M. Night Shyamalan to cast Jake Gyllenhaal in his next movie? Find out

M. Night Shyamalan is all set for his next creative venture. The director is teaming up with critically acclaimed writer Nicholas Sparks to work on a new supernatural romantic thriller. This will be the director's first collaboration with a major author, and fans are excited to see what both creative masterminds will bring to screens.

Jack Sneider reported that Shyamalan plans to cast Jake Gyllenhaal in the film, an original screenplay that will also be a novel written by both Sparks and Shyamalan. Blinding Edge Pictures will produce the film and Warner Bros will likely distribute it.

This will be the second time Shyamalan is basing a film on a literary piece, the first one being his film Knock at the Cabin, adapted from Paul Tremblay’s horror novel The Cabin at the End of the World.

Although details on the film are now being kept under wraps, knowing Shyamalan's legacy as a director and Gyllenhaal's presence on screen, the film might be a treat to watch. Not to mention Nicholas Sparks' mastery of novels that have been bestsellers and made their way to several movie adaptations.

Seeing all their brilliance come together in the cinema will be a delightful experience for fans and audiences. More information on the project is currently awaited.

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Shyamalan is known for directing psychological thriller films like Split, The Visit, Trap, Unbreakable, and The Sixth Sense. Cementing himself as one of the most innovatively driven directors of the current generation, he was also nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe award for his direction on The Sixth Sense.

Nicholas Sparks is known for writing the cult classic The Notebook, followed by films like Dear John, Safe Haven, The Lucky One, and The Best Of Me. The author is known for his genre of happy romance and has sold over 115 million copies.

As for Jake Gyllenhaal, news of his new project is followed by his success in Amazon MGM studios' Road House, with a sequel already in the works. He also starred in Presumed Innocent, which bagged him a Golden Globe nomination.

Gyllenhaal is now set to star alongside Denzel Washington in the Broadway adaptation of Othello. Gyllenhaal has earned the reputation of being one of Hollywood's finest, as he continues to explore several different genres, having worked in rom-coms, action thrillers, and Marvel films.

This will not be a new genre the actor explores as he played the protagonist in Nightcrawler (2014). Needless to say, hopes are high but ultimately fans will have to wait it out till the film's release!