Netflix isn’t the one studio dropping shock content material on followers this weekend. On Sunday night in the course of the CCXP Competition in Mexico Metropolis, Blumhouse revealed a chilling trailer and poster for The Black Telephone 2, the sequel to Scott Derrickson’s 2021 horror movie starring Ethan Hawke as The Grabber, a baby serial killer with a mysterious cellphone within the basement of the jail the place he retains his victims.
Based mostly on a brief story by Joe Hill, The Black Telephone is centered on Finney Shaw, a shy however intelligent 13-year-old boy who’s kidnapped by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement the place screaming is of little use. When a disconnected cellphone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer’s earlier victims. And they’re lifeless set on guaranteeing that what occurred to them doesn’t occur to Finney.
The Black Telephone 2 trailer is terrifyingly trippy, with Hawke’s Grabber returning in a seemingly metaphysical capability, at the very least at first. Because the thriller surrounding the Grabber’s destiny takes maintain, Finn should come nose to nose with the killer he thought was lifeless and buried.
Scott Derrickson wrote the screenplay for the primary movie with C. Robert Cargill, and Derrickson and Cargill additionally wrote the script for The Black Telephone 2. They’re additionally producing the sequel with Blumhouse’s Jason Blum and Ryan Turek. The sequel will see the return of Mason Thames (How one can Practice Your Dragon) as Finney Shaw, Madeleine McGraw (Secrets and techniques of Sulphur Springs) as Finney’s sister, Gwen, and Jeremy Davies (Justified) as their dad, Terrence. Ethan Hawke (Moon Knight) shall be reprising the position of the kid killer referred to as The Grabber. Miguel Mora (The Black Telephone) returns because the brother of one among The Grabber’s victims. On the identical time, Demián Bichir of The Hateful Eight performs a camp supervisor, whereas Arianna Rivas (Promenade Dates) performs Bichir’s niece. Anna Lore (Last Vacation spot: Bloodlines), Maev Beaty (Beau is Afraid), and Graham Abbey (Underneath the Banner of Heaven) are current additions to the solid.
Right here’s the official synopsis for The Black Telephone 2 courtesy of Blumhouse:
“Ethan Hawke returns to the most sinister role of his career as The Grabber seeks vengeance on Finn (Mason Thames) from beyond the grave by menacing Finn’s younger sister, Gwen (Madeleine McGraw). As Finn, now 17, struggles with life after his captivity, the headstrong 15-year-old Gwen begins receiving calls in her dreams from the black phone and seeing disturbing visions of three boys being stalked at a winter camp known as Alpine Lake. Determined to solve the mystery and end the torment for both her and her brother, Gwen persuades Finn to visit the camp during a winter storm. There, she uncovers a shattering intersection between The Grabber and her own family’s history. Together, she and Finn must confront a killer who has grown more powerful in death and more significant to them than either could imagine.”
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