Polarizing mystery man M. Night Shyamalan will try to atone for the back to back disasters The Village and Lady in the Water this Summer with The Happening, yet another thriller of mysterious origins. Mark Wahlberg and Zooey Deschanel star in the secretive production involving a catastrophic global event. Rumor has it that the film has more than a little bit to do with the mounting environmental crisis with varying levels of speculation about exactly how the as yet unexplained "happening" at its center erupts. Shyamalan accrued good favor following the critically acclaimed, Oscar nominated blockbuster The Sixth Sense and subsequently established himself as a credible talent with the well-received Unbreakable and Signs. His fall from grace has been swift and nearly fatal, though. The Village opened to mixed reviews and a general sense of disappointment and last year's Lady In The Water was an utter debacle, complete with pages full of acid tongued critiques. It's unclear how much longer he can sustain large budgeted Summer releases with such anemic box office intakes and severe critical drubbings. Here's hoping things change on June 13th with The Happening. Check out the trailer here.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Trailers: The Happening
Polarizing mystery man M. Night Shyamalan will try to atone for the back to back disasters The Village and Lady in the Water this Summer with The Happening, yet another thriller of mysterious origins. Mark Wahlberg and Zooey Deschanel star in the secretive production involving a catastrophic global event. Rumor has it that the film has more than a little bit to do with the mounting environmental crisis with varying levels of speculation about exactly how the as yet unexplained "happening" at its center erupts. Shyamalan accrued good favor following the critically acclaimed, Oscar nominated blockbuster The Sixth Sense and subsequently established himself as a credible talent with the well-received Unbreakable and Signs. His fall from grace has been swift and nearly fatal, though. The Village opened to mixed reviews and a general sense of disappointment and last year's Lady In The Water was an utter debacle, complete with pages full of acid tongued critiques. It's unclear how much longer he can sustain large budgeted Summer releases with such anemic box office intakes and severe critical drubbings. Here's hoping things change on June 13th with The Happening. Check out the trailer here.
