M. Night Shyamalan Is Optimistic About the Future of Cinema - "Audiences Are Dying to Come to Movie Theaters"

With Knock on the Cabin coming out soon, director M. Night Shyamalan is excited for people to see it in theaters on a big screen. That’s how I enjoy watching my movies and so do a lot of other people. I’ve seen a lot of reports about cinema dying, and while it has been going through a rough patch, I don’t ever see movie theaters going away. There will always be people who are looking for that magical moviegoing experience.

Shyamalan is an advocate for the cinema viewing experience, and he insists that Knock at the Cabin is a movie that is best enjoyed in the company of fellow movie fans. During a recent interview with SFX Magazine/GamesRadar he shared his optimism for the future saying:

"Let me be super-clear, audiences are dying to come to movie theatres to see great movies. That's all there is to it. If you released Home Alone today, it would still be a gigantic hit. If you released Back To The Future today, it'd be gigantic. And I think the industry is starting to see this, after getting distracted by the streamers and the pandemic. There's nothing like it – a bunch of 500 strangers coming together to watch a story together, to not multitask and commit themselves. It's just a deeper experience."

I 100% agree! There’s just nothing like watching movies in a cinema! I’ve enjoy that experience ever since I was a kid and I’ll never lose that. Ben Aldridge, who stars in Knock at the Cabin, went on to talk about the film and what makes it such a great movie experience saying:

"This is an extremely thought-provoking popcorn film, and I don't think you get many of them. When I watched it I thought this is a blockbuster, but it's also asking deep and terrifying questions about truth versus belief. Does believing in something make it real? It's about the state of world politics, the far-right and conspiracy groups, and the fact that none of us believes the same things. I think it plays upon all those things."

Shyamalan concludes saying: "Do I want you watching Knock at the Cabin on a treadmill with your iPad? No, I don't."

In the film, “While vacationing at a remote cabin, a young girl and her parents are taken hostage by four armed strangers who demand that the family make an unthinkable choice to avert the apocalypse. With limited access to the outside world, the family must decide what they believe before all is lost.”

As you’ll see in the trailer, is looks like these armed stranger are telling the truth.

Knock at the Cabin stars Dave Bautista (DuneGuardians of the Galaxy franchise), Jonathan Groff (HamiltonMindhunter), Ben Aldridge (PennyworthFleabag), Nikki Amuka-Bird (PersuasionOld), Kristen Cui, Abby Quinn (Little WomenLandline) and Rupert Grint (ServantHarry Potter franchise). 

Universal will release Knock at the Cabin in theaters on February 3rd, 2023.

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