How 'Split' pulled off its incredible twist ending - and where it goes next
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Warning: Spoilers ahead if you haven't seen "Split."
At the end of "Split," we find that the character with 24 split personalities played by James McAvoy lives in the same cinematic world as a character from another Shyamalan movie when Bruce Willis suddenly appears, playing David Dunn, the main character from 2000's "Unbreakable."
The appearance by Dunn hints that Shyamalan is planning a sequel that will feature characters from both movies. The director has also fed that theory on Twitter.
But behind the scenes, getting Willis to appear as that character for a very short cameo in "Split" was a remarkable feat, and not just because of Willis' fame. "Split" was released by Universal and "Unbreakable" is a Disney property. Studios rarely ever allow characters they own to jump to competing studios' films.
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Bailey and Disney may not have thought much of the decision at the time. "Split" was a thriller made for $9 million under Blumhouse Productions, known for its low-budget genre titles, but Disney sure wants in on the sequel now, since "Split" has earned over $172 million worldwide so far.
According to the WSJ story, Disney expects to work with Universal as a partner in the sequel and share in the profits.
Shyamalan is currently writing the sequel.
Blumhouse and Universal declined to comment for this story. Disney did not give an immediate response.
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