Split ( 2016 American film ) - wikipedia Split ( 2016 American film ) Split Theatrical release poster Directed by M. Night Shyamalan Produced by M. Night Shyamalan Jason Blum Marc Bienstock Written by M. Night Shyamalan Starring James McAvoy Anya Taylor - Joy Betty Buckley Music by West Dylan Thordson Cinematography Mike Gioulakis Edited by Luke Franco Ciarrocchi Production company Blinding Edge Pictures Blumhouse Productions Distributed by Universal Pictures Release date September 26, 2016 ( 2016 - 09 - 26 ) ( Fantastic Fest ) January 20, 2017 ( 2017 - 01 - 20 ) ( United States ) Running time 117 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $9 million Box office $276.9 million Split is a 2016 American psychological horror - thriller film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. The film stars James McAvoy, Anya Taylor - Joy, and Betty Buckley, and follows a man with 23 different personalities who kidnaps and imprisons three teenage girls in an isolated underground facility. Principal photography began on November 11, 2015, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The film premiered at Fantastic Fest on September 26, 2016, and was released in the United States on January 20, 2017, by Universal Pictures. The film received generally positive reviews, with some critics labeling it a welcoming return for Shyamalan, although some criticized the film for its perceived stigmatization of mental illness. The film grossed $276 million worldwide on a budget of $9 million. The film is a standalone sequel to the 2000 movie Unbreakable which was also written, produced, and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. The film was not marketed as a sequel, and the connections with Unbreakable are not revealed until the final scene of the film, in which Bruce Willis reprises his role as David Dunn. A third film titled Glass with a 2019 release date has been confirmed, combining the casts of both previous films. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Release 4.1 Box office 4.2 Critical response 4.3 Accolades 4.4 Controversy 5 Sequel 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Plot Casey Cooke is an emotionally - withdrawn teenager, having been molested as a young child by her uncle John, who became her legal guardian after her father 's death. While hanging out with her classmates Claire and Marcia, the three are kidnapped by Kevin Wendell Crumb, a man suffering from dissociative identity disorder. Kevin has been evaluated by psychiatrist Dr. Karen Fletcher, who discovered he formed multiple personalities as a means to cope with abuse from his obsessive - compulsive mother. While Kevin appears otherwise stable, Dr. Fletcher has identified 23 distinct personalities within Kevin ; in his mind, these personalities sit in chairs in a room, waiting for their turn `` in the light '' ( controlling Kevin 's body ) as directed by `` Barry '', the dominant personality. She has also found that Kevin 's physiology changes when a new personality comes into the light. Recently, `` Barry '' has refused to allow `` Dennis '' or `` Patricia '' their turns, in part due to `` Dennis '' ' voyeuristic tendencies and obsessive -- compulsive disorder, and that both appear to worship `` The Beast '', a yet - seen 24th personality. Regardless of which personality is controlling Kevin, Dr. Fletcher can call forth Kevin 's own personality by speaking his full name to him. Kevin takes the teenagers to his underground quarters, and secures them in a cell. They recognize his personality disorder, and Claire attempts to use this against Kevin to escape, but caught by `` Dennis '' and locked away separately from the others. Over several days, Kevin leaves them locked up while he goes off to work and attends appointments with Dr. Fletcher. During these meetings, Dr. Fletcher recognizes that `` Dennis '' has seemingly taken over the dominant personality from `` Barry '', though tries to act as `` Barry '' to fool her. She recalls an incident `` Barry '' told her about a month before, where two teenaged girls had walked up to him, taken his hands and placed them on their breasts, may have triggered `` Dennis '' to take over. Dr. Fletcher suspects Kevin, as `` Dennis '', is responsible for the three missing teenagers. During this time, Casey befriends `` Hedwig '', one of Kevin 's personalities of a young boy ; it is later revealed that `` Hedwig '' has complete control over `` the light '', and provided `` Dennis '' and `` Patricia '' with control. She gets `` Hedwig '' to let her out of her cell to see his bedroom, believing there may be a means of escape through `` Hedwig '' 's window but finds it is only a drawing of one. She is able to convince `` Hedwig '' to give her a walkie - talkie, but before she can use it to call for help, `` Patricia '' takes over Kevin 's body, and subdues Casey. `` Dennis '' invites Dr. Fletcher to his home, where he reveals that `` The Beast '' is real, and that he has met him. Suspecting `` Dennis '', Dr. Fletcher finds Claire in her cell, but before she can do anything, `` Dennis '' catches her, injects her with a sedative and secures her in a separate room. He then leaves, and while out, `` The Beast '' personality takes over for the first time, giving Kevin super-human abilities. Dr. Fletcher comes to long enough to write out Kevin 's full name on a piece of paper before `` The Beast '' returns and kills her. `` The Beast '' then attacks and kills Claire and Marcia, and starts to eat them. Casey comes to and finds Dr. Fletcher 's body and her note. `` The Beast '' approaches her, but she calls out Kevin 's full name, bringing him forth. Upon learning of the situation, and realising that he has n't been in control of his body for two years, he instructs her to kill him with his shotgun. Following this statement, all 24 personalities begin warring for control of `` the light '', but shortly thereafter `` The Beast '' personality takes hold again. Casey tries to shoot him, but the bullets have little effect, and she escapes out of his quarters into underground tunnels, eventually locking herself in a small caged area. `` The Beast '' finds her and is about to pull the bars open to attack her, but sees faded scars across her body, a sign of her past emotional turmoil and suicide attempts. Having previously declared his plans to rid the world of the `` untouched '', those whose hearts are impure because they have never suffered in their lives, he considers Casey to be `` pure '' and spares her, disappearing from the tunnels. Sometime later, Casey is rescued and learns she was being held at the Philadelphia Zoo, where Kevin had been an employee. Casey is asked by a police officer if she is ready to return home with her uncle. She hesitates to answer. In another hideout, `` Dennis '', `` Patricia '', and `` Hedwig '' exert collective control over Kevin 's body and admire the power of `` The Beast '' and their plans to change the world. In a diner, patrons listen to the media coverage of `` The Beast '' 's crimes, for which he has been nicknamed `` The Horde ''. One of the patrons notes the similarity between Kevin and a criminal who was arrested 15 years prior. The man sitting next to her, David Dunn, reminds the patron that the criminal 's name was `` Mr. Glass. '' Cast James McAvoy as Kevin Wendell Crumb, a sufferer of dissociative identity disorder ( DID ), who has 23 prominent personalities, each with something peculiar or dangerous for his captives. Kevin 's body chemistry changes with each personality, resulting in his 24th and final personality, `` The Beast ''. Anya Taylor - Joy as Casey Cooke, a young girl with a traumatic past and a history of self - harm, who is kidnapped by `` Dennis '', one of Kevin 's personalities, to be sacrificed to the Beast. Izzie Coffey plays a 5 - year - old Casey. Betty Buckley as Dr. Karen Fletcher, a psychologist who attempts to help Kevin with his DID, and believes that DID can, in extreme cases, cause physiological changes. Haley Lu Richardson as Claire Benoit, a classmate of Casey and a friend of Marcia, who is also kidnapped by `` Dennis '' to be sacrificed to the Beast. Jessica Sula as Marcia, a classmate of Casey and a friend of Claire, who is also kidnapped by `` Dennis '' to be sacrificed to the Beast. Brad William Henke as John, Casey 's uncle. Sebastian Arcelus as Mr. Cooke, Casey 's father. Neal Huff as Mr. Benoit, Claire 's father. Kim Director as Hannah. Lyne Renée as Academic Moderator. M. Night Shyamalan as Jai, a security guard in Dr. Fletcher 's apartment building. Bruce Willis as David Dunn ( uncredited ). Production Shyamalan conceived the idea for Split years before he actually wrote the screenplay. He explained, `` In this case I had written the character a while ago, and I had written out a few scenes of it, so I even had dialogue written out, which is really unusual for me. It sat there for a long time, and I really do n't have a clear reason why I did n't pull the trigger earlier. But this felt like the perfect time to do it, with the type of movies I 'm doing now, and the type of tones I am interested in -- humor and suspense. '' On October 2, 2015, James McAvoy was cast in the film to play the lead, replacing Joaquin Phoenix. On October 12, 2015, Anya Taylor - Joy, Betty Buckley, Jessica Sula, and Haley Lu Richardson were added to the cast. On October 27, 2015, Universal Pictures came on board to release the film and titled it as Split. The character of Kevin had been in one of the early drafts of Shyamalan 's Unbreakable, but he had pulled the character out, stating there were balancing issues at that time. With Split, he brought in some of the scenes he had written for Unbreakable around Kevin. The film ends with the appearance of Bruce Willis 's character, David Dunn, from Unbreakable, who makes a comment in reference to the previous film, placing Unbreakable and Split within the same narrative universe. Shyamalan requested permission to incorporate the character from Walt Disney Studios, which had produced Unbreakable. Shyamalan met with Sean Bailey about the use of the character ; they came to a gentlemen 's agreement where Bailey agreed to allow the use of the character in the film without a fee and Shyamalan promised that Disney would be involved in a sequel, if developed. Shyamalan was very secretive of Willis ' involvement in Split, removing the final scene from the film for test audiences. Principal photography on the film began on November 11, 2015, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Reshoots occurred in June 2016. During post-production, Sterling K. Brown 's role as Shaw, Dr. Fletcher 's neighbor, was cut from the film, as Shyamalan felt that his scenes were ultimately unnecessary. Release Split had its world premiere at Fantastic Fest on September 26, 2016. It also screened at the AFI Fest on November 15, 2016. The film was theatrically released on January 20, 2017, in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Split was released on Digital HD on April 4, 2017, and Blu - ray, DVD and On - Demand on April 18, 2017, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Box Office Split has grossed $138.1 million in the United States and Canada and $138.8 million in other territories for a worldwide gross of $276.9 million, against a production budget of $9 million. In North America, the film was released alongside the openings of xXx : Return of Xander Cage, The Resurrection of Gavin Stone and The Founder, as well as the wide expansions of 20th Century Women, and was initially expected to gross $20 -- 25 million from 3,038 theaters in its opening weekend. The film made $2 million from its Thursday night previews at 2,295 theaters, doubling the $1 million made by Shyamalan 's The Visit in 2015, and $14.6 million on its first day, increasing weekend estimates to $30 -- 37 million. It ended up opening to $40.2 million, finishing first at the box office. In its second weekend the film made $26.3 million, again topping the box office. In its third week the film again topped the box office with $14.6 million, becoming the first Shyamalan film to finish at number one for three straight weeks since The Sixth Sense in 1999. Critical response On the review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 74 %, based on 227 reviews, with an average rating of 6.4 / 10. The site 's critical consensus states `` Split serves as a dramatic tour de force for James McAvoy in multiple roles -- and finds writer - director M. Night Shyamalan returning resoundingly to thrilling form. '' Metacritic reports an average score 62 out of 100, based on 47 critics, indicating `` generally favorable reviews ''. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of `` B + '' on an A+ to F scale. Jordan Hoffman of The Guardian gave the film four stars out of five, stating it to be a `` masterful blend of Hitchcock, horror and therapy session. '' Also writing for The Guardian, Steve Rose had strong praise for McAvoy 's role, saying that `` he does a fine and fearless job of selling his character 's varied personae. '' He commended his ability to switch personalities in one scene toward the end of the film, saying : `` It 's a little like the T - 1000 at the end of Terminator 2. But there are no special effects here, just acting. '' Accolades Award Date of ceremony Recipient ( s ) Result Ref ( s ) London Film Critics ' Circle January 22, 2017 Young British / Irish Performer of the Year Anya Taylor - Joy ( also for Morgan and The Witch ) Nominated MTV Movie & TV Awards May 7, 2017 Best Actor in a Movie James McAvoy Nominated Saturn Awards June 28, 2017 Best Thriller Film Split Nominated Best Supporting Actress Betty Buckley Nominated Controversy Split garnered controversy for its alleged stigmatization of mental illness. The Australian mental health charity SANE stated, `` Films like this are going to reinforce a false stereotypical notion that people living with complex mental illnesses are inherently dangerous and violent. '' The International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation issued a statement debunking the stereotype of dangerous dissociative identity disorder ( DID ) patients, and criticizing how the film was made `` at the expense of a vulnerable population that struggles to be recognized and receive the effective treatment that they deserve. '' Some with dissociative identity disorder spoke out against the film ( and its marketing ) for the representation of multiple personalities as frightening and / or violent, including in an open letter to the director. Sequel Main article : Glass ( upcoming film ) Shyamalan expressed hope for a third installment following Split, saying, `` I hope ( a third Unbreakable film happens ). The answer is yes. I 'm just such a wimp sometimes. I do n't know what 's going to happen when I go off in my room, a week after this film opens, to write the script. But I 'm going to start writing. ( I have ) a really robust outline, which is pretty intricate. But now the standards for my outlines are higher. I need to know I 've won already. I 'm almost there but I 'm not quite there. '' He explained that the final scene from Split was David 's realization that Mr. Glass from the first film was right ; there are superpowered people in the world. Disney, which produced Unbreakable through its Touchstone Pictures division, is expected to be a production partner and have financial participation with Universal for the sequel. After positive reviews of Split and its critical and financial success, it was confirmed by Shyamalan that his next film will be the sequel film which follows the Unbreakable - Split narrative. In April 2017, Shyamalan revealed that he was nearing completion on the script for the next film. On April 26, 2017, Shyamalan revealed on his Twitter page that the script was completed, and that the sequel will be titled Glass, which is scheduled to be released on January 18, 2019. The cast will include returning actors from both films : Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Spencer Treat Clark, and Charlayne Woodard from Unbreakable and James McAvoy and Anya Taylor - Joy from Split will all reprise their respective roles in Glass. Sarah Paulson will be joining the cast as a new character. The film will focus on Dunn ( Willis ) chasing down Crumb ( McAvoy ) in his Beast persona, when Mr. Glass ( Jackson ) is revealed to have masterminded events to both men. Following a week of rehearsals, principal production commenced on October 2, 2017 in Philadelphia. See also List of films featuring diabetes References Jump up ^ `` Split ( 15 ) ''. British Board of Film Classification. November 29, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` Split ( 2017 ) ''. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 14, 2017. Jump up ^ Grove, David. `` Split Down the Middle : M. Night Shyamalan 's Split Balances Studio Know - How With Indie Innovation ''. MovieMaker. Retrieved January 12, 2017. 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Question: who is the actor that played in split
Answer: James McAvoy