Warner Bros. Pictures is moving M. Night Shyamalan directed feature take of the No. 1 New York Times Bestseller he co-wrote with Nicholas Sparks’ to Feb. 5, 2027.
The pic was originally scheduled to hit theaters on Oct. 23, 2026. Sparks and 2x Oscar nominee Shyamalan also a screenplay together for the supernatural love story.
Why the move? Given what Warner Bros’ is seeing on presales for it’s Valentine’s Day event pic Wuthering Heights (expected to do $40M), the studio wants to capitalize on the lovers holiday corridor as a launchpad again next year with Remain. Reportedly the movie has the highest test scores in Shyamalan’s career.
Remain hit bookstands on Oct. 14, 2025. The novel follows a NY architect Tate Donovan who arrives in Cape Cod following a stint in an upscale psychiatric facility where he was treated for acute depression where he was wrestling with the pain of losing his beloved sister who could see spirits; a trait which runs in the family. He falls for Wren, who has a lot going on beneath the surface. Things which could threaten their fragile relationship just as it begins to blossom. Tate realizes that in order to free Wren from an increasingly desperate fate, he will need to unearth the truth about her past before time runs out.
Producers are Shyamalan and Ashwin Rajan through Blinding Edge Pictures, alongside Marc Bienstock and Sparks’ producing partner Theresa Park. Sparks is EP.
Remain stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Phoebe Dynevor, Ashley Walters, Julie Hagerty, Jay O. Sanders, Tracy Ifeachor, Hannah James, Caleb Ruminer, Kieran Mulcare and Maria Dizzia.
Also bowing on Feb. 5 next year is 20th Century Studios’ Ice Age: Boiling Point and an untitled Judd Apatow Universal comedy. Warner Bros. always had Feb. 5 on reserve for an untitled rom-com event movie.
