‘Fight or Flight’ Trailer Teases Josh Hartnett’s Aerial Action Thriller

is a bleach blonde John Wick in the latest footage from this month’s aerial action thriller, Fight or Flight. This is far from your average in-flight entertainment, as Hartnett finds himself going up against, well, everyone on a plane full of killers. Fortunately, Hartnett’s character, Lucas Reyes, is a killer himself. Unfortunately, he’s been tasked with protecting the one person all the other killers want dead. You can check out the new trailer for Fight or Flight below.

Fight or Flight is directed by James Madigan (Runaways) and finds Hartnett facing off against several familiar faces in what looks like a twist on Brad Pitt’s 2022 action outing Bullet Train. The cast includes Charithra Chandran (Bridgerton) as the mysterious target that Hartnett’s assassin is tasked with protecting, with Julian Kostov (Shadow and Bone), Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica) and Marko Zaror (John Wick: Chapter 4) as the various killers assigned with putting some added pressure on Hartnett’s intrepid mercenary. Alongside the new trailer, you can check out the official synopsis for Fight or Flight below.

In this action/ thriller, a mercenary takes on the job of tracking down a target on a plane but must protect her when they’re surrounded by people trying to kill both of them.

Josh Hartnett Excels as an Action Movie Lead

Several early reactions to Fight or Flight have since landed, and it certainly sounds like the movie has all the necessary ingredients for a no-nonsense action classic. One such glowing review comes courtesy of X/Twitter user @DerekBrocks, who took to the social media platform to heap praise on both Josh Hartnett’s performance and the fight sequences on display within this claustrophobic setting. “Fight or Flight (2025) what a pleasant surprise this early in the year. Another great Josh Hartnett performance who clocks in a goofy, yet brutal turn as a gun-for-hire on a plane full of ’em with exciting fight choreography by Brahim Chab and Alain Moussi,” they declared.

Echoing these sentimnets, IMDb user marotastic is glad that someone finally made the “smart decision with casting Josh in an action/comedy movie (again),” and suggests you simply let the action movie excitement wash over you. Don’t overthink it, just let those fists fly. “Finally someone who made a smart decision with casting Josh in an action/comedy movie (again). Not sure if people in charge where sleeping or simply missed ‘lucky number sleven’ BUT this is Hartnett Deluxe! Extremely funny, violent and charming! As I didn’t had this movie on the radar at all, I was even more excited while watching. Don’t overthink the storyline, just let it happen!” their reaction reads.