Split
Kevin has 23 distinct personalities. The 24th is about to be unleashed.
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Budget
$9 000 000
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$278 454 358
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Actors
James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy, Haley Lu Richardson, Jessica Sula, Betty Buckley, Izzie Coffey, Brad William Henke, Sebastian Arcelus, Neal Huff, Ukee Washington
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
M. Night Shyamalan, Marc Bienstock, Jason Blum, Kevin Scott Frakes, Steven Schneider, Buddy Patrick, Ashwin Rajan
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Composer
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Mara LePere-Schloop
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Editing
Luke Ciarrocchi
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Whole Team (87)
Short description
Though Kevin has evidenced 23 personalities to his trusted psychiatrist, Dr. Fletcher, there remains one still submerged who is set to materialize and dominate all the others. Compelled to abduct three teenage girls led by the willful, observant Casey, Kevin reaches a war for survival among all of those contained within him — as well as everyone around him — as the walls between his compartments shatter apart.
What's left behind the scenes
- This is Junni Lopez's debut film.
- This is the second joint project for director M. Night Shyamalan and producer Jason Blum. The previous one was the film "The Visit" (2015).
- This is the first time since the release of the film 'Awake' (1998) that James Newton Howard was not the composer for an M. Night Shyamalan movie.
- James McAvoy previously played a character suffering from dissociative identity disorder in the film "Filth" (2013).
- At the premiere of "Split" during the annual American Film Institute film festival, Betty Buckley, who played Dr. Fletcher, introduced herself as "that crazy lady from "The Happening". She was referring to M. Night Shyamalan's 2008 science fiction thriller.
- Director M. Night Shyamalan appeared in a cameo role as a security guard at Dr. Fletcher's (Betty Buckley) house.
- For a number of reasons, the filmmakers were unable to secure a contract with Joaquin Phoenix, and as a result, the role went to James McAvoy.
- This is the first time since the release of "Stir of Echoes" (1998) that James Newton Howard has not been the composer for an M. Night Shyamalan film.
- At the screening of 'Split' during the American Film Institute's annual film festival, Betty Buckley, who played the role of Dr. Fletcher, introduced herself as 'that crazy woman from The Happening.' She was referring to M. Night Shyamalan's sci-fi thriller released in 2008.
- Bruce Willis appeared in a cameo role in the film. He played the same character he played in M. Night Shyamalan's "Unbreakable" (2000).
- During filming, James McAvoy broke his arm. He decided not to tell anyone and continued filming for another two days after the incident, only then going to the hospital.
- Director M. Night Shyamalan admitted that filming this movie was the most difficult in his career.
- Director M. Night Shyamalan appeared in a cameo role as a security guard at Dr. Fletcher’s (Betty Buckley) house.
- Bruce Willis appears in the film in a supporting role. He played the same character he portrayed in M. Night Shyamalan's film Unbreakable (2000).
- Initially, in Shyamalan's vision, Kevin was not bald. James McAvoy had shaved his head for 'X-Men: Apocalypse' and caught Shyamalan's eye while having drinks with friends at a bar. Describing McAvoy at the time as a 'drunk skinhead,' Shyamalan decided that this look was perfect for Kevin.
- Director M. Night Shyamalan said he hired cinematographer Mike Gioulakis after seeing his work on the film "It" (2014), and composer West Dylan Thordson after hearing the music he wrote for the miniseries "Secrets and Lies" (2015).
- During filming, James McAvoy broke his arm. He decided not to tell anyone and continued filming for two more days after the incident before finally going to the hospital.
- At the time of its release, this film became the longest (117 minutes) in director M. Night Shyamalan's career.
- In one scene, Hedwig (James McAvoy) tells Casey (Anya Taylor-Joy) that he loves Kanye West. West mentioned M. Night Shyamalan's previous film Unbreakable (2000) in his song Through the Wire.
- This is the second joint project between director M. Night Shyamalan and producer Jason Blum. Their previous collaboration was the film 'The Visit' (2015).
- This is the debut film for Junni Lopez.
- In one scene, Hedwig (James McAvoy) tells Casey (Anya Taylor-Joy) that he adores Kanye West. West mentioned M. Night Shyamalan's previous film "Unbreakable" (2000) in his song Through the Wire.
- Upon its release, this film became the longest (117 minutes) in the career of director M. Night Shyamalan.
- For a number of reasons, the filmmakers failed to secure a contract with Joaquin Phoenix, and as a result, James McAvoy got his role.
- James McAvoy had previously played a character suffering from dissociative identity disorder in the film Filth (2013).
- Initially, Shyamalan did not envision Kevin being shaved bald. James McAvoy shaved his head for filming in “X-Men: Apocalypse” and came to Shyamalan's attention while he was having drinks with friends at a bar. Shyamalan, describing McAvoy at the time as a “drunk skinhead,” decided that this look was perfect for Kevin.
- Director M. Night Shyamalan admitted that filming this movie was the most difficult experience of his career.
- Director M. Night Shyamalan said that he hired cinematographer Mike Giulakis after seeing his work in the film 'It' (2014), and composer West Dylan Thurston after hearing the music he wrote for the miniseries 'Man Seeking Woman' (2015).
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