In an unexpected twist, horror filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan ’s next project will be a collaboration with popular romance novelist Nicholas Sparks. The duo will collaborate on an original supernatural romantic thriller story in their respective mediums: Shyamalan will write a screenplay and Sparks will write a novel based on the same concept,

The "Sixth Sense" director and the "Notebook" author are collaborating on a story, which Shyamalan will adapt into a film and Sparks will write as a novel.

Such is the latest news from the Hollywood trades, which report that M. Night Shyamalan, Nicholas Sparks, and Jake Gyllenhaal are teaming up for a new “romantic thriller.” Per Deadline, Shyamalan and Sparks came up with the original story together,

EXCLUSIVE: M. Night Shyamalan looks to have his sights set on his next mysterious project and looks to have found some high-profile talent to collaborate with. Sources tell Deadline Jake Gyllenhaal is set to star in M.