Scott Mendelson from Forbes stated that Sony made a mistake of hiring M. Night Shyamalan as the director of After Earth .
Scott Mendelson from Forbes argued that Sony made a mistake of hiring M. Night Shyamalan to direct the film as they promoted the film because for better or worse , the general public knows who he is and `` His name on the marquee reflects that you ’ re not going to get a conventional genre film , that there may be something else up its sleeve .
After Earth