{"id":616538,"date":"2026-09-30T16:52:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T16:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/616538\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T16:52:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T16:52:11","slug":"first-reactions-to-m-night-shyamalans-remain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/616538\/","title":{"rendered":"First Reactions to M. Night Shyamalan’s Remain"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tWhat a twist! M. Night Shyamalan<\/a>\u2018s hotly anticipated next feature Remain<\/a> had an impromptu premiere at the 2026 Beyond Fest and the early reaction to the supernatural thriller has already hit social media.<\/p>\n

\n\tRemain was a surprise screening at the genre festival ahead of a planned retrospective showing of Shyamalan\u2019s 1998 classic The Sixth Sense. The filmmaker personally introduced Remain at Beyond and to say festivalgoers were surprised is an understatement as his new feature is not slated to be released in theaters by Warner Bros. until Feb. 5, 2027. Although, Remain\u2018s original release date was Oct. 23, 2026 it was moved to be closer to Valentine\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n

\n\tClearly Shyamalan and Warners are feeling bullish about the prospects of Remain, and the early screening and hype building backs up comments he made at Warner Bros. Discovery\u2019s upfront presentation to advertisers in New York earlier this year, when he confessed that Remain was \u201cmy highest-testing movie of my career.\u201d<\/a> The positive reaction to Remain\u2018s first trailer<\/a> also suggests Shyamalan is on to something. <\/p>\n

\n\tRemain is a romantic supernatural thriller starring Jake Gyllenhaal<\/a>, Phoebe Dynevor<\/a> and Julie Hagerty<\/a>, and tells the story of an architect recovering from depression who moves to Cape Cod and encounters a mysterious woman.<\/p>\n

\n\tShyamalan co-created the project with bestselling The Notebook and Dear John author Nicholas Sparks<\/a> and Remain first appeared as a bestselling novel from the pair in 2025. <\/p>\n

\n\tRemain is Shyamalan\u2019s second consecutive film for Warners after 2024\u2019s Trap which made $84 million at the box office off a $30 million budget and became something of a memeable pop culture phenomenon.<\/p>\n

\n\tSee the early reaction to Remain below. <\/p>\n

Think this is one of his best ones, it\u2019s such a fun ride. Very funny, scary, and romantic. Has some of his most inventive images, all in VistaVision. Shyamalan really goes nuts with the camera https:\/\/t.co\/h0tYO7bdTC<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Mr. Chau (@Srirachachau) September 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

After watching many of Night\u2019s films with @BeyondFest<\/a> we were treated to the new M Night film a bit early \u2014 coming in Feb 2027. REMAIN is M Night at his most calibrated \u2013 mixing romance, comedy, and horror in a pitch perfect way that he truly has mastered since The Visit. He\u2019s\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/DJf7bvx87q<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Will Landman \ud83c\udf65 (@WillTheLandMan) September 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

#Remain<\/a> is Shyamalan at his most earnest and sincere. Such a heartfelt and romantic throwback to his early work bolstered by another sensation James Newton Howard score. Arguably his most achingly vulnerable since Signs. A beautiful film about openness, intimacy, self love, and\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/5W0m346B8E<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Griffin Schiller (@griffschiller) September 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

m. night shyamalan’s new film remain is his vertigo. total return to form. him at his most hitchcock with the kitsch of what we know & expect of him & his style but with the unexpected heart of what pop audiences love of nicolas sparks.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Amir Malekpour (@MalekpourAmir) September 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

i was at the secret premiere of m night shyamalan\u2019s REMAIN \u2014 a delightfully pulpy ghost story that closes the clasp on several themes that pop up over the course of his career. love, memory, faith, absolution, destiny. AMA pic.twitter.com\/PVXjYeOf1A<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 boogie woogie bagel boy (@bippburger) September 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

I thought we were seeing The Sixth Sense tonight but M. Night came out and said he wanted to show us Remain first \ud83e\udd2f this one doesn’t come out until February!! Scary as hell and heartbreaking. Loved it. pic.twitter.com\/5j3YPghz1u<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Josh Levesque (@JoshBLevesque) September 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

complete barnburner. my favorite Shyamalan this decade, formally electric and romantic and tragic and beautiful and mysterious and scary all in equal measure. every ghost story is a love story. if you\u2019re not in for his goofiness you aren\u2019t in for this but thank god that i am https:\/\/t.co\/VNDKV6mJEN<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 coffee (@eventualforever) September 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Watched a surprise screening of M. Night Shyamalan\u2019s REMAIN at @BeyondFest<\/a>. A really enjoyable, consistently funny ghost story. There\u2019s, of course, no subtlety, but that\u2019s part of the package with the peculiar blend of Shyamalan & Nicholas Sparks. Jake Gyllenhaal is wonderful. pic.twitter.com\/99b8NdCwwa<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Carlos Aguilar (@Carlos_Film) September 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

REMAIN is unlike anything M. Night Shyamalan has ever done. His funniest film yet, but also heartbreaking, heartwarming, scary, romantic, and just absolutely beautiful.<\/p>\n

The score pierces your soul, and Phoebe Dynevor and Jake Gyllenhaal are ELECTRIC together. Their romance feels\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/VAqyMgH7wk<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Accordingtoseth (@according2seth) September 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

REMAIN is going to crush. A great reminder that nobody does \u201cfun, movie theater horror\u201d like M. Night. Has the humor of Signs with tight emotional ghosty story of Sixth Sense. Lot of great scares. See it big and loud when it comes out.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Luke Barnett (@LukeBarnett) September 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

i do not say this lightly: m night shyamalan\u2019s new film, remain, is a masterpiece. a perfect companion to the sixth sense for a double feature and a moving, frightening, and beautiful film on its own.<\/p>\n

\u2014 pierogibitch (@pierogiwitch) September 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

M. Night surprised The Sixth Sense Beyond Fest screening with Remain tonight and it was great! Very 90s supernatural freaky romance. Think What Lies Beneath with more kissing. Good stuff! \ud83d\ude18\ud83d\udc80<\/p>\n

\u2014 Phillip Iscove (@pmiscove) September 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

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