"The Happening"

Actress Zooey Deschanel, left, and actor Mark Wahlberg attend yhe premiere of "The Happening" at the Ziegfeld Theater on Tuesday, June 10, 2008, in New York. They play a couple is in the midst of a marital crisis on the run from a mysterious and deadly phenomenon that threatens mankind.

From left, actor John Leguizamo, actress Ashlyn Sanchez, actor Mark Wahlberg, actress Zooey Deschanel, director M. Night Shyamalan and actress Betty Buckley attend "The Happening" film premiere at the Ziegfeld Theater on Tuesday, June 10, 2008, in New York. The thriller opens, appropriately, on Friday, June 13.

Actor John Leguizamo attends "The Happening" premiere at the Ziegfeld Theater on Tuesday, June 10, 2008, in New York. M. Night Shaymalan's lightning-paced, heart-pounding paranoid thriller is about a family on the run from an inexplicable and unstoppable event that threatens not only humankind... but the most basic human instinct of them all: survival.

Actor John Leguizamo and Ashlyn Sanchez, the young actress that plays his daughter in the film, attend "The Happening" premiere at the Ziegfeld Theater on Tuesday, June 10, 2008, in New York.

Actress Abigail Breslin attends "The Happening" premiere at the Ziegfeld Theater on Tuesday, June 10, 2008, in New York.

Actress Mischa Barton attends "The Happening" film premiere at the Ziegfeld Theater on Tuesday, June 10, 2008, in New York.

Actress Zooey Deschanel attends "The Happening" film premiere at the Ziegfeld Theater on Tuesday, June 10, 2008, in New York. The latest film from the writer-director of "The Sixth Sense," "Signs" and "The Village" stars Mark Wahlberg and Deschanel in the paranoid thriller about a family on the run from a natural crisis that presents a large-scale threat to humanity.

From left, director M. Night Shyamalan, actress Zooey Deschanel, actor Mark Wahlberg and actor John Leguizamo attend "The Happening" film premiere at the Ziegfeld Theater on Tuesday, June 10, 2008, in New York.

Actor Mark Wahlberg attends "The Happening" film premiere at the Ziegfeld Theater on Tuesday, June 10, 2008, in New York. In the film, Wahlberg plays a school teacher on the run from a mysterious and deadly phenomenon that threatens mankind.

Mark Wahlberg in a scene from M. Night Shyamalan's "The Happening." While some may see the film's premise as a cautionary tale, writer/director M. Night Shyamalan sees it more for its entertainment value. "It's just a fun scary movie. And that's the main objective. Enjoy yourself and have fun laugh at it, scream, grab the guy and if something sticks to your ribs later, great."

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