Trap is “Silence of the Lambs meets Taylor Swift concert”

M. Night Shyamalan

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M. Night Shyamalan makes fans curious that Catch is more than just a thriller mystery, but also a concert film.

The Oscar-nominated filmmaker recently spoke in an interview with Rich Magazine. When asked how he approached the film, Shyamalan replied: “What if The silence of the Lambs happened at a Taylor Swift concert?”

Catch follows a father (Hartnett) and his teenage daughter (Ariel Donoghue) as they attend a pop concert by Lady Raven (Shyamalan’s daughter Saleka Shyamalan), but realize they are actually at the center of a much darker event – a police operation to arrest a serial killer.

Shyamalan said the film was partly inspired by the “twisted and hilarious” real-life 1985 “Operation Flagship,” an undercover operation by the U.S. Marshals and DC Metropolitan Police Department that led to the arrest of more than 100 wanted fugitives after they were lured to a stadium with free NFL tickets. The director added that his daughter’s budding music career also influenced the story.

“I conducted an entire concert!” he said Rich“And it wasn’t just a thing in the background. It’s just as important. There’s no fake concert. I love the idea of ​​the cinema as a window within windows. One of the reasons to see the film in the cinema is because there’s literally a real concert that you can’t see anywhere except in this film.”

The Knock on the hut The director and screenwriter explained that he wanted to create an original and unique experience for the audience with the film.

“I really believe in the original film,” Shyamalan added. “I want the industry to move more toward original storytelling. I think audiences would really like that. Look, I know intellectual property is safe. But it’s really important that we go to the movies and see something we’ve never seen before. I’m going to keep fighting for that.”

Catchfrom Warner Bros. Pictures, will be released in theaters on August 9th.