Back in February, filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan secured a multi-year deal with Warner Bros., and soon after that deal was made, we heard that his first movie for Warner Bros. would be Trap, a “psychological thriller set at a concert”. There were rumors that Trap had already made its way through production earlier this year and that Shyamalan was following it up with a mysterious project called Good Grades – but according to the folks at FilmUpdates, Trap just started filming this month, with Good Grades as its codename. They also revealed that the film stars Josh Hartnett, fresh off playing a role in Oppenheimer, and Shyamalan’s daughter Saleka.
According to the site, Saleka – who is an R&B singer/songwriter – plays “a popstar whose concert is at the heart of the story.” Hartnett’s character is “a father who takes his child to a concert, and unwittingly gets caught up in the surrounding events.” Whatever those events may be. Saleka has recorded songs for her father’s previous projects Old and Servant, but this will mark her acting debut.
Since Shyamalan produces and finances his own movies, he was able to get a SAG interim agreement for Trap / Good Grades that is allowing the project to go into production despite the ongoing Screen Actors Guild strike. His daughter Ishana was also able to get a SAG Interim deal for her feature directorial debut, the gothic fairy tale The Watchers. That film is set up at Warner Bros. as well and has a June 7, 2024 theatrical release date.
While we wait to learn more about the new Shyamalan project, here’s an excerpt from an interview he did with NME: “I have a new idea that I’ve started writing. It’s out in 2024 and it’s very, very exciting. It’s a thriller. It’s very unusual and very new compared to what I’ve been trying to do [recently], but I’m feeling very excited about the story, so much so that I can’t wait to tell it to you guys. I love that feeling, that electricity of ‘wow, I can’t wait for you to see it’. I will say this, the angle into the story is why it’s so exciting. The story might be something that you’ve seen before but the angle is very, very unique – the point of view.“
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