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Shyamalan Calls Remain His Highest-Testing Film as Warner Bros. Sets February 2027 Release

Warner Bros. Discovery touted the cross-format project at its New York upfront to signal confidence to advertisers.

Overview

  • Shyamalan, speaking at Warner Bros. Discovery’s New York upfront Wednesday, said Remain is the highest-testing movie of his career.
  • He confirmed the film is in post-production with a February 5, 2027 theatrical release.
  • The story is a supernatural romantic thriller about a grieving architect in Cape Cod who meets a mysterious woman.
  • Shyamalan co-created the tale with Nicholas Sparks, whose Remain novel arrived in October 2025 as a distinct work rather than a direct tie-in.
  • Studios use audience testing to predict reception, and an upfront is a sales event for advertisers, which signals Warner Bros. Discovery’s confidence in the film.