Warner Bros. Pictures has dated M. Night Shyamalan’s supernatural romantic thriller Remain for Oct. 23, 2026. It was always expected that The Sixth Sense director’s next movie would go to Warners given the filmmaker’s deal there.
The only other wide entry on Oct. 23, 2026 is Jordan Peele’s next movie at Universal. Given the genre of it all here, one of these titles might ultimately have to move. If the showdown sticks, that’s intriguing: Shyamalan released several genre titles via Universal including Split, Glass, Old and Knock at the Cabin. He went over to Warner Bros to release Trap last summer which grossed close to $84M at the worldwide box office. Warners also released Shyamalan’s daughter’s movie, The Watchers, from Ishana Shyamalan; that pic grossing over $33M at the global box office.
As Deadline first told you, Jake Gyllenhaal stars in an original story co-created by Shyamalan and global-bestselling novelist Nicholas Sparks. Phoebe Dynevor and Ashley Walters are also set to star.
Shyamalan and Sparks are independently writing a screenplay and a novel, respectively, based on the same original love story. Sparks’ novel, also titled Remain, will hit store shelves on Oct. 7, 2025.
Shyamalan and Ashwin Rajan are producing through Blinding Edge Pictures, alongside Marc Bienstock and Sparks’ longtime producing partner Theresa Park. Sparks is executive producer. Shyamalan’s Blinding Edge Pictures will produce the film.
Remain is part of two major datings today from the Burbank, CA lot; the others being Evil Dead 2 and Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.