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Manoj Nelliyattu "M. Night" Shyamalan, is an American filmmaker and actor. He is known for making original films with contemporary supernatural plots and twist endings. He was born in Mahé, India, and raised in Penn Valley, Pennsylvania. He made his directorial debut in 1992 with his first movie Praying with Anger. His second movie was the comedy-drama film Wide Awake (1998). His most well-received films include the supernatural thriller The Sixth Sense (1999), the superhero thriller Unbreakable (2000), and the science fiction thriller Signs (2002). Afterward, Shyamalan released a series of poorly received but sometimes financially successful movies, including the period-piece thriller The Village (2004), the dark fantasy Lady in the Water (2006), the eco-thriller The Happening (2008), The Last Airbender (2010), and the science fiction film After Earth (2013). Following the financial failure of After Earth, Shyamalan's career was revived with the release of the found-footage horror film The Visit (2015), the psychological thriller Split (2016), and the superhero thriller Glass (2019). Glass is the third and final chapter of his Unbreakable film series, which commenced in 2000. In addition to his directorial work, Shyamalan was a story creator and a producer for the horror film Devil (2010). Shyamalan was also called in for an uncredited rewrite for the teen film She's All That (1999) and also served as a writer for the film Stuart Little (1999). Shyamalan is also known for filming and setting his films in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Most of his commercially successful films were co-produced and released by Walt Disney Studios' Touchstone and Hollywood Pictures and Universal imprints. In 2008, Shyamalan was awarded the Padma Shri by the government of India.
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Candy's: The Final Chapter is a 2027 American supernatural horror film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer from a story by David Twohy and Shyamalan based on the Five Nights At Candy's video game franchise, which in turn is a spin-off to the Five Nights At Freddy's games. The final installment in the Five Nights At Candy's trilogy, it stars Sasha Calle as Mary Schmidt, alongside Lexi Rabe, Karl Urban, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and Russell Crowe. In the film, Mary tasks herself with entering the dream world to protect her daughter from the creatures of her past. To achieve victory in this journey, she is offered help by Gallus, her pet cat. Candy's: The Final Chapter was released in theaters on December 18th, 2027; the film became the best-reviewed installment in the trilogy, with praise for its visual effects, score, atmosphere, and Calle, Rabe, and Crowe's performances. It was also a blockbuster, grossing $2.86 billion worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing film of the trilogy and highest-grossing film of 2027.
