It begins with no clear warning. It seems to come out of nowhere. In a matter of minutes, episodes of strange, chilling deaths that defy reason and boggle the mind in their shocking destructiveness, erupt in major American cities. What is causing this sudden, total breakdown of human behavior? Is it some kind of new terrorist attack, an experiment gone wrong, a diabolical toxic weapon, an out-of-control virus? Is it being transmitted by air, by water . . . how?
For Philadelphia high school science teacher Elliot Moore (Academy Award(R) nominee MARK WAHLBERG) what matters most is finding a way to escape the mysterious and deadly phenomenon. Though he and his wife Alma (ZOOEY DESCHANEL) are in the midst of a marital crisis, they hit the road, first by train, then by car, with Elliot's math teacher friend Julian (Emmy(R) Award winner JOHN LEGUIZAMO) and his 8 year-old daughter Jess (ASHLYN SANCHEZ), heading for the Pennsylvania farmlands where they hope they'll be out of reach of the grisly, ever-growing attacks. Yet it soon becomes clear that no one - and nowhere - is safe. This terrifying, invisible killer cannot be outrun. It is only when Elliot begins to discover the true nature of what is lurking out there - and just what has unleashed this force that threatens the future of humanity -- that he discovers a sliver of hope that his fragile family might be able to escape what is happening.
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July 18, 2008: Review: The Happening:
" ...I
think most critics have been overly-brutal toward this film and
Shyamalan, and in this case, undeservedly so."
JoBlo reviews...
June 15, 2008: Review: The Happening:
"It wasn’t the absolute mess that everybody is saying it is (in my trivial opinion of course). "
"The Arrow reviews The Happening"
June 13, 2008: Happening: Your thoughts?:
While the movie-going public will surely be going ga-ga for THE INCREDIBLE HULK tomorrow, they'll likely be going gag-gag for THE HAPPENING. If Rotten Tomatoes is any indicator, THE HAPPENING ain't happening at all with a rotten 15% approval rating...
June 13, 2008: Review: The Happening:
Plot: High school science teacher, Elliot Moore (Mark Wahlberg), and his wife Alma (Zooey Deschanel) try to escape an epidemic of mass suicides that seems to be caused by some kind of airborne toxin.
Review: All the bad buzz is true folks, M. Night...
June 9, 2008: More Happening posters:
The folks over at "Hoy Cinema" blog "Movieland" have hit us with three Mexican posters for M. Night Shyamalan's botanical insurrection horror thriller THE HAPPENING . There's the same ominous clouds and crashed cars as one of the previous posters (in fact, one...
June 9, 2008: INT: M. Night Shyamalan:
THE HAPPENING wasn't supposed to be, well, happening, quite like this.
The R-rated thriller was supposed to be M. Night's return to nail biting thrills he cooked up
with uber-hits THE SIXTH SENSE and SIGNS. Critics and audiences were disappointed...
May 23, 2008: Happening pics galore:
Teddy from over at " M. Night Fans " recently directed us to a huge gallery of pics of THE HAPPENING , M. Night Shyamalan's eco-horror thriller starring Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel and John Leguizamo. Seriously, this is one huge ass gallery. Check it out...
May 20, 2008: Haps/Smart posters:
The international posters keep rolling in. First up, the folks at "Bad Taste" got their hands on the Danish poster for M. Night Shyamalan's plant uprising horror thriller THE HAPPENING . In it, Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel and John Leguizamo star as people...
May 19, 2008: Das Happening poster:
For the poster of M. Night's latest thrill-attempt THE HAPPENING , North America got a desolate scene of empty cars. International audiences are treated to something much more grim. Apparently Shyamalan's global catastrophe only causes automotive difficulties in...
May 16, 2008: EXCL: Red-band Happening!:
I've said it before and I'll say it again - I'm psyched for THE HAPPENING . It's been a long time since we've had a smart, well made, R-rated thriller but that's what M. Night Shyamalan is delivering this June. If you haven't been convinced by what...
May 2, 2008: New Happening trailer!:
Being an M. Night Shyamalan fan, I often find myself being an M. Night Shyamalan apologist. Not sure why the guy has so many detractors after delivering on SIGNS, THE SIXTH SENSE and UNBREAKABLE. Sure people had issues with THE VILLAGE and LADY AND THE...
April 23, 2008: New Happening pics:
We recently scored some new pics from M. Night Shamalams' upcoming floral retaliation drama THE HAPPENING and though they don't tell us much beyond what we already know, they do emphasize one vitally important point - Zooey Deschanel is gorgeous . Click on...
March 20, 2008: Zooey loves Summer:
Impossibly adorable brunette button Zooey Deschanel, along with young adult man candy (who's also proved in the last few years that he's fiercely talented) Joseph Gordon Levitt are, according to Hollywood Insider , in talks to star in the Fox Searchlight...
March 19, 2008: Bridges wants Payne:
Long time "Stargate: SG1" General, Beau Bridges, has joined the cast of MAX PAYNE, Fox's currently filming adaptation of the gloriously violent video game of the same name. The story centers on the titular DEA agent and his relentlessly brooding pursuit of the...
March 10, 2008: It's Max Payne, baby!:
Earlier today, we told you about former "That 70s Show" self-centered biznitch and current Jason Segel rebound hottie Mila Kunis recently being cast as collaborative assassin Mona Sax in the currently filming MAX PAYNE, an adaptation of the deliciously...
February 27, 2008: Mark/Leo snort coke:
Last month, we told you about Mark Wahlberg signing on to a then untitled Peter Berg directed drama about infamous 1970s drug kingpin Jon Roberts. Roberts was the subject of the 2006 documentary COCAINE COWBOYS and it seems, at least according to Page Six ,...
February 4, 2008: Happening trailer!:
UPDATE - The debut of the HAPPENING trailer was apparently not sanctioned by Fox or M. Night Shyamalan and the trailer has been pulled by iKlipz. Hopefully it will turn up soon in some fancy Quicktime HD...
A lot of people jumped off the M. Night...
August 26, 2007: The Happening deets:
A lot is riding on M. Night Shyamalan's next feature THE HAPPENING, not just with his career, but with the fans he's made from THE SIXTH SENSE, UNBREAKABLE and SIGNS. A Philadelphia blog called Phillyist.com posted some cell phone pics from the set...
May 31, 2007: Zooey joins Shyamalan:
I'm an unabashed fan of Zooey Deschanel and I gotta say I was a little weirded that she agreed to star in that upcoming made-for-cable remake of THE WIZARD OF OZ. It just seemed so beneath her talents. It seemed like after ELF she had trouble getting that...
March 30, 2007: Wahlberg is Happening!:
UPDATE - Wow, two-for-two today ! Variety confirms our below March 14th report about Mark Wahlberg starring in M. Night Shyamalan's THE HAPPENING today. Man, my arm hurts from all this back patting...
I was just enjoying the coma I fell into after...
March 7, 2007: M. Night's next at Fox:
I'm a huge admirer of M. Night Shyamalan but it was getting really tough to defend the guy after LADY IN THE WATER (despite the fact that I still think it's a pretty damn good flick). I was worried when word broke that Shyamalan had squired his next script...
not_tragedi
on Apr 23 2008, 4:40:28 PM writes: They're already tanking this thing? 6.5 out of 10? Are we so angry at this movie already? Poor M. Night.....
