‘My Purpose Is To Make You Uncomfortable’: Will M. Night Shyamalan’s Daughter Do Better Than Her Father In The Lookouts?

The new trailer for Ishana Shyamalan’s mystery thriller The Lookouts has just been released. For her first feature film, M. Night Shyamalan’s daughter is adapting a bestseller.supervisors“By AM Shine.

The feature film starring Dakota Fanning, Georgina Campbell (Barbarian), Oliver Finnegan (Chronicles of Fear, Outlander) and Olwen Foer (The North, The Tourist) follows Mina, a young woman lost in the woods who finds refuge in an already occupied house. by three people. Then he discovers the rules of this very secret place: every night, the residents must allow themselves to be watched by the mysterious inhabitants of this forest. They cannot see them, but they watch everything.

With hints of The Blair Witch Project, this new trailer promises a suspense-filled film. The Watchers opens in theaters on June 12, two months before M. Night Shyamalan’s new film, Trap, whose trailer was released last week.

On the occasion of the launch of “Summer of Shyamalan”, we were able to speak with the young director, who is already working on episodes of the series servant, and his famous father. The latter explained to us as follows: “Having our two films coming out almost at the same time is really a coincidence. We wanted the best release date for both films. It just so happened that they were both ready for summer, so Warner suggested that we release them back to back. Back to back, hence the marketing approach: Summer of Shyamalan.”.”

The prolific director also tells us that he always secretly dreamed of directing Ishana. “I was hoping that Ishana would become a director because she has a real talent for this profession and all her skills converge in the same direction when she is a director. At home we focus on artistic creativity, which drives us. Everything is art with us. You can listen to music, draw, Make pottery, everything is to stimulate your creativity, I think it will allow you to find yourself either as a dancer or in painting or in captivating poems.

AlloCiné: What attracted you to the novel?supervisors“By AM Shine?

Ishana Shyamalan : What really captivated me was the mysterious world that AM Shine created “supervisorsAs you read his book, your imagination soars and I began to visualize a potential movie.

AlloCiné: How did your work on the Servant series prepare you to make this first film?

Ishana Shyamalan : Work intensively for three years Worker It really helped me prepare for shooting a feature film. It’s like a marathon! Working on a series of 30-minute episodes allowed me to explore a lot of things. I could work with great actors, which prepared me better for this film. In The Servant we focus on the four main characters and it’s the same in The Watchers, so I knew how to do that.

AlloCiné: What was the biggest challenge for you in making the transition from TV series to feature film?

Ishana Shyamalan : Making a feature film is a real marathon, you have to do everything from A to Z. It is physically exhausting. The process of preparing and filming a TV series is much longer. Keeping my focus and stamina was the hardest part.

AlloCiné: What is Les Guetteurs to you?

Ishana Shyamalan : The real subject of this film is the connection between people. The main character is completely socially withdrawn. I hope this film shows how we can rebuild ourselves and connect with others. This is a personal thread because I’ve been there too.

This is not a movie at all.

AlloCiné: Tell us about the casting of Les Guetteurs? How did you choose these 4 actors?

Ishana Shyamalan : It all started with my vision of who they were and how they interacted together. I realized that sometimes luck is on our side and creates an incredible synergy between actors. It is worth noting that we selected them one by one. We only had one script read through Zoom, then some time for a dress rehearsal.

It’s amazing how things went so well with a group of actors who had never met before until this rehearsal a few days before filming. In fact, I think that when the glass, played Dakota Fanning, meets a group of “Lost Ones,” it’s fantastic to see her naturally hesitant to join them since she’s had little time to get to know them as an actor. He really finds himself face to face with strangers, this is not a movie at all.

I am really lucky to have met such talented actors like the Irish actor Olwen FuereWho Plays Madeline, Or Oliver FinneganWhich is a revelation and will really amaze you.

AlloCiné: What can audiences expect from Les Guetteurs?

Ishana Shyamalan : I plan to keep the suspense until the end of the movie. My goal with this movie is to make you uncomfortable.

My goal is to make you uncomfortable

AlloCiné: What influence did your father have on you?

Ishana Shyamalan : I feel that I have been learning from him all my life. I grew up on the sets of his films and so I closely observed his approach to directing. And this from start to finish: from writing to casting to preparation for filming and editing. It was the best school. I was an apprentice for the first 22 years of my life. Although his work has influenced me, I still differ from him, I have my own tastes and approaches, especially when it comes to writing.

AlloCiné: What is your approach to writing?

Ishana Shyamalan: I especially like the process of building a screenplay structure. This is the most important thing to me, first of all. I’m always trying to reinvent what already exists and explore new approaches. It’s a bit like putting together the perfect puzzle: I like to move different pieces of the script around until I find the structure that feels most right. It’s not easy and sometimes it’s even real torture to achieve my goals. It really takes patience and concentration.

AlloCiné: Apart from your father, which artist inspired you for Les Guetteurs?

Ishana Shyamalan: My biggest inspiration is Hayao Miyazaki. His films fascinated me since childhood. What he creates has a sacred aspect that means a lot to me. I was trying to express myself somehow supervisors What do I feel when I watch Miyazaki’s movie?

I am also addicted to the works of Krzysztof Kieslowski. I particularly appreciate his approach to color; His vision is always amazing. Additionally, I watched Wong Kar Wai’s Fallen Angels for its visual choices, which influenced my work on the film, especially the costume design.