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M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Remain’ Starring Jake Gyllenhaal Pushed to February 2027
Originally due out in October of this year, M. Night Shyamalan‘s supernatural romance thriller Remain has been delayed to February 5, 2027.
Warner Bros. selected the new date after seeing strong pre-sales for Wuthering Heights this Valentine’s Day season. Variety notes, “The studio believes that February, once seen as a slow month for moviegoing, has become a much more lucrative corridor to release films.”
Sources say that Remain has received the highest test scores of Shyamalan’s career, but it will face some stiff competition on its new date: Judd Apatow’s new comedy starring Glen Powell and Disney’s Ice Age: Boiling Point are due out the same day.
Shyamalan co-created Remain with author Nicholas Sparks (The Notebook, A Walk to Remember), independently writing a screenplay and a novel based on the same concept and characters but tailored to their respective mediums. Sparks’ novel published this past October.
The film stars Jake Gyllenhaal as a grieving architect who moves to Cape Cod for work after leaving a psychiatric facility. While staying at a historic B&B, he meets a mysterious woman, played by Phoebe Dynevor (“Bridgerton”), who makes him question his rational beliefs about life and loss.
Ashley Walters (“Adolescence”), Julie Hagerty (Airplane), Jay O. Sanders (Along Came a Spider), Tracy Ifeachor (“The Pitt”), Hannah James (“Mercy Street”), Caleb Ruminer (“Finding Carter”), Kieran Mulcare (“Jessica Jones”), Maria Dizzia (“Orange is the New Black”), and Shyamalan round out the cast.
Shyamalan produces with Ashwin Rajan for Blinding Edge Pictures alongside Sparks’ longtime producing partner Theresa Park and Marc Bienstock. Sparks serves as executive producer.
Sunrise Films has announced the official North American release of William Bagley‘s horror comedy Hold the Fort, and it’s accompanied by an energetic new trailer.
Hold the Fort debuts on digital platforms on June 23.
In the film, “Lucas and Jenny think their life is finally coming together when the couple become homeowners. Little do they know that their new house comes with a big catch. Lucas and Jenny soon find themselves in a fight for their lives when they become trapped in a battle between their Homeowners Association and an onslaught of monsters from hell. The horror-comedy takes the timely concern of home-ownership and wraps this up in an entertaining action-packed thrill ride.“
Watch the new trailer below, which introduces one wild HOA gathering during an equinox. Things get bloody fast.
Chris Mayers (Adult Swim Yule Log), Haley Leary (“The Walking Dead”), Levi Burdick, and Julian Smith star.
William Bagley writes and directs, in addition to producing with Smith, Matt Dodd, Luke Williams, and Tim Reis (Adult Swim Yule Log).
Ahead of the release, Bagley said, “My goal with this film was to make a hilarious, fast-paced thrill ride while also telling a great story with heart. Hopefully, through all the blood, laughs, fights, and gags, you leave the film feeling inspired to tackle whatever life throws at you.“
Hold the Fort premiered at Fantasia last summer before going on to play FrightFest London, Toronto After Dark, and Beyond Fest.
I wrote in my review, “It’s an infectiously charming assemblage of jokes and monster vignettes bound together by a barebones plot with not much on its mind beyond delivering an entertaining time.”
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