“The Black Phone” is ringing once again at Blumhouse and Universal.
The studio said Friday that “The Black Phone 2” has been dated for June 27, 2025. This takes the place of the previously announced untitled Blumhouse event film for that date.
According to the official release, the news about the sequel “announces the launch of a sinister new franchise.” No information about who is making the sequel (or who is starring in the new film) has been revealed.
“The Black Phone,” produced by Blumhouse, was released by Universal on June 24, 2022. The original film was directed by Scott Derrickson and written by Derrickson and his frequent partner C. Robert Cargill, based on a 2004 short story by Joe Hill. The movie starred Mason Thames as a young boy abducted by a serial murderer known as The Grabber (a thoroughly evil Ethan Hawke). While awaiting his execution in The Grabber’s lair, a black phone rings.
The studio said Friday that “The Black Phone 2” has been dated for June 27, 2025. This takes the place of the previously announced untitled Blumhouse event film for that date.
According to the official release, the news about the sequel “announces the launch of a sinister new franchise.” No information about who is making the sequel (or who is starring in the new film) has been revealed.
“The Black Phone,” produced by Blumhouse, was released by Universal on June 24, 2022. The original film was directed by Scott Derrickson and written by Derrickson and his frequent partner C. Robert Cargill, based on a 2004 short story by Joe Hill. The movie starred Mason Thames as a young boy abducted by a serial murderer known as The Grabber (a thoroughly evil Ethan Hawke). While awaiting his execution in The Grabber’s lair, a black phone rings.
- 10/27/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
Since the beginning, writer/director Scott Derrickson has had a varied career in horror filmmaking, one that even branched out into the comic book movie juggernaut the MCU and gifted Marvel their most psychedelic film in 2016’s Doctor Strange, To date, his greatest achievement has to be the truly disturbing 2012 Ethan Hawke starring chiller Sinister…until now. As Derrickson re-teams with Hawke for The Black Phone, a film that is undisputedly his greatest work yet as a filmmaker.
Based on the 2004 short story by Joe Hill, The Black Phone sees a child abductor/murderer known as ‘The Grabber’ (Hawke) petrify a Denver suburb in 1978. Brother and sister Finney (Mason Thames) and Gwen (Madeleine McGraw) fear for who is next, as Gwen keeps experiencing visions that are coming true. Inevitably The Grabber strikes again, this time capturing Finney, but this lad is not going to play the masked madman’s twisted games,...
Based on the 2004 short story by Joe Hill, The Black Phone sees a child abductor/murderer known as ‘The Grabber’ (Hawke) petrify a Denver suburb in 1978. Brother and sister Finney (Mason Thames) and Gwen (Madeleine McGraw) fear for who is next, as Gwen keeps experiencing visions that are coming true. Inevitably The Grabber strikes again, this time capturing Finney, but this lad is not going to play the masked madman’s twisted games,...
- 7/29/2022
- by Jack Bottomley
- The Cultural Post
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- by Nick Maslow
- Popsugar.com
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