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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.
Huggy II: Fly In A Web is a 2026 American musical psychological horror film directed by Ishana Night Shyamalan and written by her father M. Night and produced by him based on the Poppy Playtime characters Huggy Wuggy and Mommy Long Legs. Produced by Mob Entertainment and distributed by Blumhouse Productions, it is the second installment in the Huggy Wuggy trilogy and a sequel to Huggy. Dove Cameron, Matthew Lillard, Malcolm McDowell, Danny Glover, Rachel Weisz, and Vince Vaughn reprise their roles from the first film, while Dakota Fanning joins the cast as Mommy Long Legs. In the film, Casey Wilson has been living a solitary life in the Playtime Company's facility with her transformed parents Huggy Wuggy and Kissy Missy, and is now the tour director and primary medic; however, when a new attraction with a resemblance to a spider becomes far too dangerous to be controlled by the Playtime staff, Huggy must protect Casey and the facility's human visitors from this newfound enemy. Huggy II: Fly In A Web was released in theaters on October 24th, 2026; it was universally praised for its atmosphere, visuals, cinematography, score, and Cameron, Lillard, McDowell, Fanning, and Vaughn's performances. It was also a financial success, grossing over $781 million at the global box-office. A sequel is in development.
