Overview
Glass is M. Night Shyamalan’s 2019 thriller for Universal Pictures and the long-awaited follow-up to both Unbreakable and Split. The film brings Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy, Spencer Treat Clark, and Charlayne Woodard into one story, while Sarah Paulson joins the series as Dr. Ellie Staple.
What makes Glass so fascinating in Shyamalan’s filmography is that it is not just a sequel. It is a collision. The grounded superhero realism of Unbreakable meets the fractured psychological horror of Split, and the result is a movie obsessed with belief, identity, control, and the way stories can be used to shrink people or wake them up.
Quick Facts
- Release date: January 18, 2019
- Director / writer: M. Night Shyamalan
- Studio: Universal Pictures
- Stars: Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, James McAvoy, Sarah Paulson, Anya Taylor-Joy
Story
The film picks up after Split, with David Dunn pursuing Kevin Wendell Crumb and the terrifying figure known as The Beast. That pursuit pulls both men into a psychiatric institution, where Elijah Price is waiting and Dr. Staple is determined to convince everyone involved that extraordinary abilities are nothing more than delusion and pattern-seeking.
Glass works best when it leans into that argument. The movie is not only asking who these people are. It is asking who gets to define them. A comic-book believer like Elijah Price sees hidden design everywhere. An institution like the one run by Dr. Staple sees pathology to be managed and flattened. David and Kevin are caught in the middle of those competing visions.
Main Characters
- David Dunn
- Elijah Price / Mr. Glass
- Kevin Wendell Crumb / The Horde / The Beast
- Casey Cooke
- Dr. Ellie Staple
More on Glass
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