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Zooey Deschanel Chosen for M. Night Shyamalan's Happening

BuzzSugar — Thu, 31 May 2007 08:25:00 -0700

The Good News:
More Zooey Deschanel for everyone! Yay!

The Not-As-Good News:
She's been cast in an M. Night Shyamalan film. Sigh. Have we forgotten that Lady in the Water so soon?

The Details:
Titled The Happening and also starring Mark Wahlberg, the movie "tells the story of a man who takes his family on the run when an apocalyptical natural crisis threatens to end civilization."

Predictions:
Wahlberg's character has a temper, Zooey does her adorable, quirky, too-cool thing and there's a "twist" at the end. Shyamalan or no, I am still excited to see what's Happening.

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Mark Wahlberg Gets Another Star Turn! Too Bad It's in an M. Night Shyamalan Movie

BuzzSugar — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:00:11 -0700

I haven't had much use for M. Night Shyamalan since The Sixth Sense; in fact, I hated Signs so much I haven't seen any of his subsequent movies.

However, I have a lot of use for Mark Wahlberg, so I'm excited to see him getting so many great roles lately. He is very subtle in the decidedly unsubtle Shooter, and soon, he'll be working with Matt Damon and director Darren Aronofsky on The Fighter.

Now, Variety is reporting that Wahlberg has signed on to star in Shyamalan's The Happening, which will begin shooting in Philadelphia in August. According to Variety, Wahlberg will play "a man who takes his family on the run when the world turns upside and a cataclysmic natural crisis threatens to end the world." Sounds like typical Shyamalan fare, but if anything can get me into the theater to see one of his movies again, it's my boy Mark.

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BuzzSugar — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 12:44:11 -0800

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