Writer-director Ishana Night Shyamalan makes her feature debut withThe Watchers, based on thenovel by A.M.
I was very into both Greek and Egyptian mythology.
I just found myself being obsessed with it as well, she shared.
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I loved going to museums and experiencing that kind of art.
I always find myself very kind of moved by anything mythological.
The Watchers is produced byM.
So hes really allowed my sisters and I to be right with him during all those things.
And then as we got older, we started kind of playing a role in that as well.
What about her interests you?
Im a huge fandom girl, she discussed excitedly about her first genre loves.
So basically all the books that sort of play in the fantasy space, Ive loved.
I was deeply into the Spiderwick Chronicles growing up.
I loved the Eragon series.
That was like my stuff.
Anything that kind of plays in that kind of fantastical space Ive always just been obsessed with.
The Watchers opens June 7 only in theaters.
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