What 2000 ad movie was produced by Sam Mercer and directed by M. Night Shyamalan?
Sam Mercer Sam Mercer is a producer of many Hollywood films, including several projects directed by M. Night Shyamalan such as "Signs", "Lady in the Water" and "Unbreakable", as well as other films like "Van Helsing" and "Things We Lost in the Fire". His career started during the early 1980s as a location manager and later advanced to a producer and executive producer. He also produced the M. Night Shyamalan films "The Happening" and "The Last Airbender".
Shaft (2000 film) Shaft is a 2000 American action thriller film directed by John Singleton and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Vanessa L. Williams, Jeffrey Wright, Christian Bale, Dan Hedaya, Busta Rhymes, Toni Collette and Richard Roundtree. This film is not a remake of the 1971 film of the same name, but rather a sequel, therefore making it a fourth installment. Jackson's John Shaft character is the nephew of the original John Shaft. The film received generally positive reviews and opened at the number one position at the box office when it debuted June 16, 2000.