M. Night Shymalan is "Happening"

20th Century Fox has greenlit M. Night Shymalan's thriller "The Happening". The script was originally called "The Green Effect" and was being turned down by every major studio due to conflicts in creativity. Shymalan went back to revise his script and apparently the revision was enough to sell it.

"The Happening" will be M. Night's first R rated film and involves a family on the run from a natural phenomenon that threatens all of mankind.

I don't have to say M. Night has been losing credibility as of late, but I am. "The Village" was nothing short of one of the most contrived, overhyped, melodramatic let downs of the decade. Normally when you are trying to make a movie about how our fears play tricks on our minds, it needs to be atleast...oh...maybe suspencful? A tiny bit? No? What about not wasting good talent on steriotypical characters with no development? Still no? Ok, then it did, infact, suck hard. "Lady in the Water" was better, but the fantasy element set in reality didn't hold up well with both critics and audiences-- And maybe it was a tad too sappy compared with everything else going on it. So here's hoping M. Night will pull one hell of a rabbit out of his ass and save his career... Is it possible to do this while he's writing the script for "Avatar: The Last Airbender" during pre-production of "The Happening"? We'll see.

"The Happening" is said to have a budget of $57 million and is aiming for a June 2008 release.