Scott Derricksonhas officially picked upThe Black Phone 2. The director revealed ina post on X (formerly Twitter)today that filming is now underway on the much-anticipated sequel to his 2022 horror hit. Co-written by his regular collaboratorC. Robert Cargill, the movie was originally slated to premiere next summer, but a shuffling of the schedule now has the follow-uplined up for July 02, 2025, just ahead of Halloween. That will give plenty of time for the team to get everything together for a killer follow-up in the aftermath of The Grabber’s reign of terror.
Little is known yet aboutThe Black Phone 2, though Derrickson recently teased atNew York Comic-Conthat the movie will be a high school coming-of-age story picking up withMason Thames’s Finney Shaw after his horrifying encounter withEthan Hawke’s The Grabber. In the original film, based on a short story byJoe Hill, audiences followed the then-13-year-old Finney after he was captured by the deranged killer and locked in his soundproof basement with only a black rotary phone. When it rings, however, he finds that he’s able to communicate with the spirits of the victims who died in the house before him. Using his wits, he schemes with the ghosts, who are desperate to unsure that Finney doesn’t suffer the same fate. The film ended with The Grabbermeeting his own terrible fate, but withHawke set to return, Derrickson and company have some other tricks up their sleeves.
In addition to Thames and Hawke,just about everyone is set to returnforThe Black Phone 2, includingMadeleine McGrawas Finney’s sister Gwen, andJeremy Daviesas their father, Terrence. Onenew addition to the groupthus far is a horror veteran inDemián Bichir. Details about his character are being kept under wraps, but he’s sure to be a welcome newcomer with credits onThe Nun, 2020’sThe Grudge, andAlien: Covenantamong other things. Together, the team will seek to replicate the success of the original which not only scored strong reviews, but raked in an unexpected haul of over $161 million at the global box office.
‘The Black Phone 2’ Is Part of a Crowded 2025 for Blumhouse
Derrickson’s latest is just one of several big titles releasing next year as part of Blumhouse’s 15th anniversary slate. Currently, seven films are set to debut next year, kicking off withLeigh Whannell’sWolf Manon January 17. After that, horror fans can look forward toJaume Collet-Sera’s new filmThe Woman in the Yard, followed byHappy Death DaydirectorChristopher Landon’s tech horror flickDrop, the hotly anticipatedM3GAN 2.0, asixth installment of theInsidiousfranchise, andEmma Tammi’sFive Nights at Freddy’s 2. It’s a massive year for the horror production giant full of titles from some of their biggest collaborators and most lucrative franchises.
The Black Phone 2hits theaters on July 26, 2025. In the meantime, the original is available to watch on Starz. Stay tuned here at Collider for more on the sequel as it comes out.
