Samuel L. Jackson's Unbreakable Character Almost Ruined An Iconic Movie Released Only 1 Year Later

Samuel L. Jackson's character in Unbreakable is similar to a character in 2001's Amelie, which made the director worried it would ruin the movie.

April 7, 2025 · 1 min · 46 words · Sara Cooper

After the films commercial success, Shyamalan went on to further develop theUnbreakabletrilogy, featuringSplitandGlass.

I was very proud because I love M. Night Shyamalan.

However, you could understand why Jean-Pierre Jeunet was slightly worried people might think he was copyingUnbreakable.

Samuel L. Jackson as Elijah Price in Unbreakable with a red background featuring Amelie’s poster

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Samuel Jackson as Mr. Glass Elijah Price holding up a comic in Unbreakable

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James McAvoy as Kevin and Bruce Willis as David Dunn in the Unbreakable trilogy

Headshot Of Charlayne Woodard In The NY Premiere of Glass

Headshot Of Bruce Willis In The Premiere of Motherless Brooklyn

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Amelie