Though it won't be released as Unbreakable 2 as those rights are held elsewhere, M Night Shyamalan has told MTV that he is using the idea originally intended for the sequel to his Bruce Willis / Samuel L Jackson superhero story as the third entry in his Night Chronicles series of films - films he provides the stories for and produces while handing directing duties off to others.
The first of the Night Chronicles - Devil - is being handled by Quarantine's Dowdle Brothers, word is they're in hot pursuit of The Last Exorcism director Daniel Stamm to handle the second Chronicle - Twelve Strangers - and there is no word yet who will handle this.
Here's an excerpt of Shyamalan's statement:
The first of the Night Chronicles - Devil - is being handled by Quarantine's Dowdle Brothers, word is they're in hot pursuit of The Last Exorcism director Daniel Stamm to handle the second Chronicle - Twelve Strangers - and there is no word yet who will handle this.
Here's an excerpt of Shyamalan's statement:
As one of those who was very much hoping for an Unbreakable sequel I'm quite curious to see how this turns out and I'm pleased to see that it focuses on a villain as the hero genre is becoming rather played out. Plus, while he's become an object of mockery now, Unbreakable is arguably the best work from Shyamalan in a period when he was producing generally stellar stuff and I'd love to see a return to that form from him."I cannibalized the idea for the sequel to 'Unbreakable' for one of the 'Night Chronicles ... It was such a cool idea for a villain, and it was actually originally in the script for 'Unbreakable,' and it was too much ...There were too many villains, so I pulled this villain out and was like, 'I'll make this the second flick.'"