M Night Shyamalan ropes in Jake Gyllenhaal for supernatural romantic thriller

M Night Shyamalan and Jake Gyllenhaal

Filmmaker M Night Shyamalan is set to collaborate with Hollywood star Jake Gyllenhaal for his next directorial project. The yet-untitled film is a supernatural romantic thriller, based on an original story co-created by Shyamalan and best-selling novelist Nicholas Sparks, reported entertainment news outlet Deadline.

Shyamalan and Sparks are independently creating a screenplay and a novel, respectively, both inspired by the same original love story. Each project will feature the same core concept and characters, but will be uniquely adapted to suit the medium.

It is the first time that Shyamalan will collaborate with a high-profile writer like Sparks, known for novels like A Walk To Remember, The Notebook, The Choice, and Dear John. These books of the author and many others have been adapted into feature films as well.

The details of the project have been kept under wraps. Shyamalan and Ashwin Rajan will produce through Blinding Edge Pictures, alongside Sparks' long-time producing partner Theresa Park and Marc Bienstock. Shyamalan's Blinding Edge Pictures is in discussions with Warner Bros for the movie's theatrical release.

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