Glass Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Oct. 28, 2019

Glass

Release Date: Friday, January 18, 2019 Theaters

Director: M. Night Shyamalan

Starring: Bruce Willis • Samuel L. Jackson • Anya Taylor-Joy • James McAvoy • Sarah Paulson

PG-13 Action N/A

3.71 / 5.0

84% WILL SEE 16% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: Bruce Willis returns as David Dunn as does Samuel L. Jackson as Elijah Price, known also by his pseudonym Mr. Glass. Joining from Split are James McAvoy, reprising his role as Kevin Wendell Crumb and the multiple identities who reside within, and Anya Taylor-Joy as Casey Cooke, the only captive to survive an encounter with The Beast. Following the conclusion of Split, Glass finds Dunn pursuing Crumb’s superhuman figure of The Beast in a series of escalating encounters, while the shadowy presence of Price emerges as an orchestrator who holds secrets critical to both men.

Action Thriller Sequel Spin-off

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Who stars in Glass – Cast List

Bruce Willis
... David Dunn

Red, Fortress
Samuel L. Jackson
... Mr. Glass

Afterburn, The Avengers: Age of Ultron
Anya Taylor-Joy
... Casey Cooke

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, The Gorge
James McAvoy
... Kevin Wendle Crumb

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her, Split
S
Sarah Paulson
Bird Box, Ocean's Eight
S
Spencer Treat Clark
Salem's Lot, Cymbeline
C
Charlayne Woodard
Secret Invasion (series)

Who is making Glass – Crew List

A look at Glass behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director M. Night Shyamalan last helmed Trap and Trap. The film's writer M. Night Shyamalan last penned Trap and Trap.

Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Screenwriter: M. Night Shyamalan
Producers: Marc Bienstock
Ashwin Rajan
M. Night Shyamalan

Studios: Universal Pictures
Production Company: Blumhouse Productions

Production – What we know about the Glass

Key Facts

M. Night Shyamalan brings together the narratives of two of his standout originals—2000’s Unbreakable and last year’s Split—in one explosive, all-new comic-book thriller: Glass (Universal, 4/3/18).
Buena Vista International takes foreign distribution rights to the project (Deadline.com, 10/2/17).
Split villain Kevin Wendle Crumb (James McAvoy) was included in the first drafts of Unbreakable, but had to be cut out (Hollywood Reporter, 4/26/17).
Bruce Willis (David Dunn) had a cameo in 2017's Split setting-up this sequel (4/26/17).
As director/writer M. Night Shyamalan explained in a tweet, "It’s taken 17 years but I can finally answer the #1 question I get, 'Are you making a f#&@ing sequel to Unbreakable or what?' My new film is the sequel to #Unbreakable AND #Split. It was always my dream to have both films collide in this third film (4/26/17)."

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Sep 2018

Completed

Changed Glass movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Apr 2018

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Oct 2017

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. Principal photography on began October 2, 2017 in Philadelphia, PA.

Apr 2017

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. M. Night Shyamalan is finishing up the script.

Jul 2016

Announced

Changed the movie production status to Announced. Universal Pictures will release an untitled event film on 1/18/19.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for violence including some bloody images, thematic elements, and language
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: You cannot contain what you are.
Also known as: Untitled Universal Event Film (2019), Unbreakable 2, Split 2
Language: English