M. Night time Shyamalan and Nicholas Sparks Crew on Stay

M. Night Shyamalan’s all the time got a story to inform, and his subsequent one is… attention-grabbing. It’s known as Stay and has been beforehand described as a supernatural love story. The twist? It’s popping out as a ebook first, courtesy of oft-adapted romance creator Nicholas Sparks (The Pocket book, A Stroll to Bear in mind).

If this sounds acquainted, it’s as a result of this information was first reported again in January: each on display and the web page, the story issues an architect named Tate Donovan who’s not too long ago been discharged from a psychiatric facility after his sister’s dying left him severely depressed. Whereas working up in Cape Cod to design his finest pal’s summer time house, he meets a girl named Wren who “makes him problem all the pieces he is aware of about his logical and managed world.”

Shyamalan and Sparks co-created the idea, however will sort out the story individually of their respective mediums. In an X post revealing Stay‘s cowl, the filmmaker mentioned extra info on his movie (which he’s writing and directing) would come “quickly.” All that’s recognized proper now could be Jake Gyllenhaal has been tapped to play Tate; Deadline reported in March that Phoebe Dynevor (Well-known) had signed on as Wren, however that’s but to be confirmed.

I’m excited to share the duvet for the novel model of REMAIN, my upcoming collaboration with @NicholasSparks

The ebook, written by Nicholas, will likely be out there on 10/7/2025. Extra information on the movie I’m writing and directing coming quickly. pic.twitter.com/L5iEMQFEr3

— M. Night time Shyamalan (@MNightShyamalan) April 22, 2025

It’s not the primary time somebody from Hollywood has entered the ebook enterprise or vice versa, and however it doesn’t all the time result in one thing fairly like this. Shyamalan’s been in his thriller bag not too long ago, so if anybody might pull off one thing as formidable and odd as this, he’d be the man.

For anybody inquisitive about Stay the novel, it hits cabinets October 7—in the meantime, the film’s launch window is up within the air.

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