M Night Shyamalan shocked his audience in Split by revealing that Kevin Wendell Crumb (James McAvoy) exists in the same universe as Unbreakable’s David Dunn (Bruce Willis).  We were then left anticipating how the superhero and alter ego from Unbreakable would be combined with the multiple personalities and psychotic behavior from Kevin (Split).

Unfortunately, the answer is that bringing the characters together in Glass simply did not work.  In spite of incredible performances from McAvoy, the audience was left with a disjointed film that appeared rushed and unfinished.  

Willis, Jackson and McAvoy – all proven successful actors – appeared to film their parts separately, leaving us with the sense that they were never actually in the same room.  

Despite the clever philosophical dialogue and the examination of humanity’s capabilities, the audience was left with the sense that they were missing something. The characters did not appear to gel enough for us to suspend our disbelief, and we were left a little dazed and deflated.

The film was named after Samuel L Jackson’s character Elijah Price in Unbreakable. Elijah, aka Mr Glass, suffered from a brittle bone disease, making his bones susceptible to fragmentation and splintering.  Since his arrest in Unbreakable, Mr Glass has spent his life drugged in a psychiatric hospital for the criminally insane.  

We are introduced to David Dunn (Willis) as the superhero vigilante that has spent his life fighting crime and is currently attempting to seek out Kevin (McAvoy) after a series of girls were kidnapped and killed.

Their paths meet, ending in disastrous consequences, and they both end up getting arrested and taken to the same psychiatric unit as Mr Glass.  It is here that the audience was waiting for the “fun” to begin. Unfortunately, with each character locked in separate rooms, we continue to wait for the interaction that we so desperately crave.

Dr Staple (Sarah Paulson) is well cast and does an excellent job of experimenting with each character’s mental states – with varying levels of success.  The dialogue’s philosophical stance grows, and we ponder on the machination of the institution and how this fits into our established concepts of good verses evil. And yet, we still wait for the characters to interact so that a plausible plot can develop.

Sadly, other than a few fight scenes, there is no meaningful interaction between the three main characters.  Bringing the two great films together thus left us with a forced crossover that is disappointingly weaker than either of its counterparts.

2/5

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The X-Men actor posted a photo from the film set. The photo gave nothing away, showing a Dairylea triangle with himself in the background.

McAvoy will be taking on the role of the grown up version of Bill, who was the star of the first It movie. The film takes place in the present day, almost 30 years after the group of friends defeated Pennywise. It will explore some of the crucial themes in the book that the first movie did not have time to explore, like Beverly’s abusive adult relationship.

Bill Skarsgard will be reprising his role as the terrifying shapeshifting clown, Pennywise. He recently discussed returning and said:

“We’re gearing up for it now, so I’m sort of in the process of getting back into that character of Pennywise,” he explained. “I’m sort of in the mindset and we’re gearing up for it.”

“I think [the Losers’ Club cast] start in July. I’m not sure exactly when my start date is, but some time this summer.”

It 2 will be released on September 6th, 2019.

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The reason is that the studio will be moving forward Bohemian Rhapsody, the Freddie Mercury biopic starring Rami Malek, best known for his role in Mr Robot. The biopic was previously scheduled for December 25th but will now debut on November 2nd.

Dexter Fletcher is directing Bohemian Rhapsody after Bryan Singer was fired from the show for three days of repeated absences which halted production. This firing isn’t the only setback that the movie has faced. Sacha Baron Cohen quit the project over disputes with Bryan May and Roger Taylor from Queen, hence why Malek took over.

The two Marvel spin-offs were actually originally scheduled to launch this year in April and November. The New Mutants has now been pushed all the way back to August 2nd 2019. The film is being directed by Josh Boone and stars a whole new set of young mutants.

Dark Phoenix has also been pushed back to 2019, but earlier in the year on Valentines Day. The movie will revolve around Jean Grey and Phoenix and will star James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender and Jennifer Lawrence among other popular names from the X-Men franchise.

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M Night Shyamalan shocked his audience in Split by revealing that Kevin Wendell Crumb (James McAvoy) exists in the same universe as Unbreakable’s David Dunn (Bruce Willis).  We were then left anticipating how the superhero and alter ego from Unbreakable would be combined with the multiple personalities and psychotic behavior from Kevin (Split).

Unfortunately, the answer is that bringing the characters together in Glass simply did not work.  In spite of incredible performances from McAvoy, the audience was left with a disjointed film that appeared rushed and unfinished.  

Willis, Jackson and McAvoy – all proven successful actors – appeared to film their parts separately, leaving us with the sense that they were never actually in the same room.  

Despite the clever philosophical dialogue and the examination of humanity’s capabilities, the audience was left with the sense that they were missing something. The characters did not appear to gel enough for us to suspend our disbelief, and we were left a little dazed and deflated.

The film was named after Samuel L Jackson’s character Elijah Price in Unbreakable. Elijah, aka Mr Glass, suffered from a brittle bone disease, making his bones susceptible to fragmentation and splintering.  Since his arrest in Unbreakable, Mr Glass has spent his life drugged in a psychiatric hospital for the criminally insane.  

We are introduced to David Dunn (Willis) as the superhero vigilante that has spent his life fighting crime and is currently attempting to seek out Kevin (McAvoy) after a series of girls were kidnapped and killed.

Their paths meet, ending in disastrous consequences, and they both end up getting arrested and taken to the same psychiatric unit as Mr Glass.  It is here that the audience was waiting for the “fun” to begin. Unfortunately, with each character locked in separate rooms, we continue to wait for the interaction that we so desperately crave.

Dr Staple (Sarah Paulson) is well cast and does an excellent job of experimenting with each character’s mental states – with varying levels of success.  The dialogue’s philosophical stance grows, and we ponder on the machination of the institution and how this fits into our established concepts of good verses evil. And yet, we still wait for the characters to interact so that a plausible plot can develop.

Sadly, other than a few fight scenes, there is no meaningful interaction between the three main characters.  Bringing the two great films together thus left us with a forced crossover that is disappointingly weaker than either of its counterparts.

2/5

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The X-Men actor posted a photo from the film set. The photo gave nothing away, showing a Dairylea triangle with himself in the background.

McAvoy will be taking on the role of the grown up version of Bill, who was the star of the first It movie. The film takes place in the present day, almost 30 years after the group of friends defeated Pennywise. It will explore some of the crucial themes in the book that the first movie did not have time to explore, like Beverly’s abusive adult relationship.

Bill Skarsgard will be reprising his role as the terrifying shapeshifting clown, Pennywise. He recently discussed returning and said:

“We’re gearing up for it now, so I’m sort of in the process of getting back into that character of Pennywise,” he explained. “I’m sort of in the mindset and we’re gearing up for it.”

“I think [the Losers’ Club cast] start in July. I’m not sure exactly when my start date is, but some time this summer.”

It 2 will be released on September 6th, 2019.

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The reason is that the studio will be moving forward Bohemian Rhapsody, the Freddie Mercury biopic starring Rami Malek, best known for his role in Mr Robot. The biopic was previously scheduled for December 25th but will now debut on November 2nd.

Dexter Fletcher is directing Bohemian Rhapsody after Bryan Singer was fired from the show for three days of repeated absences which halted production. This firing isn’t the only setback that the movie has faced. Sacha Baron Cohen quit the project over disputes with Bryan May and Roger Taylor from Queen, hence why Malek took over.

The two Marvel spin-offs were actually originally scheduled to launch this year in April and November. The New Mutants has now been pushed all the way back to August 2nd 2019. The film is being directed by Josh Boone and stars a whole new set of young mutants.

Dark Phoenix has also been pushed back to 2019, but earlier in the year on Valentines Day. The movie will revolve around Jean Grey and Phoenix and will star James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender and Jennifer Lawrence among other popular names from the X-Men franchise.

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