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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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Poppy Playtime II: Playcare is a 2026 American action horror film directed by Jodie Foster and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and Gore Verbinski from a screenplay by M. Night Shyamalan and Verbinski. The film is based on the Poppy Playtime video game and the sequel to Poppy Playtime. The second of a three-part film adaptation to the game and primarily covering its third chapter, it stars Piper Rubio, Emma Roberts, Tika Sumpter, Iain Armitage, Colin Farrell, Jeffrey Wright, Bill Nighy, Chris Hemsworth, Neve Campbell, and Matthew Lillard. In the film, Poppy and Lilly must face the evil CatNap during a mission to take down his master, the Prototype. To succeed in defeating CatNap, they are aided by Ollie, a boy who contacts allies using a phone, and Kissy Missy, the wife of Huggy Wuggy. Poppy Playtime II: Playcare was released in Netflix on December 9th, 2026; it grossed $813 million worldwide and received positive reviews, with praise for Foster's direction, visual effects, messages, the action sequences, performances (namely Rubio and Roberts), Hans Zimmer's musical score, characters, and emotional weight. A final sequel is in development.
