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"It's unlike anything else I've played," Hartnett, who has
starred in films such as "Black Hawk Down", "Lucky Number Slevin",
"Pearl Harbor" and "The Virgin Suicides", said at the London
premiere of "Trap" on Monday.
"Honestly, taking on this character wouldn't have been possible
had it not been for Night, because if you're going to take on
something this wild and this out there, you need somebody who
you really trust behind the camera," the American actor said.
"And another thing is, I just always like a challenge."
In "Trap" Hartnett plays Cooper, who takes his teenage daughter
to a pop concert that turns out to be an elaborate police
entrapment operation set up to catch a serial killer - who turns
out to be Cooper. The psychological thriller was written,
directed and produced by Shyamalan, who is known for his unique
plot twists.
"I try to create something really hyper original in the
marketplace so I can compete," said Shyamalan, whose credits
include "The Sixth Sense", "Signs" and "Split".
That originality means the work "sticks with you. The idea here
was like a concert and a thriller together."
Getting into the mindset of the character involved reading about
psychopathy and sociopathy and long discussions with Shyamalan
about the tone they wanted the character and the movie to take,
Hartnett said.
The result was another career high point, said Hartnett, 46, who
started acting in the late 1990s and whose recent work includes
roles in Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" and Guy Ritchie's
"Wrath of Man" as well as parts in TV series "Black Mirror" and
"The Bear".
"Trap" is out in cinemas globally in August.
(Reporting by Hanna Rantala; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)
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