TWITTER and all things entertainment exploded a bit today with a surge of news about a director who made his star shine bright at the end of the last century: M Night Shyamalan.. His newest conquest is not over movie theaters or strange SIFI ‘documentaries’ but instead prime time television..
Shyalaman’s bringing WAYWARD PINES to FOX.. and with it comes a strange and elusive trailer for the show.. Matt Dillon stars in the show. And quite obviously the trailer, as well.
It speaks for itself:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o51W3_QyXGM
The official description:
Imagine the perfect American town, beautiful homes, manicured lawns, children playing safely in the streets…Now imagine never being able to leave. You have no communication with the outside world. You think you’re going insane. You must be in Wayward Pines.
For those who don’t know much about this soon-to-be hit series (I predict) it’s based on a novel by Blake Crouch and the series, with M Night Shymalan shepherding it, will feature Matt Dillon as a secret service agent on a mission to find missing federal agents..
The immediate and overwhelming reaction online has been critical of Shyamalan but receptive of the trailer for the May 14th premiere of the show.. even the description on the trailer poster deeming this an ‘Shyamalan event’ rather than a ‘series’ has some scoffing.
Shyamalan has had a series of love-hate relationships with fans after several of his movies were criticized as stinkers following after the hit SIXTH SENSE.. while some lament the fall of his star, I still believe SIGNS and even LADY IN THE WATER had appeal..
It remains to be seen how many fans, or former fans, go into the journey to WAYWARD PINES..
But for me, it can’t be any worse than UNDER THE DOME.
Or could it!?