For greater than a decade, Josh Hartnett
has saved the digital world at arm’s size, preferring to not put his face on social media like lots of his friends. Nonetheless, his newest film, Struggle or Flight,
has delivered such unimaginable evaluations that it has been sufficient to coax him into the trendy world of TikTok dances, cat footage, on-line trolls…yeah, possibly there’s a cause that this may very well be a really restricted look for the actor.
Struggle or Flight is a brand new motion film that sees Hartnett enjoying an ex-secret service agent on a airplane from Bangkok to San Francisco that simply occurs to be filled with assassins all out to kill the identical individual he has been tasked with monitoring. Whereas the premise appears like loads of different related films, Struggle or Flight has landed an surprising 100% on Rotten Tomatoes’ Tomatometer rating. Definitely by no coincidence, Hartnett selected the identical day to “promote” his film on Instagram, noting that he was doing so “earlier than ghosting social media for one more 10 years.” He’s in all probability not joking both.

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As a type of actors who very a lot prefers to step again from the glare of Hollywood’s brilliant lights, cameras, and gossip, following an identical path to Jurassic World: Rebirth star Scarlett Johansson, who lately revealed that she had declined a request to advertise the film on social media forward of its launch this summer time.
Josh Hartnett Is Giving Off ‘John Wick’ Vibes in ‘Struggle or Flight’
Josh Hartnett was final seen enjoying a cornered killer in M. Night time Shyamalan’s Entice, and in Struggle or Flight, he’s enjoying an murderer, and sporting bleach-blonde hair as well. Nonetheless, this time he takes on a extra action-orientated position at 37,000 as he fights for survival on the flight from hell.
Struggle or Flight is directed by James Madigan (Runaways) and stars Hartnett alongside Charithra Chandran (Bridgerton) because the mysterious goal that Hartnett’s murderer is tasked with defending. The remainder of the solid contains Julian Kostov (Shadow and Bone), Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica), JuJu Chan Szeto (Wu Assassins), and Marko Zaror (John Wick: Chapter 4). You’ll be able to take a look at the official synopsis for Struggle or Flight beneath.
“Exiled American agent Lucas Reyes is given one final likelihood to redeem himself – the task is to trace down and establish a mysterious, worldwide high-value asset identified solely as The Ghost on a flight from Bangkok to San Francisco. Complicating issues, the airplane is stuffed with assassins from around the globe who’re assigned to kill them each. The pair should work collectively in a battle for his or her lives. At 37,000 ft, the stakes have by no means been larger.”
Whereas Hartnett’s social media second could also be a one-off, behind the scenes, he and director James Madigan have spent months championing Struggle or Flight as a throwback to thrillers resembling Passenger 57 and Government Choice. If the movie soars on the field workplace, Hartnett might effectively put in one other temporary social media look earlier than drifting again into the analogue world for one more decade. Regardless, Struggle or Flight is proving to be the best film on the proper time, as motion thrillers are unable to do a lot mistaken within the eyes of audiences. With such a optimistic response from critics, it’s arduous to see Struggle or Flight being something aside from a preventing success when it releases subsequent month.
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Struggle or Flight
- Launch Date
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Might 9, 2025
- Runtime
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102 minutes
- Director
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James Madigan
- Producers
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Basil Iwanyk, Tai Duncan, Erica Lee