M. Night Shyamalan Has The Right To Do A Sequel Of His Films

 

If you’ve seen M. Night Shyamalan’s latest film, Split, or if you’ve been unfortunate when it comes to spoilers on the Internet, you’ll know that the horror/thriller ends off similar to your average MCU joint. It’s revealed that the movie takes place in the same universe as one of the director’s biggest hits, Unbreakable, opening up the possibility of an extended universe within his own filmography — not unlike, say, Kevin Smith’s View Askewniverse or the connectivity within Quentin Tarantino’s contributions to cinema.

In a recent interview with Cinema Blend, Shyamalan discussed Split‘s controversial ending, suggesting that there’s room for expansion when it comes to his previous films as he owns all the sequel rights.

He said “Luckily I took care of all the right stuff. I had it all arranged, and everyone was fantastic about it, and everything like that. So it worked out great on that front. I kind of own the sequel rights to all my movies; not own, but nobody can make a sequel to my movies without permission. I gave up whatever I needed to give up to make sure I had those over time, because I figured 20 something years from now, I’m going to be pretty upset if someone made a sequel without my involvement”.