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M. Night Shyamalan revealed he's amazed his films are being well received by a new generation.

The 52-year-old filmmaker has directed films for more than three decades and said he feels excited for younger viewers to discover his work.

Speaking to Screen Rant, the 'Knock at the Cabin' director said: "I was in Europe when we first started showing the film and influencers from all over the world came over there and got to know me They were shaking and they came up to me...

They're 19 or 21 and they said to me, 'I loved that and I went back and saw one of your films called 'Signs'.' They weren't even born at the time! They were like, 'I was watching this movie you made, an old movie called 'Signs'! It's so beautiful!'" Shyamalan added, "Or they'd be like, 'I was watching a really old movie, 'Unbreakable!' And they've been so excited about it.

The idea of a new generation seeing and learning my films makes me feel... I want to do everything I do with the utmost integrity.It's a work to be seen all the time be and be seen again." And Night's daughter Ishana is also said to be planning a career in filmmaking.

M. Night Shyamalan's new horror flick "Knock at the Cabin" has ousted "Avatar: The Way of Water" from the cinema throne in the USA. Despite the top ranking, the joy of the makers should be moderate.

Horror strips replace sci-fi spectacles: The US feature film "Knock at the Cabin" by director M. Night Shyamalan has conquered the top of the North American cinema charts, as reported by "The Hollywood Reporter" and "Variety". The film grossed over $14 million on its debut weekend. The psychologically tinged mystery project thus succeeded in dethroning "Avatar: The Way of Water" from the cinema throne. James Cameron's blockbuster previously topped the North American box office for seven straight weeks.

Nevertheless, the respectful success should not trigger unbridled jubilation among those responsible for "Knock At The Cabin". In terms of box office earnings on the debut weekend, no film by M. Night Shyamalan has had a worse start to date. Even the mystery film "Old", widely scorned by critics and audiences, grossed more in 2021 with 16.8 million US dollars - despite the omicron variant of the corona virus, which was still rampant at the time.

Shyamalan's latest horror scenario revolves around a young family vacationing in a cabin. But instead of a quiet break, a real shock awaits them: strangers attack the family and tell them something about an approaching apocalypse. Everything indicates that there will be a totally crazy twist at the end - after all, that's what mystery mastermind M. Night Shyamalan ("The Sixth Sense") is known for. "Knock at the Cabin" starts in German cinemas on February 9th, alongside Dave Bautista, "Harry Potter" star Rupert Grint can also be seen.

"Avatar: The Way of Water" is still chasing records
Even if "Avatar: The Way of Water" has lost the top spot in the US cinema charts for the time being, this does not detract from the success story of the blockbuster. With grossing over two billion US dollars, the visually stunning sci-fi epic currently ranks fourth among the world's most successful films of all time.

James Cameron's first masterpiece "Avatar - Aufbruch nach Pandora" (2009) from the Pandora universe (still) dominates with almost three billion dollars ahead of "Avengers: Endgame" (about 2.8 billion dollars) and "Titanic" (about 2, 2 billion dollars). Soon "Avatar: The Way Of Water" or "Titanic" should leave behind, about 20 million dollars are still missing.

The internationally renowned filmmaker Jafar Panahi has surprisingly been released on bail from Iran's Evin prison. Two days ago, the 62-year-old started a hugger strike. He had been in custody since last July.

Jafar Panahi was sentenced to six years in prison for "propaganda against the system" in 2010. He was also in Evin prison when a fire broke out there in connection with protests following the death of Mahsa Amini. Several prisoners died as a result.

The film director had won prizes for his works at important film festivals in Europe. For example, the Golden Lion in Venice for "Der Kreis" and the Golden Bear in Berlin for "Taxi Tehran".

Iran had banned Jafar Panahi from making films for years. And he was also in prison in 2010.

After the announcement of the hunger strike, there was a new wave of international solidarity with the filmmaker. Panahi had stated, "I will continue until perhaps my lifeless body is released."

A photo of Jafar Panahi after being released on bail is making the rounds on the Internet this Friday.

Many of Jafar Panahi's supporters recall that thousands of people are still being held in Iran for their beliefs.

M. Night Shyamalan loves making budget films.

The 52-year-old director has directed a number of single-location films in recent years and enjoys the challenge of working on projects with less financial backing. Shyamalan told the AV Club, "As I thought about how to continue my career, I realized I'm not really enjoying being in this system. I think they're beating up what's really good about me, out of me.

I don't care about money if it means giving up something of myself to get it. I've also realized that most of the movies I love are very limited movies, so just let me pay for them myself and work with new people, and then I'll do them."

With the exception of the 'Unbreakable' trilogy, Shyamalan hasn't directed any sequels to any of his films, and he revealed he hates the "safety" that comes with doing a movie again.

The 'Knock at the Cabin' filmmaker said: "I'm not really excited about [sequels]. In fact, what usually draws people to sequels is the very thing that puts me off, which is safety." Shyamalan added, "I want you guys to tear me to pieces. I want to risk everything - all the time. That's what's fun about being an artist and wanting to be a beginner every time."

He is one of those actors and actresses who were still relatively unknown at the time - Katharina Marie Schubert (46), Julia Koschitz (48), Lisa Wagner (43), Kathrin von Steinburg (45), Felix Hellmann (44) etc. - who created the Speed dating ensemble film "Shoppen" (2006) by Ralf Westhoff (53) a surprise hit: the actor, cabaret artist and musician Stephan Zinner (48). For 15 years (2004-2019) he also inspired in his prime role as CSU politician Markus Söder (56) at the Singspiel at Munich's Nockherberg.

At the BR film brunch, which took place on Friday (January 27th) for the first time after the corona-related break in the Munich Literature House, he was one of the star guests alongside the Munich “Tatort” cult investigators Udo Wachtveitl (64) and Miroslav Nemec (68 ), her "Queen" episode stars Veronica Ferres (57) and Wolfgang Fierek (72), Franken "Tatort" commissioner Fabian Hinrichs (born 1974) and "Polizeiruf" new commissioner Johanna Wokalek (47).

Also on site were the "snow" dream team Brigitte Hobmeier (46) and Robert Stadlober (40), cult director Franz Xaver Bogner (74), the moody Franz X. Gernstl (71) and his traveling team as well as the particularly versatile actress Marlene Morreis (46, again with a completely different look).

Between the "police call 110" commissioners
When asked about starting with four productions at once, Zinner responded full of praise for the other colleagues involved: "It feels good because the productions are so good. Sometimes you do things that you But the four of them are simply cool: the series with Franz [Xaver Bogner], the Eberhofer thrillers and working with such fabulous colleagues as Verena Altenberg and now Johanna Wokalek on 'Polizeiruf' is just great, which makes me happy very pretty."

Stephan Zinner celebrated his debut as police officer Dennis Eden in Munich in 2021 at "Polizeiruf 110". In the spring, "Polizeiruf 110: Paranoia" is the last Sunday thriller with him and Verena Altenberger (35) on the program. When saying goodbye, Zinner said at the BR film brunch of the news agency spot on news: "It was sad. It was nice to shoot with her. But she just wanted to do something different and you have to respect that."

There wasn't much time to mourn anyway, because Zinner's role will also be with the new chief inspector Cris Blohm, played by Johanna Wokalek (47). And the excerpts from the crime thriller "Little Boxes", which were shown in advance at the traditional annual kick-off event of Bayerischer Rundfunk, suggest the best entertainment in a gender-affine and politically correct university milieu - whether humor is a key element in the new Munich "police call" -Constellation is, Zinner: "That will only become clear. With us, the approach is not 'humor' in the form it is with other teams. But that's how it turned out with this film," he said about the Crime by director Dror Zahivi (). Incidentally, Zinner has already seen the finished film at a screening. His comment: "It always sounds a bit strange when you say that about a film you took part in, but: I really liked it [...] It's great tennis, you can really look forward to it. "

Stephan Zinner in the Eberhof crime thriller
And the Eberhofer crime thriller success story should continue brilliantly this year, as the highlight excerpts, probably not unintentionally placed at the end of the trailer, show. Since the first film adaptation "Dampfnudelblues" (2013), Stephan Zinner as butcher Simmerl has also been an integral part of the congenial provincial crime troupe around director Ed Herzog (57) and his two main actors Sebastian Bezzel (51) and Simon Schwarz (52). "Rehragout-Rendezvous" starts in cinemas on August 10th.

Finally a separate series "Heaven, Lord, Sacrament"
For Zinner himself, the absolute highlight of his professional year should probably be the start of the TV series "Himmel, Herrgott, Sakrament". When exactly the six-part format penned by cult filmmaker Fanz Xaver Bogner ("Family Meier", "München 7") will be broadcast, the broadcaster still left open. However, the first pictures showed a lot of promise here as well.

That's what the series is about: After happy years as a country pastor, Hans Reiser (Zinner) takes over a problem parish in Munich: There is a gaping emptiness in his new church, leaving the church is the order of the day. But Reiser wants to fill his community with life again and relies on unconventional methods. Pastor Reiser quickly becomes acquainted with the single, separated young mother Lisa Kirchberger (Anne Schäfer), who actually has little to do with the church...

Zinner enthused: "Here, too, I'm lucky to have a colleague in Anne Schäfer, who is an absolute bombshell,