Nicholas Sparks and M. Night Shyamalan talk about teaming up

Even M. Night Shyamalan — known for making darker movies like “The Sixth Sense” and “Signs” — goes looking for the light sometimes.

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“I just finished three really dark movies, “Old,” “Knock at the Cabin” and “Trap,” which are really edgy movies where the characters are super, super dark and complicated, and I wanted to do something different,” said the director. He found an interesting opportunity to collaborate on a new supernatural romance novel called “Remain” with Nicholas Sparks. Yes, that Nicholas Sparks — king of romantic dramas like “The Notebook" and “A Walk to Remember.” Coauthored books are a hot trend right now in the publishing world.

Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben have a new novel out. James Patterson has teamed up with Bill Clinton and Dolly Parton on books. This collab, however, is different in that Shyamalan had written the screenplay and Sparks agreed to write a novel based on that story. A “Remain” film — starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Phoebe Dynevor—already wrapped production and will be released next year.