Ishana Night Shyamalan debuts as the director of The Watchers: Making a horror film is not every filmmaker’s cup of tea. To gauge the intensity of a scene and give viewers a bone-chilling experience indeed requires the visionary eye of a filmmaker who has deeply understood the concept of horror. Fortunately, the film industry is blessed with several such filmmakers who have delivered numerous incredible horror genre films.
Now, one more is about to be added to the list of those filmmakers, as Ishana Shyamalan is going to make her feature directorial debut with the upcoming horror film “The Watchers.” Ishana is the daughter of the acclaimed horror-thriller filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan. The filmmaker has bestowed the cinematic world with several iconic horror and thriller genre films, and now, since his daughter has also decided to walk on the same path as her dad, it would be interesting to see if she can carry forward the legacy.
Ishana Night Shyamalan carries forward her father’s legacy, marking her feature directorial debut
Ishana Shymalan helms a feature film for the first time. Her upcoming directorial debut film, The Watchers’s, first trailer was recently released, and it seems to be a promising one. Ishana Shymalan’s “The Watchers” is a fantasy horror film that revolves around the story of a young artist who gets stranded in a forest in western Ireland and must face the horrors that lurk in the wilderness. The film stars Dakota Fanning in the lead role alongside Georgina Campbell, Olwen Fouéré, Siobhan Hewlett, and Alistair Brammer.
The trailer features a scene where the protagonist, Mina, is enjoying the soothing sounds of classical music. However, this tranquil moment is disrupted by the creepy sounds of the wilderness outside, suggesting something ominous is lurking in the surroundings. It is further revealed that something sinister is watching Mina. The trailer also confirms the movie’s release date is June 7.
Although this is Ishana’s debut feature film, she has previously worked on the psychological drama TV show “Servant.” Since her father is a horror genre veteran, it is obvious that her talent for filmmaking runs in her veins. However, now it is Ishana’s time to shine and establish her unique directing style that can set her apart from her father, M. Night Shyamalan.
While Ishana helms the project, Manoj Shymalan is a producer on “The Watchers.” It will be exciting to see what this collaboration of father-daughter duo will bring to the big screen.
