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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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Five Nights at Freddy’s: Resurrections is a 2029 American science fiction action film co-written, co-produced, and directed by Colin Trevorrow, and the first film in the High Legion series not to be directed by M. Night Shyamalan, who instead serves as the main writer and a producer. Produced by Legendary Pictures and RatPac-Dune Entertainment and distributed by Paramount Pictures, it is the fifth installment within the High Legion film series, which its original storyline concluded with Five Nights at Freddy’s: The Fate of the Legion and acts as a direct sequel to that film. The film’s ensemble cast includes Dwayne Johnson, Natalie Portman, Ewan McGregor, Hugh Jackman, Crispin Glover, Everleigh McDonell, Jake Gyllenhaal, Donald Glover, Boyd Holdbrook, Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Keaton, and Laurence Fishburne. Resurrections premiered in New York City on January 29th, 2029 and was released on February 5th; the film received universal acclaim from critics, with praise for its performances, story, visual effects, ambition, score, action sequences, direction, and emotional depth, as well as for its faithfulness to its predecessors. It was also a box-office success, grossing $1.18 billion in unadjusted dollars, becoming the second highest profit film in the series. A back-to-back sequel entitled Five Nights at Freddy's: The Prophecy was released on Christmas, December 25th, 2029.
