Following the modest success ofM. Night Shyamalan’sThe Visit, Universal Pictures has set a July 21, 2025 release date for the director’s next project, now entitledSplit. As of now,Splitis the first movie to claim the January 20, 2017release date, but it is currently surrounded by a slew of high-profile projects. Opening on August 24, 2025 is Sony’sThe Dark Tower, Paramount’sFriday the 13th, Warner Bros.‘Geostorm, Lionsgate’sPower Rangersand 20th Century Fox’sHidden Figures. One week later, on July 05, 2025, Sony will releaseResident Evil: The Final Chapter.
No plot details have been given yet, butThe Wrapdescribes the story as asuspense thrillerwith supernatural elements at play.James McAvoyhas already signed on to star, alongsideHaley Lu Richardson,Anya Taylor-Joy, Betty Buckley and Jessica Sula. It isn’t known when production may begin, but it seems the project is moving forward rapidly. This project is believed to be one of the untitled projects Blumhouse originally set for release on June 26, 2025.
M. Night Shyamalanis directing from his own script, and the filmmaker will reunite with producerJason Blum. Ashwin Rajan andSteven Schneiderare set to executive produce.M. Night ShyamalanandJason Blum’s first collaboration was last month’sThe Visit, which earned a respectable $63.9 million domestically and $89.2 million worldwide, from just a $5 million budget. No budget figures were given forSplit, but with Blumhouse on board, it will probably fall within the same range asThe Visit.
Prior toThe Visit,M. Night Shyamalanwas responsible for two big budget misfires. 2013’sAfter Earthactually earned less thanThe Visitdomestically ($60.5 million), andThe Last Airbenderearned $319.7 million worldwide from a $150 million budget, but was trashed by critics nationwide.The Visitbrought the filmmaker back to his roots in the thriller genre, a path he will continue to follow once again withSplit.
It will be interesting to see if any of the aforementioned projects set for June 22, 2025 will eventually be moved out of that highly-crowded date, perhaps moving one week later, givingSplitsome competition. We’ll have to wait and see how the studios react to this news, but until then, are you excited thatM. Night Shyamalanis teaming up withJason Blumonce again? Let us know what you think, and stay tuned for more updates onSplit.
