MOVIE NEWS – A new motion poster for Glass appeared online, with it a very significant reveal. Indeed, Bruce Willis was introduced first as David Dunn, a real-life superhero, in Unbreakable, M. Night Shyamalan‘s film.
Bruce Willis also appeared up for a momentary, but also pretty memorable cameo in last year’s Split, which was actually a surprise sequel of sorts to Unbreakable and helped lead to the upcoming finale to this long-in-the-works trilogy. Still, the character was without a real superhero name, and we only knew him as David Dunn. Well, until now…
The latest motion poster was in fact shared by the studio, and it is tied up the new Glass trailer arriving online Thursday, comes with the reveal that David Dunn’s superhero name is The Overseer. Unfortunately, for the time being, we have little to no context regarding that name. However, it’s a very significant reveal for those who have been following the movies up to this point. James McAvoy’s character was dubbed The Beast, and Samuel L. Jackson’s Elijah Price is known as Mr Glass, hence the name of the upcoming sequel. Now Bruce Willis has his very own codename.
Since 2001, when Unbreakable was released, comic book and superhero movies have become insanely popular in Hollywood. That adds a new layer that M. Night Shyamalan can play with in this movie. Elijah Price (Samuel L. Jackson) was a man obsessed with comic book characters and his encounter with David Dunn helped make that fiction a reality. Now, not only is Glass going to be a very non-traditional superhero movie, but it has the opportunity to make some commentary on the genre itself, which could make it fascinating even beyond the excitement that comes with bringing these characters back after all these years.
This also could be something of a make or break moment for M. Night Shyamalan. Starting with 2006’s Lady in the Water, the director went on a run of epically bad proportions that included The Happening, The Last Airbender and After Earth. However, he rebounded with the modest horror flick The Visit, which led to last year’s Split. That ended up being a truly massive success at the box office, grossing $278 million worldwide working from a budget of just $9 million. If Shyamalan knocks it out of the park with Glass, it’s safe to say he’s officially back in business. If it falls short, the jury may still be out overall.
While the fate of Glass, regarding overall quality, remains to be seen, hype for the movie is very high, and it’s easily one of the most highly anticipated sequels coming down the pipeline next year. Glass is set to arrive in theatres on January 18, 2019. We’ll be sure to bring you the trailer as soon as it’s made available on Thursday. For now, be sure to check out the new motion poster from the official Glass Twitter account for yourself below.
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