The Unbreakable trilogy, also known as the Eastrail 177 Trilogy, is an American superhero thriller and psychological horror film series. The films were written, produced, and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. The trilogy consists of Unbreakable (2000), Split (2016), and Glass (2019).
Glass is a 2019 superhero film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, who also produced with Jason Blum, Marc Bienstock, and Ashwin Rajan. The film is a crossover and sequel to Shyamalan's previous films Unbreakable (2000) and Split (2016) and the third and final installment in the Unbreakable trilogy.
Despite being the third movie in the trilogy, it is suggested at the end of the movie that Glass was an origin story all along. M. Night Shyamalan began his original superhero story back in 2000's Unbreakable, only for 2016's Split to secretly reveal it was a sequel.
Night Shyamalan brings together the narratives of two of his standout originals—2000's Unbreakable, from Touchstone, and 2016's Split, from Universal—in one explosive, all-new comic-book thriller: Glass.
Glass brings the characters of Unbreakable and the characters of Split together for an action-packed crossover storyline. After Unbreakable told a superhero's origin story and Split told a supervillain's origin story, Glass brought that hero and that villain to the same location for an epic showdown.
Night Shyamalan Says No to 'Glass' Sequels, Originally Wrote the Horde From 'Split' Into 'Unbreakable' The writer-director has no interest building a cinematic universe.
While Glass can be enjoyed as a standalone film, watching Unbreakable and Split enriches the narrative with important context and character connections. M. Night Shyamalan's trilogy concludes with Glass, integrating visual elements, flashbacks, and character arcs to create a complex and satisfying finale.
Jackson's Elijah Price made for a memorable, complex villain in both Glass and Unbreakable, but it's unclear what Mr. Glass' real superpower was. Unbreakable centers on David Dunn (Bruce Willis), a normal man who survives a horrifying train wreck without a single scratch.
Glass and the many personalities who inhabit the body of James McAvoy's Kevin Wendell Crumb, this universe has its roots not in the comic libraries of Marvel or DC but rather in Shyamalan's own imagination.
Abilities. Intelligence: Elijah's gift is his intelligence. He was able to study many different types of science and mathematics in order to orchestrate the disaster that brought David Dunn to him.
“Glass” (in theaters Friday), the long-awaited follow-up to 2000's origin tale "Unbreakable," concludes the comic-book-inspired series, bringing together two old foes – Bruce Willis' nearly invulnerable hero David Dunn and Samuel L.
The story of Glass began nearly two decades before the sequel's release. It started with 2000's Unbreakable, a film starring Samuel L. Jackson as a man with extremely fragile bones alongside Bruce Willis as someone who discovers himself to possess superhuman abilities --- making him the exact opposite.
Despite killing David and Kevin in the climax of the movie, the first objective of the Clover organization is not to simply eliminate superpowered people but rather to convince them they are ordinary. One of the central ideas of Glass that's extended from Split is the conflation of superpowers with mental illness.
He has nigh-invulnerability that renders him immune to disease and injuries, including traumas and shocks that would kill a normal human. Additionally, David possesses the ability of psychometry.
Night Shyamalan says he 'probably' won't ever make another sequel. Those pesky franchises are more trouble than they're worth. Throughout his directing career, M. Night Shyamalan has only made two sequels — Split (2016) and Glass (2019) — both of which served as follow-ups to 2000's Unbreakable.
The Beast, Patricia, Hedwig, and More: Your Guide to All 24 of Kevin's Identities in Glass. The three-leaf clover tattoos seem to indicate that the person in question is part of a large organization, one that may be tied to the government.
The Glass universe might not have ended with a connection to The Visit, but this does indicate that Shyamalan has thought about connecting some of his other movies to the franchise.
The first major surprise of the film occurs when David's son Joseph (Spencer Treat Clark), reveals the hidden connection between Kevin and his father, after the realisation that train accident that Mr Glass caused, which left David as the sole survivor, also killed Kevin's father.
Glass is tagged as a sequel/crossover to Split and Unbreakable. It was also the last installment in the Eastrail 177 trilogy of Shyamalan's movies. Split tied the movies together following a cameo appearance before the credits. The movie focuses on Kevin as he navigates his multiple personalities.
