M. Night Shyamalan’s low budget The Visit to hit theaters September 2015

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

After his blockbuster success with THE SIXTH SENSE and UNBREAKABLE, it seemed studios were more than willing to furnish M. Night Shyamalan with unlimited resources to try and scare up more twist endings at the box office. But, after SIGNS each film was met with diminishing returns culminating in the debacle that was THE LAST AIRBENDER. But, it looks like after working on the FOX series WAYWARD PINES, Shyalaman may be poised for a comeback.

Partnering with PARANORMAL ACTIVITY producer Jason Blum, Shyamalan’s secret project THE VISIT (previously known as SUNDOWNING) now has a release date. Universal will premiere the film on September 11, 2015.

The Visit focuses on a brother and sister who are sent to their grandparents’ remote Pennsylvania farm for a week long trip. Once the children discover that the elderly couple is involved in something deeply disturbing, they see their chances of getting back home are growing smaller every day.

Self-financed, THE VISIT sounds like the type of movie we all expected from Shyamalan before he began making bizarre nonsense like THE HAPPENING and AFTER EARTH. Despite a bigger studio effort, LABOR OF LOVE with Bruce Willis, this seems to be the surprising project that many heard was being made on a micro budget. Hopefully, Shyamalan has gotten rid of the demons that have plagued his last half dozen films as THE VISIT could be an entertaining movie if he keeps himself in check. The only thing that worries me is the he wrote and directed the film which means it could be absolutely anything from genius to total garbage.

I guess we will all find out when THE VISIT premieres on September 11, 2015.