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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.
Pyro is a 2025 American gothic psychological thriller film written and directed by Patty Jenkins, produced by M. Night Shyamalan, and starring Sasha Calle, Michael Shannon, Jaeden Martell, Laurence Fishburne, Jason Momoa, Domhnall Gleeson, Sam Neill, and Uma Thurman. It follows a young woman who develops pyrokinesis abilities while coming into conflict with her abusive father. Jerry Bruckheimer and Guillermo del Toro serve as executive producers. Pryo opened in theaters on February 8th, 2025; it received acclaim for its direction, screenplay, special effects, cinematography, Hans Zimmer's musical score, the emotional weight of the story, visual style, and performances— particularly that of Calle, who was awarded a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, while Jenkins earned an Academy Award for Best Director. It was also a box-office success, earning $771 million worldwide against print and advertisement costs of $150 million. Since its release and stream on Max, Pyro has been widely regarded as one of the greatest films ever made, overtaking Top Gun: Maverick as the best reviewed film of the 2020s. It is also regarded as Jenkins' masterpiece and one of Calle's greatest performances, and is now hailed as one of the greatest thriller films of all time. A sequel entitled Pyro: Child of Rage was released on February 8th, 2026, to a comparable critical and financial success.
