Warner Bros. has released the trailer for Remain, the film adaptation of M. Night Shyamalan's best-selling novel co-written with Nicholas Sparks. The book first hit bookstands on October 14, 2025, and the movie version is now set to open in theaters internationally on February 3, 2027, and across North America on February 5, 2027 — a shift from its originally planned October 23, 2026 release.
Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Tate Gordon, a reclusive architect who relocates to a small coastal town in Cape Cod to complete his latest project after a stint in an upscale psychiatric facility, where he was treated for acute depression following the loss of his sister. She, like others in his family, could see spirits. In the town, Tate becomes drawn to Wren, played by Phoebe Dynevor, a woman with hidden complications that threaten to derail their budding relationship. Tate ultimately must uncover the truth about Wren's past in order to save her from what the film describes as an increasingly desperate fate, racing against time.
In the trailer, Wren asks Tate why the two of them can't be together, and the pair are shown bonding over board games before it becomes evident that something is pulling them apart. In one unsettling moment, a curtain flutters and Wren vanishes; later, Tate hears her crying in a bathroom in the night and flips on the light switch to stop her from bashing her head into the tiled wall — only to find the room empty when the light comes on. The clip closes with the words "Trust the Unknown" on screen, set to Mitski's song "My Love Mine All Mine."
Ashley Walters, Julie Hagerty and Jay O. Sanders round out the cast. Shyamalan directs from his own screenplay, based on a story he wrote with Sparks. The film is produced by Shyamalan, Ashwin Rajan, Marc Bienstock and Theresa Park, with Sparks serving as executive producer.
Shyamalan's behind-the-camera team includes director of photography Adolpho Veloso, production designer Sam Lisenco, editor Noëmi Preiswerk, costume designer Caroline Duncan, casting director Douglas Aibel, music supervisor Gabe Hilfer and composer James Newton Howard.
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