A few years before starring in Trap, Josh Hartnett left Hollywood because the industry ‘just treats you like a product’
Next movie of M. Night Shyamalandirector of hits such as The sixth Sense (1999), Closed body (2000) and Fragmented (2016), Trap is the first major feature in years with Josh Hartnett in a leading role. Now, the filmmaker has revealed the reason for choosing the actor Pearl Harbor (2001) to interpret the serial killerCooper.
In several publications made on social networks, Shyamalan has been revealing several interesting facts about the production, which is set to premiere in Brazilian cinemas on August 8th. For example, the script for Armadilha was the quickest to be written in the director’s career. It took five and a half months to write (comparing the six months of Signals2002).
On the night of last Friday, the 19th, the filmmaker revealed a rather unpretentious conversation he had with Hartnett. At that moment he knew who to cast as Cooper in the film, which also features Ariel Donoghue, Hayley Mills It is Saleka Shyamalan in the cast.
“Fun fact: When I was thinking about casting the lead role of Trap, Josh Hartnett came to visit me in Ireland, where I was producing [o filme de terror e fantasia] The Watchers,” he said. “We had lunch, we talked about Oppenheimer, Black Mirrorleave Hollywood and being a father of three girls… and I knew he was the one.”
#TrapMovie only in Theaters August 2. pic.twitter.com/AVpJbZkL1C
— M. Night Shyamalan (@MNightShyamalan) July 19, 2024
What is the story of Trap?
In Trapfrom the same director of Sixth Sense (1999), Signals (2002) and, more recently, Knock on the Door (2023), a father takes his daughter to a pop singer’s concert. However, when he notices strange movement at the venue, he discovers that, in fact, everything had been set up to capture a serial killerwhich is himself. Check out the preview:
Who else is in the cast of the film?
In addition to Josh Hartnett, Trap still has Ariel Donoghue (A Wolf Like Me), Hayley Mills (The Wheel of Time), Marnie McPhail (The Dream Man), Vanessa Smythe (The Expanse) It is Saleka Shyamalan (Time), daughter of Shyamalan.
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