M. Night Shyamalan Compares 'Trap' to Taylor Swift Concert

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M. Night Shyamalan is opening up about Trap. The 53-year-old The Sixth Sense director opened up about the concept behind his upcoming film out on August 9 starring Josh Hartnett in a recent interview with Empire.

When asked how he pitched the movie, he said: “What if The Silence of the Lambs happened at a Taylor Swift concert?” Keep reading to find out more… Trap follows a father (Hartnett) and his teen daughter (Ariel Donoghue), who attend a pop concert by Lady Raven (Shyamalan’s daughter, Saleka Shyamalan).

However, they realize they’re actually at the center of a much darker event — a police operation to capture a serial killer, via THR.

he also said the movie was partially inspired by the “twisted and funny” real-life 1985 “Operation Flagship,” a sting operation by U.S.