The Cage

A piece in which Shyamalan discusses his growth as a person and a filmmaker, how the film reflects his growth, casting, script secrecy, characters, the film's style, influences (namely It Follows), locations and set design, and budget.

Sent to live with his estranged father for the summer, a rebellious teen finds kinship in a tight-knit Philadelphia community of Black cowboys.

When someone is murdered on New Year's Eve, the prime suspect is Valerie Maas, a church-going home-maker whose life unravels when she discovers that her husband of many years has been leading a double life. Her strength of character and faith keep her going as the revelation of her husband's betrayal threatens to destroy all that they have known.

When Tom, Brad, Nancy, Quig, and Hal decide to leave the city and set up camp deep in the woods for a weekend of disconnecting from phones and social media, they become hunted by a pack of evil killers. They set out for a wild time far away from life, laws, and technology, but instead of reinventing their lives, they must run for them.