The Happening is a paranoid thriller in which a family must survive a global environmental crisis. The film will portray the earth as a victim of mankind's doings, which causes a global backlash. Elliot Moore, the main character figures out these conflicts, due to his being a high school biology teacher. In the center, lies a conflict between him and his wife, in which he must settle before she threatens to end their marriage.

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In January 2007, writer-director M. Night Shyamalan traveled from Philadelphia to Hollywood to prepare a live-action film adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender. In town, Shyamalan submitted a spec script entitled The Green Effect to various studios, but none expressed enough interest to purchase the script. The director collected ideas and notes from meetings, returning home to Philadelphia to rewrite the script, and 20th Century Fox greenlighted the project.

In March 2007, 20th Century Fox greenlighted Shyamalan's project, now titled The Happening. Shyamalan and Barry Mendel will produce the film, which will be the director's first R-rated project. Later in March, actor Mark Wahlberg, with whom Shyamalan had been negotiating at the same time as his deal with Fox, was cast into the lead role of the $57 million project. The India-based company UTV will co-finance 50% of the film's budget and distribute the film in India, with Fox distributing in the rest of the territories. Production began in August in Philadelphia. Filming locations in the Philadelphia area include Rittenhouse Square, 30th Street Station, and the G Lodge restaurant in Phoenixville. The release date for The Happening is set for June 13, 2008, intentionally set for Friday the 13th to suit the thriller.

Why does everyone think the village is a flop?

I like it. It's as good as the sixth sense and invincible.

"The signs" is a flop.

I'd like to think otherwise.

I thought "Signs" was a very good movie. Yes, the aliens were quite wimpy (come on, spraying gases from the wrists?) but I never thought that the erratic habit of the little girl by leaving glasses of water everywhere could eventually turn into their best weapon. The portrayal of despair and fear by Mel Gibson was much better dealt compared to Tom Cruise in the War of the Worlds.

"Unbreakable" is another underrated gem.

I hope shymalan isnt in the casting.