Shyamalan Turns to Environment for Thriller Plot

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008 by Specter |

Film writer and director M. Night Shyamalan discusses The Happening,his upcoming spooky thriller about people trying to save themselves from a worldwide environmental catastrophe. Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel, and John Leguizamo appear in the R-rated movie, set to hit theaters on Friday the 13th.

Shyamalan talks with host Ira Flatow about the intersection of real-world environmental issues and fantasy.

[Listen at NPR]

I’m still avoiding all spoilers, so I haven’t listened yet.

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One Response to “Shyamalan Turns to Environment for Thriller Plot”

spikeshinizle says:

June 10, 2008 at 9:55 pm

There aren't really any spoilers in the interview, for those of you wondering. Its pretty much info that we already know, its cool to hear Night talk about it from a science angle though.

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