Warner Bros. Pictures presents a new experience in the world of M. Night Shyamalan—“Trap” —featuring performances by rising music star Saleka Shyamalan. A father and teen daughter attend a pop concert, where they realize they’re at the center of a dark and sinister event.
Trap is an upcoming Shyamalan thriller about a man and his daughter attending the concert of one of his daughter’s favorite musical artists, only to discover that the event is a set up to catch a serial 𝓀𝒾𝓁𝓁er named the Butcher. In the Trap trailer, it is revealed that the protagonist, played by Josh Hartnett, is the Butcher. In addition to Hartnett, Trap’s leading cast features Hayley Mills, Alison Pill, Ariel Donoghue, Marnie McPhail, Vanessa Smythe, and Saleka Shyamalan.
Shyamalan’s Trap trailer does include a major twist in the trailer itself when it reveals that Hartnett is the Butcher. Rather than having viewers discover this shift when they hit the theater, Trap audiences will know going in that the tension comes from the film’s protagonist trying to dodge the authorities, putting on a facade for his daughter, but not knowing moviegoers. Shyamalan’s sly response to whether this is the twist in the film leaves the option open for more cinematic turns to come with Trap, with the director still seeming to address the fact that this unusual marketing was intentional.