Editing Unbreakable (film) (section)

== Production ==
When [[M. Night Shyamalan]] conceived the idea for ''Unbreakable'', the outline had a comic book's traditional three-part structure (the [[superhero]]'s "birth", his struggles against general evil-doers, and the hero's ultimate battle against the "[[archenemy]]"). Finding the birth section most interesting, he decided to write ''Unbreakable'' as an [[origin story]]. During the filming of ''[[The Sixth Sense]]'', Shyamalan had already approached [[Bruce Willis]] for the lead role of David Dunn.<ref name="making">[[M. Night Shyamalan]], [[Bruce Willis]], [[Samuel L. Jackson]], [[Barry Mendel]], [[Sam Mercer]], [[Eduardo Serra]], [[James Newton Howard]], ''The Making of Unbreakable'', 2001, [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment]]</ref> With Willis and [[Samuel L. Jackson]] specifically in mind for the two leading characters, Shyamalan began to write ''Unbreakable'' as a [[spec script]]<ref>{{cite magazine | author = Christopher John Farley | url = https://time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,998594,00.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101122101929/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,998594,00.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = November 22, 2010 | title = A New Day Dawns For Night | date = November 27, 2000 | magazine = [[Time (magazine)|Time]] | access-date = December 19, 2008}}</ref> during [[post-production]] on ''The Sixth Sense''.<ref>{{cite magazine | url = https://ew.com/article/2000/11/14/unbreakable/ | title = Movie Preview: Nov. 22 | magazine = [[Entertainment Weekly]] | date = August 11, 2000 | access-date = December 19, 2008 | archive-date = October 14, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081014031557/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,87399,00.html | url-status = live }}</ref> Jackson recalled meeting Willis in a casino in Casablanca while he was on vacation prior to ''Unbreakable''{{'}}s production; Willis told Jackson that he had just finished filming for Shyamalan's ''The Sixth Sense'' and told Jackson about the new script that was written for both of them.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/glass-cast-tells-conan-how-an-unlikely-superhero-trilogy-came-to-be | title = Glass Cast Tells Conan How An Unlikely Superhero Trilogy Came To Be | first = Nichalos | last = Stayton | date = July 23, 2018 | access-date = July 23, 2018 | work = [[Syfy Wire]] | archive-date = July 23, 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180723032959/http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/glass-cast-tells-conan-how-an-unlikely-superhero-trilogy-came-to-be | url-status = dead }}</ref>

With the financial and critical success of ''The Sixth Sense'' in August 1999, Shyamalan gave [[Walt Disney Studios (division)|Walt Disney Studios]] a [[first-look deal]] for ''Unbreakable''. In return, Disney purchased Shyamalan's screenplay at a "spec script record" for $5&nbsp;million. He was also given another $5&nbsp;million to direct. Disney decided to release ''Unbreakable'' under their [[Touchstone Pictures]] banner. It also helped Shyamalan establish his own [[production company]], [[Blinding Edge Pictures]].<ref>{{cite news | first1 = Angelina |last1= Chen | first2= Michael |last2= Fleming | url = https://variety.com/1999/film/news/deal-makes-sense-1117760020/ | title = Deal makes 'Sense' | work = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date = December 15, 1999 | access-date = December 19, 2008 }}</ref> [[Julianne Moore]]  was cast as Audrey, David's wife, in January 2000,<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/jan/14/3 | title = Moore signs up with Sixth Sense director | work = [[The Guardian]] | date = January 14, 2000 | access-date = September 24, 2021}}</ref> but dropped out in March 2000, to take on the role of [[Clarice Starling]] in ''[[Hannibal (2001 film)|Hannibal]]''. [[Robin Wright]] was cast in her place.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://variety.com/2000/biz/news/inside-moves-172-1117778962/ | title = Inside Moves | work = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date = March 2, 2000 | access-date = December 19, 2008}}</ref> [[Principal photography]] began on April 25, 2000, and ended that July. The majority of filming took place in [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania, the film's setting.<ref>{{cite news | author = Charles Lyons | url = https://variety.com/2000/film/news/moore-gets-break-1117760850/ | title = Moore gets 'Break' | work = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date = January 14, 2000 | access-date = December 19, 2008}}</ref>

Shyamalan and cinematographer [[Eduardo Serra]] chose several camera angles to simulate the look of a [[Panel (comics)|comic book panel]]. Various visual [[motif (narrative)|narrative motif]]s were also applied. Several scenes relating to the Mr. Glass character involve glass. As a newborn, he is primarily seen reflected in mirrors, and as a young child, he is seen reflected in a blank TV screen. When he leaves his calling card on the windshield of David Dunn's car, he is reflected in a glass frame in his art gallery. Jackson requested his walking stick be made of glass to make his character more menacing. Using purple as Mr. Glass's color to David Dunn's green was also Jackson's idea.<ref>Unrelated to this film, Jackson asked [[George Lucas]] for a purple [[lightsaber]] in ''[[Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones]]''. "Samuel L. Jackson". ''[[Inside the Actors Studio]]''. [[Bravo (American TV network)|Bravo]]. June 2, 2002.</ref> Mr. Glass's wig was modeled after [[African Americans|Afro-American]] statesman [[Frederick Douglass]].<ref name="making"/> As he does in his other films, Shyamalan makes a [[cameo appearance]]; he plays a man David suspects of dealing drugs inside the stadium.

Shyamalan said that he wanted to market ''Unbreakable'' as a [[comic book movie]], but Disney—which had not yet bought [[Marvel Comics]]—preferred to advertise it as a supernatural thriller like ''The Sixth Sense''.<ref name="hiatt20181220">{{Cite magazine |last=Hiatt |first=Brian |date=2018-12-20 |title=The Fall and Rise of M. Night Shyamalan |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/m-night-shyamalan-glass-interview-771063/ |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref> More than 15 minutes of footage was deleted during post-production of ''Unbreakable''. These scenes are available on the DVD release.<ref>''Deleted Scenes With M. Night Shyamalan'', 2001, [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment]]</ref>