--- title: M. Night Shyamalan Talks 'Split' description: M. Night Shyamalan discusses 'Split,' a thriller featuring James McAvoy as a kidnapper with dissociative identity disorder canonical: https://time.com/collections/american-voices-2017/4641526/m-night-shyamalan-american-voices/ article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-03-02T15:18:04.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-05T07:48:08.385Z article:section: Collection Item og:title: M. Night Shyamalan Returns To His Roots With 'Split' og:description: The writer-director opens up about his latest project, starring James McAvoy og:url: https://time.com/collections/american-voices-2017/4641526/m-night-shyamalan-american-voices/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdd3448a71a626d95/6988bca697cdff6a0a6afac4/m-night-shyamalan.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: M. 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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account. by Joe McGovern  M. Night Shyamalan, on Jan. 18, 2017 in New York City. M. Night Shyamalan, on Jan. 18, 2017 in New York City. Roy Rochlin—Getty Images DRAWING A CROWD Though his recent output has included Fox’s sci-fi series _Wayward Pines_ and 2015’s found-footage horror hit _The Visit_, M. Night Shyamalan fully returns to the form that made him famous with _Split_. The unnerving chamber thriller features _X-Men_‘s James McAvoy as a kidnapper afflicted with a homicidal case of DID (dissociative identity disorder). His brain is home to at least 23 different personalities, among them a swaggering Philly brute, a 9-year-old boy, a strict woman, and a mincing fashion designer. Shyamalan has been fascinated by the condition for decades. “I had heard that James Cameron was making a film about this subject,” he says. “As in, the director of _Terminator_! So cool!” Cameron’s project (_A Crowded Room_) never got off the ground, but Shyamalan remarks, “You could say I’m reliving that feeling of excitement I had back then.” TWELFTH NIGHT _Split_ is movie No. 12 in Shyamalan’s career. The dozen titles (ranging from _The Sixth Sense_ to _Signs_ to _After Earth_) offer an insight into his own shifting identities: horrormeister, professional rug-puller, earnest spiritualist—and currently, economical auteur. _Split_ is the second consecutive film he’s made for the no-frills horror factory Blumhouse Productions (_Paranormal Activity_, _Insidious_). And Shyamalan says he has never felt more comfortable: “Smaller crew, smaller budget, fewer sets. We’ll shoot for 30 days, then come back three weeks later for a few days of fine-tuning and fixing mistakes. There’s so much freedom that I feel like I’m cheating on a test.” Nowadays he’s grateful for what achieving success at a young age—he turned 29 the day _The Sixth Sense_ opened in 1999—has taught him. “It was weird, but I got to do the cycle of fame early: ‘I’m great, I’m an idiot, I’m a success, I’m a failure,'” he says with a laugh. “I got to experience all that and then say, ‘Let’s just concentrate on making movies.'” DO THE TWIST After the whiplash conclusion of _The Sixth Sense_ (Bruce Willis is dead?!), Shyamalan’s name became synonymous with plot twists—and by 2008’s _The Happening_ (the plants did it?!), a punchline for them. But _Split_ is a game changer. In movies like _Psycho_ and _Fight Club_ the multiple personalities are the twist, but here Shyamalan takes a bigger swing, ending with a whopper surprise—and a special cameo—that will bring all the haters back to the yard. “I’ve been with audiences when we’ve screened the film,” he says, “and when that moment comes, the place just goes insane. It feels great.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/american-voices-2017/4641526/m-night-shyamalan-american-voices/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/american-voices-2017/4641526/m-night-shyamalan-american-voices/"},"headline":"M. Night Shyamalan Returns To His Roots With 'Split'","datePublished":"2017-03-02T15:18:04.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-05T07:48:08.385Z","description":"M. 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