Ready for Takeoff—Or a Crash Landing?
Josh Hartnett isn't done throwing punches just yet. After his eerie turn in Trap, he's back with Fight or Flight, a film that can best be described as Die Hard meets Non-Stop—but with even less personal space. In the newly released trailer, Hartnett plays a mercenary hired to locate a target mid-flight, only to realize he's surrounded by assassins who want them both dead. Cue the mayhem.
Hartnett himself admits the film pushed him to his physical limits: “We had a very long shot where I'm fighting an enormous amount of bad guys on a plane, in a close-counter environment, and using things off the plane to fight them… I found that to be the toughest physical thing I've ever had to do.”
That's a bold claim from a guy who's battled vampires in 30 Days of Night and survived Michael Bay's Pearl Harbor.
The Setup: Mid-Air Chaos with a Side of Dark Humor
Directed by James Madigan—best known for his second-unit work on The Meg and Transformers: Rise of the Beasts—Fight or Flight marks his feature directorial debut. The screenplay, penned by Brooks McLaren (How It Ends) and D.J. Cotrona, leans into the absurdity of its premise: a claustrophobic brawl at 30,000 feet where everything from tray tables to oxygen masks become weapons.
With Katee Sackhoff and Charithra Chandran along for the ride, the ensemble cast seems primed to deliver a mix of action and sharp comedic timing. And let's not forget Marko Zaror—the martial artist and stunt veteran who's faced off against Keanu Reeves in John Wick: Chapter 4. Expect some bone-crunching choreography.
Why This Trailer Has People Talking
Action fans have seen their share of high-altitude showdowns (Passenger 57, Air Force One, Red Eye), but Fight or Flight cranks the insanity to 11. The trailer teases a relentless, high-energy fight sequence that takes full advantage of its confined setting. Think The Raid—but in an economy-class cabin.
The big question: Can Fight or Flight stand out in a crowded market? With John Wick redefining modern action and Mission: Impossible still setting the bar, any new contender needs more than just brutal fight scenes—it needs style, stakes, and a hero worth rooting for.
Final Boarding Call: Will You Buy a Ticket?
Set for release on May 9, Fight or Flight arrives at a time when audiences are hungry for original action films that don't rely on superhero fatigue. The concept alone is enough to warrant curiosity—who doesn't want to watch Hartnett kick ass in coach?
But will it soar, or will it nosedive into direct-to-streaming obscurity? That depends on whether the film can deliver more than just turbulence and testosterone.
Are you ready to buckle up for Fight or Flight? Let us know in the comments below.
