Glass Movie Details:
Country | United States China |
Language | English |
Genre | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Superhero |
Release date | January 12, 2019 (Alamo Drafthouse Cinema) January 18, 2019 (United States) |
Running time | 2hr 9min |
Age rating | PG-13 |
Starring | James McAvoy Bruce Willis Anya Taylor-Joy Sarah Paulson Samuel L. Jackson |
Directed by | M. Night Shyamalan |
Written by | M. Night Shyamalan |
Produced by | M. Night Shyamalan Jason Blum Marc Bienstock Ashwin Rajan |
Cinematography by | Mike Gioulakis |
Edited by | Luke Ciarrocchi Blu Murray |
Music by | West Dylan Thordson |
Production Company | Universal Pictures Perfect World Pictures Blinding Edge Pictures Blumhouse Productions Buena Vista International |
Distributor | Universal Pictures (United States and Canada) Buena Vista International (International) |
Glass Movie Cast & Characters:
- James McAvoy as Patricia / Dennis / Hedwig / The Beast / Barry / Heinrich / Jade / Ian / Mary Reynolds / Norma / Jalin / Kat / B.T. / Kevin Wendell Crumb / Mr. Pritchard / Felida / Luke / Goddard / Samuel / Polly
- Bruce Willis as David Dunn
- Samuel L. Jackson as Elijah Price
- Anya Taylor-Joy as Casey Cooke
- Sarah Paulson as Dr. Ellie Staple
- Spencer Treat Clark as Joseph Dunn
- Charlayne Woodard as Mrs. Price
- Luke Kirby as Pierce
- Adam David Thompson as Daryl
- M. Night Shyamalan as Jai, Security Guard
- Shannon Destiny Ryan as Cheerleading Girl (credited as Shannon Ryan)
- Diana Silvers as Cheerleading Girl
- Nina Wisner as Cheerleading Girl
- Kyli Zion as Cheerleading Girl
- Serge Didenko as Ronald, Powerful Young Man
- Russell Posner as T, Skinny Camera Kid
- Kimberly S. Fairbanks as Assistant Principal (credited as Kimberly Fairbanks)
- Rosemary Howard as Penelope Crumb
- Bryan McElroy as Clarence Crumb
- Owen Vitullo as Young Kevin
- William Turner as Young Elijah
- Johnny Hiram Jamison as Thirteen Year-Old Elijah (archive footage)
- Leslie Stefanson as Woman on Train
- Marc H. Glick as Train Engineer
- Brick Mason as Carnival Barker
- Bostin Christopher as Comic Book Counter Guy
- Ukee Washington as News Anchor
- Colin Becker as Ten Year-Old David
- Brian Anthony Wilson as Security Guard in Car
- Tobias Segal as Surveillance Security Guard
- Joseph Thuet as Joe, Security Guard
- Tatiana St. Phard as Woman Group Member
- Tom DiNardo as Homeless Person
- Timothy Chivalette as Comic Book Geek
- Jack McCafferty as Comic Book Geek
- Darby Schlosser as Foster Sibling
- Jordan Coker as Foster Sibling
- Emma Hong as Foster Sibling
- Xaiver Gerald as Foster Sibling
- Tim Duquette as Patient Jimmy (credited as Timothy J. Duquette)
- Nathan Nauroth as Orderly Harrison
- Ana Leonard as Hospital Volunteer (credited as Anna Leonard)
Storyline:
After pursuing Kevin Wendell Crumb and the multiple identities that reside within, David Dunn finds himself locked in a mental hospital alongside his archenemy, Elijah Price. The trio must now contend with a psychiatrist, who is out to prove they do not actually possess superhuman abilities.
Glass Movie Box Office Collection & Budget:
Budget | $20 million |
Worldwide Collection | $247 million |
About Glass Movie:
Glass is a horror sci-fi thriller superhero film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, who also produced with Jason Blum, Marc Bienstock, and Ashwin Rajan. The film is a crossover and sequel to Shyamalan’s previous films Unbreakable (2000) and Split (2016) and the third and final installment in the Unbreakable trilogy.
Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Spencer Treat Clark, and Charlayne Woodard reprise their Unbreakable roles, while James McAvoy and Anya Taylor-Joy return as their Split characters, with Sarah Paulson, Adam David Thompson, and Luke Kirby joining the cast.
Despite interest in a sequel to Unbreakable, the Walt Disney Studios’ Touchstone Pictures opted not to finance a sequel. Shyamalan set out to write Split using a character he had written for Unbreakable but pulled from its script due to balance issues. He realized the opportunity he had to create a trilogy of works and instead used the ending of Split to establish Glass with the Unbreakable narrative.
This necessitated securing the rights to use both Willis’ and Jackson’s Unbreakable characters from Disney, with the promise of including the studio in the film along with Universal Pictures. Split was a financial and critical success, and by April 2017 Shyamalan announced that he started the production process for Glass.
Principal photography began on October 2, 2017, in Philadelphia, following a week of rehearsals, with plans for a thirty-nine-day shoot. On October 31, it was reported that Shyamalan would be filming at Allentown State Hospital for a few weeks. On December 12, Shyamalan revealed that four scenes would be shot in January 2018, stating he would have to travel for their filming.
The film had its world premiere in select Alamo Drafthouse Cinema theaters on January 12, 2019, and was released in the United States on January 18 by Universal Pictures. Glass received mixed reviews from critics, who found the film “disappointing” and “underwhelming” due to the story, particularly the third act, but praised the performances of the cast; many deemed it the weakest in the trilogy. The film was a financial success, grossing $247 million worldwide against a $20 million production budget.