Ethan Hawke’s the Grabber will bring audiences back to one of Blumhouse Productions’ most twisted tales in 'The Black Phone 2 ...

“Black Phone 2” is co-written by returning director Scott Derrickson along with C. Robert Cargill. The first film was based on a short story by Joe Hill, the son of Stephen King.

At the time “M3GAN 2.0” was scheduled for October and “Black Phone 2” was meant for June, around the same time the original opened in 2022. “I said, ‘I think we should switch, these dates.

Jason Blum, Madeleine McGraw Team to Debut ‘The Black Phone 2’ Trailer at CinemaCon. Universal Pictures teased the sequel to Scott Derrickson’s film, which hits theaters on Oct. 17.

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