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See - Sada Elbalad
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- See - Sada Elbalad
"The Black Phone 2" Is More Violent, Scarier, More Graphic, Says Director Scott Derrickson
Yara Sameh "Dead is just a word," that's the message behind Universal and Blumhouse's "The Black Phone 2". The official trailer unveiled Sunday at CCXP Mexico, a pop culture convention being held in Mexico City over the weekend. The movie is the sequel to the surprise 2022 hit that grossed $161 million against an $18 million budget. Based on a short story by Joe Hill, the son of Stephen King, the movie introduced audiences to the Grabber, a masked serial killer who abducts children, locking them up in his basement. One such kid, however, finds an unplugged but haunted rotary phone that connects him to the ghosts of the previous snatched boys, and in that a possible way out. The movie ends with the Grabber dead, so how is he back? The trailer shows builds to a chilling phone conversation between our hero, played by a returning Mason Thames, and the Grabber, once again played by Ethan Hawke, with the latter telling the teen, 'You of all people should know that dead is just a word.' Then the trailer unleashes a barrage of horror images. In a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, Director and co-writer Scott Derrickson elaboratedthe nature of ghost stories. 'The first movie was a ghost movie but all the ghosts were victims, which is typical, a ghost story,' he said prior to the trailer 's reveal. 'But in this one, you've got a ghost that is a villain.' With the first movie, Derrickson tapped into his Denver childhood, where bullies and violence were common. For the new movie, he drew on his high school experience of going to winter camps in the Rocky Mountains. The severity of the weather, the environment and the surrounding Rockies contributed to the tone of the sequel. The difference between middle school and high school ages of the characters is the big change in tone. 'A middle school coming-of-age horror movie is a different animal than a high school coming-of-age horror film,' Derrickson added. 'A there's a ratcheting up of intensity because of that.' Derrickson wasn't necessarily planning on a sequel to "Black Phone" but said Hill wrote to him a month or two after the movie came out with some ideas. And having it set in the high school years proved appealing, especially when he worked out the timing in his head. 'I thought if I go make another movie first and don't make a sequel now like you're supposed to, then by the time I finish, these kids are all going to be in high school,' he explained. The movie he did was the large-budgeted monster Apple TV+ movie titled "The Gorge" with Anya Taylor-Joy and Miles Teller. 'And I can return to these characters in this different stage of their lives.' 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 said. 'And part of that is because of the age of the kids.' read more New Tourism Route To Launch in Old Cairo Ahmed El Sakka-Led Play 'Sayidati Al Jamila' to Be Staged in KSA on Dec. 6 Mandy Moore Joins Season 2 of "Dr. Death" Anthology Series Don't Miss These Movies at 44th Cairo Int'l Film Festival Today Amr Diab to Headline KSA's MDLBEAST Soundstorm 2022 Festival Arts & Culture Mai Omar Stuns in Latest Instagram Photos Arts & Culture "The Flash" to End with Season 9 Arts & Culture Ministry of Culture Organizes four day Children's Film Festival Arts & Culture Canadian PM wishes Muslims Eid-al-Adha News Ayat Khaddoura's Final Video Captures Bombardment of Beit Lahia News Australia Fines Telegram $600,000 Over Terrorism, Child Abuse Content Sports Former Al Zamalek Player Ibrahim Shika Passes away after Long Battle with Cancer Sports Neymar Announced for Brazil's Preliminary List for 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers News Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly Inaugurates Two Indian Companies Arts & Culture New Archaeological Discovery from 26th Dynasty Uncovered in Karnak Temple Business Fear & Greed Index Plummets to Lowest Level Ever Recorded amid Global Trade War Arts & Culture Zahi Hawass: Claims of Columns Beneath the Pyramid of Khafre Are Lies News Flights suspended at Port Sudan Airport after Drone Attacks News Shell Unveils Cost-Cutting, LNG Growth Plan
Express Tribune
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Ethan Hawke returns as The Grabber in Blumhouse's 'The Black Phone 2'
Blumhouse has released the official trailer and poster for The Black Phone 2, the sequel to its global supernatural horror hit. The reveal was made on June 1 at the CCXP Festival in Mexico City. Directed once again by Scott Derrickson, the follow-up to the 2022 film continues the haunting story of The Grabber. Photo: Blumhouse Ethan Hawke reprises his chilling role as The Grabber, returning to menace Finn (Mason Thames) from beyond the grave. This time, his vengeful focus expands to Finn's younger sister, Gwen, portrayed by Madeleine McGraw. The story deepens the supernatural threat as the past continues to torment the present. Joining the returning cast are Oscar nominee Demián Bichir as the camp supervisor, Arianna Rivas as his niece, and Miguel Mora as the brother of one of The Grabber's former victims. Jeremy Davies also returns as Finn and Gwen's troubled father, Terrence. New additions include Maev Beaty and Graham Abbey. The film is written by Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill, based on characters created by Joe Hill, and produced by Jason Blum, Derrickson, and Cargill, with Adam Hendricks and Ryan Turek serving as executive producers. The Black Phone 2 is scheduled for theatrical release on October 17, 2025.
Time of India
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Can you survive the call? ‘The Black Phone 2' trailer hints at a terrifying new twist
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel The chilling world of The Black Phone is back, and this time, the stakes are higher, the scares sharper, and the villain even more relentless. Universal and Blumhouse dropped the first trailer for The Black Phone 2 at Mexico City's CCXP convention, giving horror fans a spine-tingling preview of what's in store when the sequel hits theaters on October 17, director Scott Derrickson promises a film that's 'more violent, scarier, [and] more graphic' than its predecessor, reflecting both the characters' older ages and the darker tone of the story. 'A middle school coming-of-age horror film is fundamentally different from a high school coming-of-age horror story,' Derrickson told The Hollywood Reporter. 'There's an escalation of intensity because of that'.Where to Watch:The Black Phone 2 will premiere exclusively in movie theaters on October 17, 2025. Streaming and digital rental options are expected to follow after its theatrical run, with details to be announced closer to releaseThe sequel draws inspiration from Derrickson's own high school experiences in the Rocky Mountains, with the harsh winter landscape amplifying the film's chilling story picks up years after the original, with siblings Finney (Mason Thames) and Gwen (Madeline McGraw) now teenagers. But the terror isn't over: Ethan Hawke reprises his role as The Grabber, who returns from beyond the grave, haunting the teens through the infamous black rotary phone. 'Did you think our story was over? You of all people know that dead is just a word,' the Grabber menacingly intones in the trailer, promising bloody creative team remains largely intact, with Derrickson co-writing alongside C. Robert Cargill and Joe Hill, author of the original short story, serving as executive producers. New faces, including Oscar nominee Demián Bichir , join the cast, while returning favorites round out the Derrickson's vision and Hill's haunting ideas, The Black Phone 2 is poised to deliver a ghost story where the villain is now the phantom—a twist sure to keep audiences on edge. As Derrickson puts it, 'Dead is merely a term.' For horror fans, the phone is ringing once again—and this time, hell has truly frozen over.
See - Sada Elbalad
14-02-2025
- Entertainment
- See - Sada Elbalad
Julia Roberts and Luca Guadagnino's "After the Hunt" Sets Release DateJulia Roberts, Luca Guadagnino
'After the Hunt,' a thriller directed by Luca Guadagnino and starring Julia Roberts, Andrew Garfield and Ayo Edebiri, will land in theaters this fall. Amazon MGM is granting the movie a prime awards season release date, with a limited rollout on October 10 before expanding on October 17. 'After the Hunt' will open nationwide on the same date as Blumhouse's thriller 'The Black Phone 2' with Ethan Hawke and Lionsgate's R-rated comedy 'Good Fortune,' starring Keanu Reeves, Aziz Ansari and Seth Rogen. Described as a 'gripping psychological drama,' the film follows Roberts as a college professor who 'finds herself at a personal and professional crossroads when a star pupil (Edebiri) levels an accusation against one of her colleagues (Garfield),' according to the official logline. As she navigates the difficult situation, 'a dark secret from her own past threatens to come to light.' Michael Stuhlbarg and Chloë Sevigny round out the cast. 'After the Hunt' reunites Guadagnino, the Oscar-nominated 'Call Me by Your Name' filmmaker, with the studio behind his sexy tennis drama 'Challengers,' cannibal love story 'Bones and All' and 'Suspiria' remake. First-time screenwriter Nora Garrett wrote the script for 'After the Hunt' and will executive produce with Karen Lunder for Imagine Entertainment, as well as Justin Wilkes and Alice Dawson. Imagine Entertainment executives Brian Grazer and Allan Mandelbaum are producing the movie with Jeb Brody and Guadagnino on behalf of his company Frenesy. Besides 'After the Hunt,' Amazon MGM's 2025 theatrical slate includes Ben Affleck's 'The Accountant 2' and Jason Statham and David Ayer's 'A Working Man.'
