Common has launched the primary official trailer for Scott Derrickson’s Black Cellphone 2, which is able to decide up the story 4 years after the occasions of the 2021 blockbuster.
As per the synopsis, the movie will see The Grabber (Ethan Hawke) make his chilling return, from past the grave, to hunt out his vengeance in opposition to Finn (Mason Thames) and it appears like issues will probably be getting much more private this time round because the sinister villain units his sights on Gwen (Madeleine McGraw).
The Black Cellphone was a serious field workplace success that arrived within the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and finally grossed $161.4 million globally on an estimated $16-18 million manufacturing funds, which made greenlighting a sequel a comparatively straightforward choice. It was additionally a fairly effectively obtained authentic horror movie, boasting a wholesome 81% Licensed Recent certification on overview aggregator RottenTomatoes.
The sequel stars Ethan Hawke (Coaching Day; Earlier than Dawn; Moon Knight), Mason Thames (The Black Cellphone; Walker; For All Mankind), Madeleine McGraw (The Black Cellphone; Secrets and techniques of Sulphur Springs; Ant-Man and the Wasp), Demián Bichir (A Higher Life; The Nun; The Hateful Eight), Miguel Mora (The Black Cellphone; #Freerayshawn; The Lengthy Highway House), Jeremy Davies (Saving Personal Ryan; Misplaced; Justified), and Arianna Rivas (The Black Cellphone; 9-1-1: Lone Star; Superstore).
Along with directing, Derrickson additionally co-wrote the screenplay alongside frequent collaborator C. Robert Cargill.
Black Cellphone 2 hits theaters on October 17, 2025!
Watch the official trailer under:
4 years in the past, 13-year-old Finn killed his abductor and escaped, changing into the only survivor of The Grabber. However true evil transcends demise … and the telephone is ringing once more.
4-time Academy Award® nominee Ethan Hawke returns to probably the most sinister position of his profession as The Grabber seeks vengeance on Finn (Mason Thames) from past the grave by menacing Finn’s youthful 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 goals from the black telephone and seeing disturbing visions of three boys being stalked at a winter camp often called Alpine Lake.
Decided to unravel the thriller and finish the torment for each her and her brother, Gwen persuades Finn to go to the camp throughout a winter storm. There, she uncovers a shattering intersection between The Grabber and her circle of relatives’s historical past. Collectively, she and Finn should confront a killer who has grown extra highly effective in demise and extra important to them than both might think about.
From returning visionary writer-director Scott Derrickson, Black Cellphone 2 is written once more by Derrickson & C. Robert Cargill, based mostly on characters created by Joe Hill. The movie is produced by Jason Blum, Derrickson and Cargill. The government producers are Joe Hill, Adam Hendricks and Ryan Turek.
The forged contains Oscar® nominee Demián Bichir (The Nun, A Higher Life) because the supervisor of the camp, Arianna Rivas (A Working Man) as his niece, Miguel Mora (The Black Cellphone) because the brother of one in every of The Grabber’s victims, and Jeremy Davies, returning as Finn and Gwen’s father, Terrence. Different new forged members embody Maev Beaty (Beau is Afraid) and Graham Abbey (Beneath the Banner of Heaven).
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