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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: The Fate of the Legion is a 2026 American epic action film written, co-produced, and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Produced by RatPac-Dune Entertainment and distributed by Paramount Pictures, it is a sequel to The Knight of Springtrap and the fourth installment in the High Legion film series. The film stars Dwayne Johnson as Golden Freddy, alongside Natalie Portman, Ewan McGregor, Hugh Jackman, Sam Elliott, Jennifer Lawrence, John Krasinski, Donald Glover, James Marsden, and Laurence Fishburne. Its story follows Golden Freddy as he must once again rely on his old friends, the Puppet (Portman) Freddy Fazbear (Jackman) and the others as they battle the remaining Nightmare Animatronics, led by Nightmare Fredbear (Elliott). The Fate of the Legion premiered in San Francisco on December 14th, 2026, and was released 7 days later; it grossed 2.291 billion at the box-office, becoming the highest-grossing film in the series. The film was met with a surprise critical acclaim, with praise for the story, visual effects, action sequences, the darker tone, cinematography, musical score, acting, direction, screenplay, characters, and emotional elements, with many considering it the best of the series and a satisfying conclusion to the saga. In 2029, a direct sequel entitled Five Nights at Freddy's: Resurrections was released, as a revisiting to the series.
