Watch The Trailer For M. Night Shayamalan’s Latest Film TRAP

By Michelle McCue | April 18, 2024

For fans of M. Night Shayamalan, get ready for the next generation.

Warner Bros. Pictures presents a new experience in the world of M. Night Shayamalan – TRAP – featuring performances by rising music star and daughter Saleka Shyamalan. In addition, the filmmaker’s other daughter, Ishana Night Shyamalan’s debut feature THE WATCHERS opens on June 14. He is a producer of the film.

The director’s previous film, KNOCK AT THE CABIN, was released in early February 2023 and had a worldwide gross of $55 million, while 2021’s OLD took in more than $90 million at the box office.

Here’s a look at Night’s upcoming film.

A father and teen daughter attend a pop concert, where they realize they’re at the center of a dark and sinister event.

Written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, TRAP stars Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donoghue, Saleka Shyamalan, Hayley Mills and Allison Pill. The film is produced by Ashwin Rajan, Marc Bienstock and M. Night Shyamalan. The executive producer is Steven Schneider.

Deadline was the first to report: “While Shyamalan had previously released his films through Universal, his new film comes amid a multi-year first-look directing and producing agreement with Warner Bros Pictures Group.”

In 2023 while promoting KNOCK AT THE CABIN, Shyamalan told 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.”

The director of photography is Sayombhu Mukdeeprom (“Call Me by Your Name”). The production designer is Debbie de Villa (“The Hating Game”). It is edited by Noëmi Preiswerk and the music is by Herdĭs Stefănsdŏttir (“Knock at the Cabin”). The music supervisor is Susan Jacobs (“Old”); the costume designer is Caroline Duncan (“Old”). The casting is by Douglas Aibel (“Asteroid City”).

Warner Bros. Pictures Presents A Blinding Edge Pictures Production, An M. Night Shyamalan Film: “Trap.” The film will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, in theaters only nationwide on August 9, 2024 and internationally beginning on 1 August, 2024.