“It’s like ‘Die Hard’ from Hans Gruber’s perspective,” the star tells EW.
Warning: This article contains spoilers forTrap.
Empathy can be a dangerous thing.M.
Josh Hartnett as Cooper and Ariel Donoghue as Riley in ‘Trap.'.Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Night Shyamalanwas once best known for twist endings, especially the shocker that concludesThe Sixth Sense.
In his latest thriller,Trap, audiences will probably be most unnerved at empathizing with a serial killer.
“Night being Night, he wants to give the audience a new experience,” Hartnett says.
Josh Hartnett and Ariel Donoghue in ‘Trap.'.Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
“He’s been doing this his entire career.
He’ll take a ghost story and tell it from the point of view of the ghost.
He’ll take an alien invasion story and not really show the aliens.
So this one is like a throwback thriller in a contained space from the perspective of the antagonist.
It’s likeDie Hardfrom Hans Gruber’s perspective.”
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Even if they’re not killers, plenty of people lack empathy.
“He’s an interesting character to be with because he’s coming alive when things get scary.
He gets more playful when things are getting tighter.
But with the close-ups, you show him starting to panic.
As it goes, our close-ups get tighter and tighter, and it starts to become a nightmare.”
Theres so much weight there.
So what is the choice that this characters making to play that song?
Why does she choose that song, and how is she feeling while she sings it?
Trapis in theaters now.
