M. Night Shyamalan’s movies have provided a lot of entertainment over the years, shocking us to varying degrees with big twists in films like The Sixth Sense, Signs and, more recently, Trap. However, Shyamalan’s latest creation of sorts is one we truly didn’t see coming. The filmmaker posted an AI photo of himself with NBA great LeBron James, and you can imagine that people have some pretty funny — and definitely brutal — reactions.
The partnership between M. Night Shyamalan and Nicholas Sparks is definitely one that had people going, “Huh?,” but their upcoming book-to-screen adaptation of Remind isn’t the collab that has fans freaking out on social media. Shyamalan posted an image to X (Twitter) that was clearly made using artificial intelligence. It’s one you just have to see for yourself:
@KingJames @sixers pic.twitter.com/iXyyKJj1hoJuly 24, 2026
In the image, it’s not just King James who’s wearing a crown, but the movie director, too, as M. Night Shyamalan is depicted as a knight in full armor (which makes the crown even more baffling). The two appear to be in a castle of some kind, with statues of men on horses in the background, stone hands holding candelabras, and a bright crescent moon in the background.
LeBron James, meanwhile, is wearing the jersey of his new team — the Philadelphia 76ers — but I’d expect a fan of Shyamalan’s caliber to know the King will wear No. 23 for the Sixers, not 6. Jersey number wasn’t the first thing on many fans’ minds, though, as their reactions included:
- This is worse than The Happening – sawleyyyy
- Big twist is he was AI the whole time 🤯 – MiningMadRunes
- You gotta know at least ONE graphic artist that you’ve worked with that would’ve loved to make this picture of you and LeBron. Flex those creative muscles, friend. This looks… weak – ButIAmRob
- Dog you could have paid someone $10 to draw this for you – J_Bologna
- This picture is not as bad as your movies, and this picture is literally garbage . – victormexastro
OK, despite some of the above social media users obviously needing a hug, I couldn’t help but laugh at their comments about the comically (and objectively) bad AI. My favorite part is the loving expression on LeBron James’ face as he looks at M. Night Shyamalan, his arm draped over the filmmaker’s metal-clad shoulder.
For other fans, though, there is nothing funny about a Hollywood creative indulging in AI, as other people posted:
- Don't do this. Don't AI slop your way through life for gods sake – josefkisalive25
- M Night I love you- please don’t use AI images ❤️🙏 – anElectronicSSA
- Just fell to my knees...why the AI 😭 – filmtrashed
- You're supposed to be an artist. Why are you using AI? Guess I shouldn't have expected more from the guy that made Trap. – ArmitagePj60677
Ouch! (For the record, I liked Trap.)
Some valid points were definitely made by fans, in that using AI might not be the best look, and he probably could have easily gotten someone to create a more realistic image — unless being The King’s queen/knight was the intention. I have to believe M. Night Shyamalan meant this to be funny, right? Right?!
Luckily for M. Night Shyamalan, his work outside of social media is faring much better, as test audiences are loving Remain. Too bad we’ll have to wait a bit for that one, as it’s set for release on the 2027 movie calendar.
