M. Night Shyamalan’s SPLIT Trailer Check out the first SPLIT trailer! The film, written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan (The Visit, The Sixth Sense), stars James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Haley Lu Richardson. SPLIT will be released in theaters on January 20, 2017. Kevin, a man with at least 23 different personalities, is compelled to abduct three teenage girls. As they are held captive, a final personality – “The Beast” – begins to materialize.