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[Dan]

M. Night Shyamalan will next write and direct the fantasy thriller Lady in the Water for Warner Bros. Pictures.

The movie centers on the superintendent of an apartment building who finds a rare type of sea nymph swimming in the apartment pool.

Production will begin in August on location in Philadelphia, for a release in July 2006.

Shyamalan's last four films - The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, Signs and The Village - were distributed by Disney. The studio and Shyamalan discussed "Lady," but the two decided mutually to part ways on the project.

Hmm, interesting that Disney opted not to produce this one. The Village may have fell well short of Signs and The Sixth Sense, but it still pulled in $250 million worldwide and I bet DVD sales were alright.

I have no idea what to make of that plot description.

 

[Lucky Forward]

The movie centers on the superintendent of an apartment building who finds a rare type of sea nymph swimming in the apartment pool.

At he end, it turns out he's really a sea nymph, living in an undersea world of sea nymphs, and he was only dreaming he was a human apartment superintendent.

 

[ManDudeChild]

Here's the ending:

Spoiler

the sea nymph is actually the superintendent while forming into a baby

 

[DarienA]

At he end, it turns out he's really a sea nymph, living in an undersea world of sea nymphs, and he was only dreaming he was a human apartment superintendent.

:lol :lol :lol :lol

 

[TheQueen'sOwn]

I thought he was doing The Life of Pi...

 

[Manics]

At he end, it turns out he's really a sea nymph, living in an undersea world of sea nymphs, and he was only dreaming he was a human apartment superintendent.

And he's dead.

 

[Gek54]

And he's dead.

and he was killed with a glass of water.

 

[ManDudeChild]

and he was killed with a glass of water.

... a glass from the future ...

 

[temp]

Also Stuart Little's there.

 

[Escape Goat]

That about wraps it up for Shyamalan.

 

[BojTrek]

and he has super powers when touching the nymph... and the nymph is stinky... like stinky nymph pooh!

 

[Dan]

I thought he was doing The Life of Pi...

Obviously not, at least not next. Last I'd heard he hadn't committed to doing it, so I guess he's passing for now.

 

[ToxicAdam]

The sea nymph is played by Daryll Hannah and the Superintendent is played by Tom Hanks.

Now they just need to find a fat guy to play the wise-cracking friend.

 

[speedpop]

Now they just need to find a fat guy to play the wise-cracking friend.

My dibs on Tom Sizemore. Even if he is in rehab or hell or whatever.

 

[hobart]

The Sea Nymph was his sled.

...wait... what?

They really like to recycle this shit... eh?

 

[darscot]

This makes me very happy. I did not want him doing the life of pie. He just doesnt have the skill to pull it off. It would have just ended up another generic twist move. Life of Pie was brilliant and needs and equally brillinat director. I know this is off topic but how do you guys think should direct it?

 

[Iceman]

Doesn't have the skill?

Ha.

If anything he wouldn't do The Life of Pi because he can't make sure all of the production could be done in Philadelphia.

 

[LakeEarth]

(sex scene)
"WHERE'S YOUR VAGINA!?"
(credits roll)

 

[darscot]

The Life of Pie has so much more going on then a twist ending. The guy is a one trick pony. Also if he did it everyone would be expecting the twist and it would completely ruin the film.

 

[soundwave05]

Wasn't the Life of Pi supposed to be animated ala The Polar Express?

 

[darscot]

I heard the Tiger was going to be CG but only the Tiger.

 

[Mike Works]

It turns out that the sea nymph is the statue of liberty and YOU BLEW IT UP YOU DAMN DIRTY APES

DAMN YOU

DAMN YOU TO HELL

 

[Iceman]

The Life of Pie has so much more going on then a twist ending. The guy is a one trick pony. Also if he did it everyone would be expecting the twist and it would completely ruin the film.

Pardon me, but you suck, sir.

Is the Sixth Sense any less good without the twist? I was just about bawling in the penultimate scene with the dead bicyclist.

Is Unbreakable only as good as the twist?

Does Signs have a twist?

And in The Village, I was more engaged myself in the romance and the psychology, already suspecting the twist.

As with all of his movies, the meat of the thing is in the story.. not the twist. The twists do nothing to the stories themselves except give you an alternate viewpoint from which to rewatch the story. They don't change the experience. The same thing can be said for The Life of Pi. The twist gives you something additional to think about.. it doesn't negate the narrative, the experiences presented in the story proper. In the end you have to decide what's more relevant.

 

[Flynn]

Hmm, interesting that Disney opted not to produce this one. The Village may have fell well short of Signs and The Sixth Sense, but it still pulled in $250 million worldwide and I bet DVD sales were alright.

I have no idea what to make of that plot description.

Disney was very pleased with The Village, this comes from a first-hand source. It's first weekend was very strong and it made exactly the amount they suspected.

I think the decision to release the movie may not have been Disney's. I would imagine that Shamalyan was a little perturbed by the movie's deceptive marketing (e.g. making it look like Aliens in the 1800s when it was really a twilight zone episode about parents going to extremes to protect their children from violence) which might have led him to look elsewhere.

And before you all say that a movies about nymphs sounds lame rent John Sayle's The Secret of Roan Innish, one of the best family films of the '90s.

 

[Crandle]

the superintendent is actually King Arthur, unaware he was reincarnated to save his homeland (which is now America because democracy = the Round Table) until he manages to decipher what the mysterious "sea nymph" (more like Lady of the Lake) is telling him

then he uses "Excalibur" (which was his ring of door keys all along!) to beat Mordred, who's, uh, an animal-rights terrorist or something

also an alien

 

[brooklyngooner]

And before you all say that a movies about nymphs sounds lame rent John Sayle's The Secret of Roan Innish, one of the best family films of the '90s.

You sir just made me so happy. I love John Sayles.

 

[Lucky Forward]

the superintendent is actually King Arthur, unaware he was reincarnated to save his homeland (which is now America because democracy = the Round Table) until he manages to decipher what the mysterious "sea nymph" (more like Lady of the Lake) is telling him

then he uses "Excalibur" (which was his ring of door keys all along!) to beat Mordred, who's, uh, an animal-rights terrorist or something

also an alien

Wasn't that the plot of The Fisher King?

 

[Willco]

Fuck this shit, where's my Unbreakable sequel?

 

[Ecrofirt]

NYMPH
You know what the kid's called me? They called me Mr. Glass!

 

[Justin Bailey]

Fuck this shit, where's my Unbreakable sequel?

Hear! Hear!

Also, at this point the only plot twist that would actually be a twist is to not have a twist at all.

 

[Grifter]

Pardon me, but you suck, sir.

Is the Sixth Sense any less good without the twist? I was just about bawling in the penultimate scene with the dead bicyclist.

Is Unbreakable only as good as the twist?

Does Signs have a twist?

And in The Village, I was more engaged myself in the romance and the psychology, already suspecting the twist.

As with all of his movies, the meat of the thing is in the story.. not the twist. The twists do nothing to the stories themselves except give you an alternate viewpoint from which to rewatch the story. They don't change the experience. The same thing can be said for The Life of Pi. The twist gives you something additional to think about.. it doesn't negate the narrative, the experiences presented in the story proper. In the end you have to decide what's more relevant.

Thank you. People seem to forget that there's more to his movies and not all of them have story altering twists. He's a terrific dramatic and suspense director.

 

[darscot]

I did enjoy Unbreakable thought it was his best film. I have tried to watch the Village about ten times and have yet to manager to do it. The Life of Pie does fit his style but I would much prefer David Fincher, Tom Tykwer or Joe Carnahan as director. Shit I'ld take Tarantino over Shyamalan but it would be a whole different film.

 

[Dan]

I think the decision to release the movie may not have been Disney's. I would imagine that Shamalyan was a little perturbed by the movie's deceptive marketing (e.g. making it look like Aliens in the 1800s when it was really a twilight zone episode about parents going to extremes to protect their children from violence) which might have led him to look elsewhere.

Could be, but for some reason I'm thinking I've read that Shyamalan has been very active in working on the marketing and trailers. I could be wrong and mistaking him with another director, but I'd be interested to know why the split. Shyamalan's films pulled in $1.5 billion in worldwide box office, so there's gotta be some reason. Either way, the Disney stockholder part of my brain is annoyed that WB will be distributing this one instead of Disney

 

[speedpop]

As with all of his movies, the meat of the thing is in the story.. not the twist. The twists do nothing to the stories themselves except give you an alternate viewpoint from which to rewatch the story. They don't change the experience. The same thing can be said for The Life of Pi. The twist gives you something additional to think about.. it doesn't negate the narrative, the experiences presented in the story proper. In the end you have to decide what's more relevant.

This man speaks the truth. I've always admired Shyamalan's movies simply because of the undertones and metaphors that are rampart in the movies that no one else I seem to talk to knows about. They're always expecting that big end twist, but I'm always expecting a different base-theme on his movies. The twist or whatever is just a bonus.

 

[soundwave05]

Even though The Village was off target, I think Disney is going to regret not working with Night, especailly if this means in the future he'll work for Warner Bros. or other studios instead.

 

[Drozmight]

This sounds like it'll be like Little Mermaid.

 

[Macam]

And the decline of Disney continues.

 

[Dan]

Variety reports today that offers have went out to Paul Giamatti and Bryce Dallas Howard to be the leads.

 

[Pochacco]

Hopefully, this movie does not have an 'epiphany moment'.
If he wants to start branching out, he's gonna have to get away from that.

He doesn't need it anyhow. The suspense and pacing of his films is great.

 

[darscot]

Well I finaly sat down and watched The Village and you guys suck. It was horrible. About ten minutes in you know that these are just a bunch of freaks that have set up there own little freak Kingdom. Boring!

 

[effzee]

Well I finaly sat down and watched The Village and you guys suck. It was horrible. About ten minutes in you know that these are just a bunch of freaks that have set up there own little freak Kingdom. Boring!

gaf told u to watch it? i remember the village overall wasnt liked much here.


i thought it was good...nothing amazing but good. not his best work but certainly not horrible. but i guess expectations have gone up.


btw that scene in the village when

Spoiler

the blind girl hold her hand out waiting for phenoix to take her in as the monster is coming....very nicely done

village was a love story. marketing led people to believe otherwise.

 

[darscot]

That was a good scene, I also liked the scene where the guy is hiding in the closet. Nice foreshadowing of him becoming the villan. I did think it was very cheap to make that character the villan though.

 

[whytemyke]

Unbreakable was such an awesome movie. I felt so vindicated when Bruce Willis was on the Daily Show and Jon Stewart said that everyone there felt Unbreakable was his best movie. I figured I was the only person who appreciated how awesome of a movie it was.

 

[Iceman]

Paul Giamatti and Bryce Dallas Howard are apparently in as the leading roles in Lady in the Water.

Link: Variety (you need to have a subscription to read the full story)

Awesome.

 

[puck1337]

Holy fuck! A *rare* sea nymph? Where do I sign up?

 

[Iceman]

From wikipedia.

"In Greek mythology, a nymph is any member of a large class of female nature spirits, sometimes bound to a particular location or landform. Nymphs often accompanied various gods and goddesses, and were the frequent target of lusty satyrs."

Those dirty old satyrs.