M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Remain’ Earns Strong First Reactions: Jake Gyllenhaal Is ‘Incredible’ in ‘Scary as Hell’ and ‘Heartbreaking’ Thriller

By Ellise Shafer

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M. Night Shyamalan surprised fans at Los Angeles’ Beyond Fest on Tuesday night with the world premiere of his latest thriller, “Remain,” and reactions on social media are praising lead Jake Gyllenhaal as “incredible” and the film as “unlike anything” the director has ever done.

Though the supernatural romance — co-written by Nicholas Sparks — isn’t set to release until February, it was the surprise screening ahead of a retrospective presentation of Shyamalan’s 1998 classic “The Sixth Sense.” “Remain” stars Gyllenhaal as New York architect Tate Gordon, who “heads to Cape Cod to design a summer home for his best friend, seeking a fresh start after being treated for acute depression,” according to the film’s synopsis. “Still mourning his sister’s death, he meets Wren (Phoebe Dynevor), a young woman who disrupts his carefully ordered world.”

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