Kid Cudi‘s Hollywood takeover is set to continue with a new role in the new M. Night Shyamalan film Trap, and it marks a reunion with an “old friend.”
Mr. Rager took to Instagram on Thursday (April 18) to share the trailer for the upcoming movie and express his excitement at starring alongside his acting buddy Josh Hartnett, who helped create one of his most iconic music videos.
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“TRAP written and directed by my good friend @mnight THE GOD. Releases AUGUST 9th!!! I was givin [sic] the special honor to have a nice lil role in it, and I really think ull [sic] love it,” he wrote.
“This was also a huge moment for me, as I was reunited w my old friend Josh Hartnett. Lil known fact: Josh produced the official Pursuit of Happiness video and hes always been someone I hold very dear to my heart.”
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He added: “MAKE SURE YALL LOCK IN AND CHECK THIS SHIT OUT ITS CRAZY!! CMON ITS M NIGHT MANE!!! And SALEKA, cant wait for the world to see you shine so bright!! U are a treasure,” referring to M. Night Shyamalan’s daughter.
Hitting theaters on August 2, Trap is a mystery thriller that “follows a father and teen daughter attending a pop concert, where they realize they’re at the center of a dark and sinister event.”
Hartnett isn’t Kid Cudi’s only old friend who is involved with the movie. The rapper’s longtime producer Dot Da Genius also revealed that he helped compose the score for the film.
Alongside the trailer, Dot wrote on Instagram: “I get a call from Cudi one day, he’s like, ‘Are you ready? We gotta make music for this M Night movie.’ That’s all I needed to hear. Been watching M Night’s work since I saw Unbreakable.
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“The Night family embraced me with open arms and I felt like an honorary member for two days!! It was a pleasure working with @saleka on music. Want to extend my thanks to the entire Night family for the opportunity to help with the soundscape.”
He added: “Always love to my brother @kidcudi. Featuring original music powered by @headbangamuzik.”
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Dot, who previously soundtracked Cudi’s award-winning animated Netflix series Entergalactic, spoke to HipHopDX last year about his ambitions to expand into film and TV scores.
“I’m gonna continue doing what I do, and that’s just creating music at an honest and high level. But in addition, I do have aspirations of growing outside of the normal producer box,” he said.
“And that’s to hopefully bring opportunities to other creatives, artists, producers, songwriters and engineers. To continue to help other people realize their dreams musically and grow outside of what I’m doing and create in another way.”
Kid Cudi and M. Night Shyamalan’s relationship also runs deep. Back in February, the famed director gifted Cudi a series of hardcover scripts of some of his most popular films for his 40th birthday.
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“This is unreal. My brother and mentor M. Night @mnight blessed me w some wonderful gifts for my bday,” Cudder wrote on Instagram. “Full hard cover scripts of Signs, Lady in the Water, and The Village. All signed w a message from the man himself.
“Man, I remember visiting him in Philly and seeing all his scripts like this in his library. I was soakin it all in. I guess he noticed. Night, u are such a beautiful light, I am so happy to have u as my big bro, my life guide, my homie 4 Life. Big love my guy and THANK YOU AGAIN THIS IS INSANE!!”
