New Delhi, Indian-American filmmaker M Night Shyamalan says he has this belief, perhaps a naive one, that people look forward to new ideas, and the way he likes to get their attention is by doubling down on the "bizarreness" of the stories he is telling. The director, known for his mastery in suspense and twist endings, has now come up with "Trap", starring Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donaughue, and Shyamalan's daughter Saleka. Warner Bros released "Trap" in India last week.
"It is a belief, maybe a naive one, that people are excited to feel something new if we can get to them...
I tell my partners, Warner Bros, the thing that's different about the movie is the thing to celebrate about it. Double down on how weird and different it is," Shyamalan told PTI in an interview. "Trap" sees Hartnett playing Cooper Adams, a regular father who is a dreaded serial killer known as 'The Butcher', with Donaughue essaying his teenage daughter Riley.
Asked how difficult it is as a filmmaker to make original movies when most of the Hollywood films are franchises or superhero projects with strong IP , the 54-year-old said in such an ecosystem there is no point in making something "usual". "The other aspect is that you need to sell the bizarreness of the new idea and really tell them why this is a new tone. I have an accent in the way I tell stories.
Make sure I have that accent. I used to have conversations with the trailer makers. And I would say 'Don't cut it like it's everyone's movie'.
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