Warner Bros is staking its claim on Valentine’s Day 2027 corridor, with the help of M. Night Shyamalan and Nicholas Sparks.
The studio has dated Remain, which is directed by Shyamalan from a story by Sparks, for Feb. 5, 2027, moving it off of a fall 2026 release.
The supernatural romance is based on an idea from Shyamalan and Sparks. While Shyamalan wrote the screenplay, Sparks penned his 2025 New York Times bestseller. The synopsis for that book reads: “New York architect Tate Donovan heads to Cape Cod to design a summer home for his best friend, seeking a fresh start after being treated for acute depression. Still mourning his sister’s death, he meets Wren, a young woman who disrupts his carefully ordered world.”
In the film, Jake Gyllenhaal and Phoebe Dynevor will play the romantic leads. Ashley Walters, Julie Hagerty, Jay O. Sanders, Tracy Ifeachor, Hannah James, Caleb Ruminer, Kieran Mulcare and Maria Dizzia will fill out the cast.
Shyamalan and Ashwin Rajan are producing via Blinding Edge Pictures, alongside Marc Bienstock and Sparks’ producing partner Theresa Park. Sparks will executive produce.
On Feb. 5, 2027 date Remain will go up against Universal’s Glen Powell and Judd Apatow country music comedy. Animated offering Ice Age: Boiling Point is also set for that day.
