The Black Phone has a lot in common with Sinister, another dark Blumhouse movie also starring Hawke and also written and directed by Scott Derrickson. The sequel could take some cues from Sinister ...

The Black Phone is a prime example. Not only was this movie a box office success, earning an impressive $161.4 million worldwide, but it was also well-received by critics.

And because of that, Black Phone 2 is more of a horror film than the first movie, which he considers to be a supernatural thriller. “It is certainly more violent, scarier, more graphic,” he says.

He continued by teasing that The Black Phone 2 would not be a retread of its predecessor. “This one has a much more complicated world and idea, and it was thrilling to not repeat the first movie.

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Death is apparently not the end in Black Phone 2. In a new trailer for the horror sequel, from filmmaker Scott Derrickson, Ethan Hawke ‘s serial killer the Grabber seems to have been resurrected.

June 2 (UPI) --Horror sequel Black Phone 2 is set to open in theaters Oct. 17. Ethan Hawke, Mason Thames, Madeline McGraw and Jeremy Davies are reprising their roles from the original 2022 ...

The Black Phone follows a 13-year-old boy named Finley who is kidnapped by a masked assailant and held in a soundproof basement. The movie scared audiences silly with Ethan Hawke’s chilling ...