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Unbreakable is a 2000 psychological thriller film written, produced and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. The film stars Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Robin Wright Penn and Spencer Treat Clark. Unbreakable tells the story of Philadelphia security guard, David Dunn, who slowly discovers that he is actually a real life superhero. The film is a study on the dimensions of comic books; it explores the analogies between the real world and the mythology of superheroes.
Shyamalan originally conceived the idea for Unbreakable to parallel a comic book's traditional three-part story structure. After he decided to settle on the origin story aspect of his outline, Shyamalan began to write the screenplay as a spec script with Bruce Willis already set to star in the film and Samuel L. Jackson in mind to portray Elijah. Filming for Unbreakable began in April 2000 and finished that following July. Despite its financial success, Unbreakable received average reviews from film critics. Due to successful DVD sales, Shyamalan has seriously considered developing a sequel.
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