SAMUEL L. JACKSON CAST IN `UNBREAKABLE' BEFORE HE KNEW IT

SAMUEL L. JACKSON CAST IN `UNBREAKABLE' BEFORE HE KNEW IT

NEW YORK (Wireless Flash) -- "Sixth Sense" director M. Night Shyamalan must be psychic: He cast Samuel L. Jackson in "Unbreakable" before asking the actor. Jackson tells "Entertainment Weekly" that he first found out about the movie when he ran into Bruce Willis in, of all places, Marrakech, Morocco. Willis wanted Jackson in "Unbreakable" so he called up Shyamalan on his cell phone and gave it to Jackson to discuss a possible part. Amazingly, the director told Jackson that he had already cast him in a role and was writing a speech for him as they spoke. Shyamalan's psychic ability may seem strange but he says he simply writes for certain actors without worrying about whether they'll actually be available. "Unbreakable" is currently in theaters.