as executive producers with Shyamalan set to direct the first episode. The series which received a straight-to-series order will be produced by Shyamalan’s Blinding Edge Pictures.

Grint has joined the previously announced Lauren Ambrose (Six Feet Under) and Nell Tiger (Game of Thrones). While Apple has kept plot and character details well under wraps, Deadline reports that the untitled project will follow parents Dorothy (Ambrose) and Sean Turner, who have hired a nanny to help care for their newborn child. Grint will play Julian Pearce, Dorothy’s younger brother.

You can see Grint next on BBC’s ABC Murders opposite John Malkovich. His other credits include Broadway’s It’s Only A Play and Netflix’s Sick Note.

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Apple orders psychological thriller series from M. Night Shyamalan https://omgcheckitout.com/apple-orders-psychological-thriller-series-m-night-shyamalan/ Wed, 28 Feb 2018 14:00:16 +0000 https://omgcheckitout.com/?p=20511 Another series order joins Apple’s growing schedule of upcoming TV programs.

Apple has just ordered a 10-episode straight-to-series order from M. Night Shyamalan and Tony Basgallop.

The still-untitled psychological thriller was created by Basgallop (24), who will serve as executive producer, as well as the one doing the writing; Shyamalan (Unbreakable) is executive producing and will direct the first episode.

This straight-to-order project joins Apple’s roster of originals including a Damien Chazelle drama series, an Amazing Stories reboot, a drama starring Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston, a comedy series helmed by Kristin Wiig, a drama from Ron Moore, and a Steven Knight and Francis Lawrence drama, as well as green-lighting a docu-series titled Home from Matt Tyrnauer and Matthew Weaver.

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ersion="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> M. Night Shyamalan – OMG Check It Out ! https://omgcheckitout.com Thu, 30 Jan 2025 08:22:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 Jake Gyllenhaal Lands Lead Role in M. Night Shyamalan’s Next Film https://omgcheckitout.com/jake-gyllenhaal-lands-lead-role-in-m-night-shyamalans-next-film/ Thu, 30 Jan 2025 06:23:00 +0000 https://omgcheckitout.com/?p=42641 Jake Gyllenhaal has worked with some of Hollywood’s best directors over the years, and he’s gearing up for another epic collaboration. The Oscar-nominated actor landed the lead role in M. Night Shyamalan’s next film, which he developed alongside the romance novelist Nicholas Sparks.

This untitled project has been described as a supernatural romantic thriller, based on an original story co-created by Shyamalan and Sparks. They’re independently writing a screenplay and a novel based on the same concept, but tailored to their respective mediums.

Shyamalan is producing the film through his Blinding Edge Pictures banner, along with his partner Ashwin Rajan. Sparks is also coming on board as a producer, alongside his regular producers Theresa Park and Marc Bienstock.

Blinding Edge Pictures is in talks with Warner Bros. for theatrical release. The studio previously distributed Shyamalan’s black comedy thriller Trap, marking the end of the director’s decade-long partnership with Universal.

Jake Gyllenhaal is in talks to lead this promising project, after another pretty eventful year. We’ve recently seen him lead Amazon’s remake of the action classic Road House and the Apple TV+ crime drama Presumed Innocent. He’ll next appear in Guy Ritchie’s thriller In the Grey and Maggie Gyllenhaal’s monster movie The Bride!

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“Servant” Renewed for Season 2 https://omgcheckitout.com/servant-renewed-for-season-2/ Mon, 25 Nov 2019 05:31:09 +0000 https://omgcheckitout.com/?p=35298 Apple TV+ has renewed Servant for a second season. 

Multiple outlets confirm that the psychological thriller from creator Tony Basgallop has been given an early season two order from the tech giant. 

Executive producer M. Night Shyalaman annoyed the news on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

Servant stars Lauren Ambrose, Nell Tiger Free, Rupert Grint, and Toby Kebbell. It t follows a Philadelphia couple in mourning after an unspeakable tragedy creates a rift in their marriage and opens the door for a mysterious force to enter their home.

Servant is the latest original series to be renewed by Apple. It joins the also renewed See, For All Mankind and Dickinson. 

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M. Night Shyamalan Reveals First Teasers for “Servant” https://omgcheckitout.com/m-night-shyamalan-reveals-first-teasers-for-servant/ Thu, 26 Sep 2019 05:27:14 +0000 https://omgcheckitout.com/?p=34554 The first look at M. Night Shyamalan’s Apple TV+ series is finally here. 

The creepy and quite cryptic teasers are a small taste before Apple TV+ will officially present a first look at Shyamalan’s forthcoming psychological thriller. Apple announced today that the full reveal will take place during a special event planned for the New York Comic-Con next month. 

According to Deadline, the event will include exclusive first-look footage as well as a discussion with the director, cast and creative team.

Servant follows a “Philadelphia couple in mourning after an unspeakable tragedy creates a rift in their marriage and opens the door for a mysterious force to enter their home.” 

“I’ve been very quiet about what I have been working on with Apple TV+ but it has been one of the most incredible creative experiences,” Shyamalan wrote on Twitter. “We’re so excited to show it to you.”

A Night with M. Night Introducing Servant on Apple TV+ is set for Thursday, October 3.

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Rupert Grint Joins M. Night Shyamalan Thriller Series at Apple https://omgcheckitout.com/rupert-grint-joins-m-night-shyamalan-thriller-series-apple/ Sun, 02 Dec 2018 08:24:59 +0000 https://omgcheckitout.com/?p=27821 The Harry Potter alum has just landed his next TV gig.

Rupert Grint, best known for his portrayal of Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter franchise, has joined the cast of Apple’s new psychological thriller series.

The series was created by Tony Basgallop (24) and M. Night Shyamalan (Unbreakable). The two will also serve as executive producers with Shyamalan set to direct the first episode. The series which received a straight-to-series order will be produced by Shyamalan’s Blinding Edge Pictures.

Grint has joined the previously announced Lauren Ambrose (Six Feet Under) and Nell Tiger (Game of Thrones). While Apple has kept plot and character details well under wraps, Deadline reports that the untitled project will follow parents Dorothy (Ambrose) and Sean Turner, who have hired a nanny to help care for their newborn child. Grint will play Julian Pearce, Dorothy’s younger brother.

You can see Grint next on BBC’s ABC Murders opposite John Malkovich. His other credits include Broadway’s It’s Only A Play and Netflix’s Sick Note.

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Apple orders psychological thriller series from M. Night Shyamalan https://omgcheckitout.com/apple-orders-psychological-thriller-series-m-night-shyamalan/ Wed, 28 Feb 2018 14:00:16 +0000 https://omgcheckitout.com/?p=20511 Another series order joins Apple’s growing schedule of upcoming TV programs.

Apple has just ordered a 10-episode straight-to-series order from M. Night Shyamalan and Tony Basgallop.

The still-untitled psychological thriller was created by Basgallop (24), who will serve as executive producer, as well as the one doing the writing; Shyamalan (Unbreakable) is executive producing and will direct the first episode.

This straight-to-order project joins Apple’s roster of originals including a Damien Chazelle drama series, an Amazing Stories reboot, a drama starring Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston, a comedy series helmed by Kristin Wiig, a drama from Ron Moore, and a Steven Knight and Francis Lawrence drama, as well as green-lighting a docu-series titled Home from Matt Tyrnauer and Matthew Weaver.

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