Josh Hartnett Is a Serial Killer

Warner Bros. launched the trailer for M. Night time Shyamalan‘s latest thriller, Lure, with Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donoghue and Saleka Shyamalan on Thursday. The upcoming movie will function Hartnett as a serial killer at a pop star’s live performance.

Lure follows a “father and teenage daughter attending a pop live performance, the place they understand they’re on the heart of a darkish and sinister occasion,” per the logline. Warner Bros. supplied a primary have a look at the film at this yr’s CinemaCon earlier this month, and launched the trailer on social media Thursday.

The trailer reveals Hartnett’s character together with his daughter, Jody (Donoghue), at a live performance for pop star Girl Raven (performed by Shyamalan’s daughter and R&B singer, Saleka). When Hartnett goes to the lavatory, he finds teams of federal brokers in search of a serial killer whom a concession employee refers to as “The Butcher,” named for the best way he “goes round simply chopping individuals up.” The trailer then reveals Hartnett to be the killer, who’s holding a sufferer hostage and now should discover his approach out of the live performance venue.

Together with the trailer, Warner Bros. dropped the tune “Launch” by Saleka as Girl Raven, at www.ladyravenmusic.com.

Lure is Shyamalan’s first film to hit theaters since his transfer from Common to Warner Bros., introduced in August 2023.

“The place I write and direct is my residence,” Shyamalan stated on the time of the transfer. “Disney and Common, the place I’ve made most of my movies, will at all times be residence and household to me. Warner Bros. has a storied historical past of cinema. Via its current experiences, the corporate has rediscovered its love and appreciation for filmmakers, and the affect of the theatrical expertise. All of us win when motion pictures achieve theaters. I imagine David Zaslav, Michael De Luca, and Pam Abdy have devoted themselves to distinctive filmmakers, and to filling theaters all world wide for years to come back.”

Lure hits theaters Aug. 9.