Hartnett plays a dad with a chilling secret in the trailer for M. Night Shyamalan’s upcoming film — and people can’t get enough.

Josh Hartnett's life has been a mystery since he became famous in the '90s, which is why fans are excited to watch him in M. Night Shyamalan's Trap.

Josh Hartnett, Hayley Mills and Allison Pill star in 'Trap,' the latest thriller written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. The film is in theaters Aug. 9.

Let’s walk through this plot garden from Warner Bros.’ new trailer nice and slow, shall we? Mr. Hartnett, fresh on being a part of the Oppenheimer cast, is playing a young girl’s dear old dad. Taking her to a pop concert, in Philly of course, he looks like he’s having fun.

In the trailer, Hartnett's character and his daughter, Jody, are seen at the concert of pop star Lady Raven, played by Shyamalan's daughter Saleka Shyamalan.

Warner Bros' 'Trap' has unveiled its first trailer, which sees Josh Hartnett face off against authorities at a concert with his daughter.

That’s the nightmare of paranoiacs and Truman Show fans everywhere, and also the premise of M. Night Shyamalan ’s new film Trap, premiering in theaters August 9. A new trailer for the film takes advantage of star Josh Hartnett’s good-guy image by casting him as the dad-joke-cracking sweetheart taking his daughter to see her favorite artist.

"Written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, Trap stars Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donoghue, Saleka Shyamalan, Hayley Mills and Allison Pill. The film is produced by Ashwin Rajan, Marc Bienstock and M. Night Shyamalan. The executive producer is Steven Schneider."

There are two twisty thrillers directed by filmmakers named Shyamalan heading to theaters in the coming months. It wasn't intentional, said M. Night Shyamalan, sitting down for a conversation with his daughter and fellow filmmaker Ishana Night Shyamalan.

M. Night Shyamalan has finished directing "Trap", one of his most intriguing projects to date, and it's close to hit cinemas. Check its release date and more here. The director of “The Sixth Sense” indisputably ranks among the most important horror filmmakers of our generation.

Fans of M. Night Shyamalan know to expect the unexpected. And the latest twist? It seems Josh Hartnett has been cast against type as the unexpected villain in the newly released trailer for “The Trap”.