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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | |
| Founded | August 2, 1998; 27 years ago (1998-08-02) |
| Founder | M. Night Shyamalan |
| Headquarters | Berwyn, Pennsylvania, United States[1] |
Key people | M. Night Shyamalan[1] Ashwin Rajan[2][3] |
| Divisions | The Night Chronicles |
Blinding Edge Pictures is an American film and television production company, founded on August 2, 1998 byM. Night Shyamalan.[2][4][5] The company is known for producing films, such as theUnbreakable series,Signs,The Village,The Happening,After Earth,The Visit,Old andKnock at the Cabin.
On August 2, 1998,M. Night Shyamalan founded Blinding Edge Pictures. The first films produced by the company includeUnbreakable,Signs, andThe Village.
In July 2008, The Night Chronicles was formed as a division for Blinding Edge Pictures andMedia Rights Capital.[6] The plan for this division was to create a trilogy of films with Shyamalan writing and producing the stories and picking the filmmakers while Media Rights Capital would finance the films. The first installment inThe Night Chronicles trilogy was the 2010 horror filmDevil helmed byJohn Erick Dowdle, the film revolves on five people trapped in an elevator where one of them isthe Devil.[7] In June 2010,Reincarnate (formerlyTwelve Strangers) was announced to be the second installment in the trilogy which would be helmed byDaniel Stamm, the film revolves on a jury that's haunted by supernatural forces while deliberating on a murder case.[8] In September 2010, the third installment in the trilogy would be a sequel to Shyamalan's filmUnbreakable, the film would've focused on a villain origin story.[9]
In 2015, the company released its first television seriesWayward Pines created byChad Hodge and executive produced by Shyamalan and released byFox.[10][11]
In January 2016, it was announced that Shyamalan would executive produce a reboot ofTales from the Crypt as part ofTNT's new two-hour horror block. The network ordered a 10-episode season that was slated for Fall 2017.[12][13] The series was to keep the episodicanthology format based on theTales from the Crypt comics byEC Comics rather than the 1989 series, withthe Cryptkeeper not being featured in the reboot. In June 2017, it was announced that TNT would not move forward with the series due to legal rights.[14][15]
In 2019, the company released its second television seriesServant, created byTony Basgallop and executive produced by Shyamalan and released byApple TV+.[16]
In February 2023, Shyamalan signed a multi-year first-look directing and producing deal withWarner Bros. Pictures, thus ending his deal withUniversal Pictures.[17] The deal would have Shyamalan and his company develop original projects for the filmmaker to produce and/or direct forWBPG production divisions Warner Bros. Pictures andNew Line Cinema. The first two films from the deal includedThe Watchers, written and directed by Shyamalan's daughter Ishana Night Shyamalan andTrap, written and directed by Shyamalan, both released in 2024.[18]
| Release date | Film | Director(s) | Budget | Gross | Distributor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 22, 2000 | Unbreakable | M. Night Shyamalan | $75 million | $248.1 million | Buena Vista Pictures |
| August 2, 2002 | Signs | $72 million | $408.2 million | ||
| July 30, 2004 | The Village | $60 million | $256.7 million | ||
| July 21, 2006 | Lady in the Water | $70 million | $72.8 million | Warner Bros. Pictures | |
| June 13, 2008 | The Happening | $48 million | $163.4 million | 20th Century Fox | |
| July 1, 2010 | The Last Airbender | $150 million | $319.7 million | Paramount Pictures | |
| September 17, 2010 | Devil | John Erick Dowdle | $10 million | $62.7 million | Universal Pictures |
| May 31, 2013 | After Earth | M. Night Shyamalan | $130 million | $243.6 million | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| September 11, 2015 | The Visit | $5 million | $98.5 million | Universal Pictures | |
| January 20, 2017 | Split | $9 million | $278.5 million | ||
| January 18, 2019 | Glass | $20 million[19] | $247 million | ||
| July 23, 2021 | Old | $18 million | $90.1 million | ||
| February 3, 2023 | Knock at the Cabin | $20 million | $54.8 million | ||
| June 7, 2024[20] | The Watchers | Ishana Night Shyamalan | $30 million[21][22] | $30.5 million[21][23] | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| August 2, 2024[24] | Trap | M. Night Shyamalan | $30 million | $82.7 million[25][26] | |
| October 10, 2024 | Caddo Lake | Celine Held Logan George | — | — | |
| October 23, 2026[27] | Remain | M. Night Shyamalan | — | — |
| Year | Series | Creator(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | Wayward Pines | Chad Hodge | Fox |
| 2019–23 | Servant | Tony Basgallop | Apple TV+ |