The Man Who Heard Voices (INSCRIBED BY SHYAMALAN and BAMBERGER); Or, How M. Night Shyamalan Risked His Career on a Fairy Tale
New York: Gotham Books, 2006. First edition. Hardcover. Fine and fresh hardcover, fine dust jacket. Signed and inscribed by both author and Shyamalan on half title page. Illustrated endpapers. 278 pp. The fascinating story of acclaimed film director M. Night Shyamalan and his experience writing a screen play called "Lady In The Water" for Disney. Shyamalan had already directed a string of hit movies for Disney, beginning with the supernatural thriller "The Sixth Sense" (which brought in over two billion dollars worldwide). He had a beautiful wife, a loving family, a home with its own theater, and people were calling him "the next Spielberg". Then he wrote the "Lady In The Water" screenplay and sent it to Disney. The story was a fairy tale, really, an adaptation of a bedtime story he had invented for his young daughters. But the bosses at The Mouse told him they "didn't get it"; Night felt h knew what they were really thinking: This guy has lost his mind. as a result, Shyamalan left his longtime filmmaking home in search of new partners, people who would help him make the most daring, ambitious, and deeply personal picture of his life. Fine / fine. Item #E37117
ISBN: 1592402135
Price: $75.00