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Tom's Guide
11 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Tom's Guide
Netflix is about to lose the wildest psychological thriller of 2024 — here's your last chance to stream it
"Trap" is one of 2024's more infamous releases; you don't need to look far to find plenty of critics and viewers telling you to steer clear of the M. Night Shyamalan thriller... but I'm no "Trap" denier. I saw this twisting thriller in theaters and left with a smile on my face; despite its flaws, "Trap" is a ton of fun. And, seeing as this movie is leaving Netflix very soon, now seems as good a time as any to recommend it to would-be viewers. Yes, now that we have Netflix's June schedule, we know that your last day to stream "Trap" on Netflix is Tuesday, June 10. As of the time of writing, that means you've got just one week left to stream "Trap" on Netflix, at the time of writing. If you need convincing, you can find a little more info about the movie — and why I think "Trap" is worth adding to your watchlist — below. "Trap" sees American firefighter and picture-perfect suburban dad Cooper Abbott (Josh Hartnett), taking his teen daughter Riley (Ariel Donoghue) to see her favorite popstar, Lady Raven (Saleka Shyamalan) in concert... where something sinister is about to go down. Turns out the cops believe that a grisly serial killer known as "The Butcher" is also in attendance, so they've got the whole place locked down to finally bring his reign of terror to an end. And given we learn Cooper's the one with a killer secret mere minutes into the film, that presents him with a major problem. How on earth is he going to make it out of the arena? Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. In addition to Hartnett, Donohue, and Shyamalan, "Trap" also stars Alison Pill, Hayley Mills, Jonathan Langdon, Marnie McPhail-Diamond, and Mark Bacolcol, among others. Look, I'm not entirely sure that "Trap" is actually a good movie, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't have a good time when I saw it in theaters. Chiefly, that's because of our protagonist. Josh Hartnett's playful performance is worth the price of admission alone. Watching Cooper puzzle out his predicament is a real treat precisely because Hartnett is so invested in the role. It's the same commitment that makes his recent action-comedy "Bullet Train" riff, "Fight or Flight" work so well. He's committed to doing as much as possible with this absurdly silly conceit. And, while "Trap" at times feels like little more than a way to promote Saleka's music career, when we're outside the concert hall, it's packed with increasingly absurd turns that make it worth sticking with. "Trap" is assuredly messy and will doubtless not work for everyone, but if you can revel in Hartnett's killer charisma and buy into campy storytelling, this is a entertaining ride that lives up to the "thriller" label. Critically, the reaction could politely be described as "mixed." At the time of writing, "Trap" currently holds a 57% critics' rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with a slightly higher 64% score from fellow moviegoers. As an example of what reviewers had to say, THR's Lovia Gyarkye described "Trap" as "a concert movie for Shyamalan's daughter [...] wrapped in a middling thriller kept afloat by a compelling performance from Josh Hartnett." Entertainment Weekly reviewer Jordan Hoffman called "Trap" Shyamalan's "most preposterous movie yet" and "a film mostly of surface pleasures," but adds "there's a lot of fun waiting to be had for those willing to check any large items like scrutiny or skepticism before entering the arena." Empire's Dan Jolin offers a more negative take, giving it a 2-star rating and calling it "an oddly inert wannabe nail-biter", summing "Trap" up as "an initially cool premise that goes nowhere interesting as it heads off somewhere else too quickly. Hartnett does his best, but director Shyamalan seems more interested in trying to convince us of his daughter's pop-star credentials." Nevertheless, I do think there's some fun to be had with "Trap," and if your interest is piqued, I'd strongly recommend streaming "Trap" on Netflix before it leaves the platform on June 10. Not convinced? We can still help you find something new to watch. Check out our round-up of the best movies on Netflix for tons more streaming recommendations perfect for your next movie night.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Everything We Know About Amazon's ‘Verity' Movie So Far
Colleen Hoover's thriller Verity will hit theaters following the feature adaptation of Regretting You. Both films have big shoes to fill after the feature adaptation of It Ends With Us starring Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, who directed the film. Verity is another one of Hoover's popular novels, and it has a thriller bent. The cast is stacked as is the team working behind the scenes. More from Deadline Colleen Hoover's 'Verity' At Amazon MGM Studios Gets Early Summer 2026 Release Which Colleen Hoover Books Are Becoming Movies? 'Verity,' 'Reminders Of Him' & 'Regretting You' Will Join 'It Ends With Us' Josh Hartnett To Headline Netflix's Newfoundland Limited Series; Jessica Rhoades Joins As EP For everything we know about Amazon's Verity adaptation, read on. When will the movie come out in theaters? The thriller has locked in the date of May 15, 2026 for its theatrical release. Is the movie in production yet? Yes, photos of Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett in New York City filming what looks to be a key intro scene from the beginning of Hoover's book were captured earlier this month. Who is in the cast of the film? Deadline exclusively broke the news that Anne Hathaway was cast in the triller film as the titular character Verity Crawford. We later first told you that Josh Hartnett will star as Verity's husband Jeremy, and that Dakota Johnson will star as author Lowen Ashleigh. 'I'm basically the bad guy I think,' Johnson said of her character in an interview with Deadline. 'It's so fun.' Johnson also shared that she didn't know what Verity was before she was sent the script. 'She's a really cool person,' the Materialists star said of Colleen Hoover. 'But yeah, it's Josh Hartnett, Anne Hathaway and me. I mean, obviously, everyone knows what it's about from the book, but it's about a ghostwriter or a writer who goes to finish the novels of this very established writer because she had been in an accident. So, she moves into the house with her and her husband and their kid and then all of these really weird twists and turns take place. It's juicy.' Deadline also exclusively reported the casting of Ismael Cruz Cordóva (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power), Brady Wagner (Broadway's Merrily We Roll Along), Irina Dvorovenko (And Just Like That…), K.K. Moggie (The Good Wife), and Michael Abbott Jr. (The Drama). Who else is behind the film adaptation? Michael Showalter is reteaming with Anne Hathaway after they worked together on Prime Video's The Idea of You, adapted from the bestselling book by Robinne Lee. He will direct the feature. RELATED: Nick Antosca wrote the current script. Hillary Seitz, Angela LaManna and Will Honley & April Maguire wrote prior drafts. Antosca will produce alongside Alex Hedlund for Eat the Cat, and Showalter will produce alongside Jordana Mollick for Semi-Formal Productions. Hathaway produces for Somewhere Pictures, and Hoover produces alongside Shiny Penny and Stacey Sher for Heartbones Entertainment. Lauren Levine will executive produce for Heartbones. What is the movie about? The story centers on Lowen Ashleigh, a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin who she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling thriller author Verity Crawford (Hathaway), has hired Ashleigh to complete the remaining books in a successful series that his wife is unable to finish after a mysterious accident. Ashleigh's arrival at the lavish Crawford estate slowly reveals that things are not exactly as they seem when she finds an unfinished manuscript that possibly contains chilling revelations about the family's past and Verity's accident. As Lowen ingratiates herself with Jeremy and his young son Crew, she must discern if Verity's writings are just scarily vivid works of fiction or an ominous warning by a deranged psychopath, who, in the books, is comatose upstairs in the master bedroom. Does Colleen Hoover have other books getting adapted into movies? Yes. After It Ends With Us landed in theaters last August, Paramount's film adaptation of Regretting You will land in theaters in October 2025. A more recent novel from Hoover, Reminders of Him, is getting underway with casting and team behind the Universal adaptation. RELATED: Everything We Know About Paramount's 'Regretting You' Adaptation So Far Best of Deadline 'Poker Face' Season 2 Guest Stars: From Katie Holmes To Simon Hellberg Everything We Know About 'The Testaments,' Sequel Series To 'The Handmaid's Tale' So Far Everything We Know About 'The Devil Wears Prada 2'
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Casting News: Josh Hartnett's Netflix Series, Wilson Bethel's Apple Gig and More
Josh Hartnett is taking on a scary monster at Netflix. The actor — whose most recent TV roles include guest spots on The Bear and Black Mirror — will star in and executive-produce an untitled limited series for the streamer about a mysterious sea creature that terrorizes a remote Newfoundland town, our sister site Variety reports. More from TVLine Dave Nemetz Reviews Sirens: Netflix's Jumbled Soap Takes Us on a Luxury Trip to Nowhere - Now, YOU Grade It! The Waterfront Trailer: Topher Grace Is a Gun-Toting Opium Dealer in Kevin Williamson Netflix Drama Scrubs 2.0: Zach Braff Inks Deal to Return for ABC Revival - Who Else Is Expected Back? Hartnett will play the hard-bitten fisherman who must fight to protect his family, his community and his vanishing way of life. In other recent casting news… * Wilson Bethel (Daredevil: Born Again, All Rise), Keith Carradine (Fear the Walking Dead, Madame Secretary) and Jackson Kelly (The Pitt, Chucky) will recur in the Apple TV+ limited series Imperfect Women, starring Elisabeth Moss and Kerry Washington, our sister site Deadline reports. * Ella Bruccoleri (Call the Midwife) will star as Mary Bennet in BritBox's 10-episode series The Other Bennet Sister, based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Janice Hadlow, focused on the often-overlooked middle sister in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Hit the comments with your thoughts on the above castings! Best of TVLine Stars Who Almost Played Other TV Roles — on Grey's Anatomy, NCIS, Lost, Gilmore Girls, Friends and Other Shows TV Stars Almost Cast in Other Roles Fall TV Preview: Who's In? Who's Out? Your Guide to Every Casting Move!
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Josh Hartnett To Headline Netflix's Newfoundland Limited Series; Jessica Rhoades Joins As EP
Josh Hartnett (Oppenheimer) has been tapped for the lead of Netflix's untitled Newfoundland limited series from creator Jesse McKeown. Hartnett will executive produce the six-episode series, which takes place and will film in Newfoundland, Canada. Also boarding the project as executive producer is Jessica Rhoades (Black Mirror). In the series, when a mysterious sea creature terrorizes a remote Newfoundland town, a hard-bitten fisherman (Hartnett) must fight to protect his family, his community, and his vanishing way of life. More from Deadline Robert Langdon TV Series Based On 'The Secret of Secrets' Ordered By Netflix From Dan Brown & Carlton Cuse HBO Nabs 'Baby Queen' Drama For Development From Alex Metcalf, Jessica Rhoades & Media Res Comedian Steph Tolev Inks Netflix Deal For 'Filth Queen,' Her First Special For Streamer McKeown will serve as showrunner. He executive produces with Rhoades through her company Pacesetter UK, Chris Hatcher, Hartnett, Jamie Childs, Louise Sutton, and Sharon Hall. The series' writing team includes Karen Walton, Perry Chafe and Natty Zavitz; Jamie Childs, Helen Shaver and Stephen Dunn will direct. Hartnett and Rhoades previously worked together on the 'Beyond the Sea' episode of Netflix's Black Mirror, which starred Hartnett. He co-starred in Oppenheimer, sharing in the film's SAG Award for motion picture ensemble. Hartnett recently headlined Trap and Fight or Flight and next stars in Verity opposite Anne Hathaway. On TV, he recently guest starred on FX's The Bear. Hartnett is repped by Verve, Entertainment 360 and Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern. Best of Deadline Every 'The Voice' Winner Since Season 1, Including 9 Team Blake Champions Everything We Know About 'Jurassic World: Rebirth' So Far 'Nine Perfect Strangers' Season 2 Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Come Out?
UPI
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- UPI
Josh Hartnett to face 'mysterious sea creature' in Netflix series
1 of 3 | Josh Hartnett arrives on the red carpet for the "Trap" world premiere on July 24. He will portray a fisherman in an upcoming Netflix series. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo May 22 (UPI) -- Oppenheimer actor Josh Hartnett will face "a mysterious sea creature" that is wreaking havoc in his small Canadian town in an upcoming limited series. Hartnett, 46, will star in a lead role in the upcoming Netflix title, which has not yet been named. According to an official synopsis, his character is a "hard-bitten fisherman whose remote town in Newfoundland is being terrorized by a mysterious sea creature." Production will take place in Newfoundland, and Hartnett will executive produce alongside Jessica Rhoades, who is well-known for her work on Black Mirror and Sharp Objects. The upcoming project, created by Jesse McKeown, will reunite Hartnett and Rhoades, who previously worked together on an episode of Black Mirror. Hartnett is also slated to appear in Verity with Anne Hathaway. Josh Hartnett alert He'll star in a new limited series as a hard-bitten fisherman whose remote town in Newfoundland is being terrorized by a mysterious sea creature. Netflix (@netflix) May 22, 2025
