M. Night Shyamalan fans can rejoice as his upcoming thriller movie, Trap, has had its release date moved up. On Thursday, Warner Bros. scheduled releases for four new untitled films. Along with those, Trap also saw a change in its theatrical release date.
M. Night Shyamalan’s Trap release date gets preponed by a week
The two-time Oscar-nominated director’s upcoming thriller, Trap, is no longer coming out on August 9. As per Deadline, the Josh Hartnett thriller will get a wide release on August 2 instead. In this slightly earlier release spot, Trap will not compete directly with Lionsgate’s Borderlands adaptation on their opening weekends.
However, it will go head-on against Neon’s horror thriller Cuckoo, and Sony’s Harold and the Purple Crayon. But another film going up against it will be Deadpool & Wolverine, which will enter its second weekend on August 2 after a potentially big opening.
Written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, Trap is centered on a father (Hartnett) who takes his daughter to attend a music concert. But as he takes a bathroom break, he realizes that the entire event was set up to trap and capture a serial killer on the loose.
A twist in the tale – Trap’s first official trailer suggested that Hartnett’s character is seemingly hiding a dark secret. He is implied to be the serial killer himself, as he was seen holding someone hostage. However, it wasn’t entirely confirmed whether the well-mannered father is an antagonist or a protagonist.
The official synopsis of Trap reads:
“A father and teen daughter attend a pop concert, where they realize they’re at the center of a dark and sinister event.”
Besides Hartnett, the new Warner Bros. movie also stars Ariel Donoghue, Saleka Shyamalan, Hayley Mills, and Allison Pill. Shyamalan also serves as a co-producer on Trap alongside Ashwin Rajan and Marc Bienstock. Meanwhile, Steven Schneider will serve as an executive producer of the film.
