AfterThe Black Phonepremiered in 2022, the Blumhouse horror movie went about terrorizing its audiences in pretty rapid fashion, quickly establishing itself asone of the best horror moviesof the decade so far. The Blumhouse offering followedEthan Hawke’s maniacal and sadistic killer, The Grabber, whose modus operandi is the abduction and killing of children. Now, ahead of the upcoming sequel announced by Universal StudiosandBlumhouse,The Black Phone 2is adding the horror veteran,Demián Bichir(The Nun) to its impressive cast.
According toDeadline, Bichir will be joining the cast for the highly anticipated sequel, but details of his character remain cloaked in secrecy. Bichir joinsThe Black Phone 2with an extensive catalog of experience within the horror genre. An Academy Award nominee, Bichir’s horror portfolio includes2017’sAlien: Covenant, 2018’sThe Nun,and starring inThe Grudgein 2020. News of Bichir joining this possible horror franchise comes on the heels of hisAngelina Jolie-helmed war parableWithout Blood, enjoying a world premiere at TIFF.The Black Phone 2was initially set to arrive in theaters in June 2025. However, a recent calendar shuffle has seenthe release date bumped backto August 04, 2025.
Directed byScott Derricksonand co-written byC. Robert Cargill,The Black Phonedefied expectations when it terrorized theaters around you in 2022. Developed on a small budget, the horror movie became a surprise smash for Universal as it grossed over$161M worldwide at the box office,ranking as one of the most profitable films made that year. With a sequel now set to, perhaps, recreate the same feat, the sequel willwelcome back the entirety of its cast from the first film. Hawke returns as the mysterious villain, The Grabber, with other cast members likeMason Thames,Madeleine McGraw,Jeremy Davies, andMiguel Moraalso returning.
What Is ‘The Black Phone’ About?
Based on a story byJoe Hilland produced by Blumhouse’sJason Blum,The Black Phonefollows a 13-year-old boy named Finney and his younger sister, Gwen, who is gifted with strong psychic abilities. Living in a town plagued by a series of child abductions and murders, one day, Finney comes up as a target for the Grabber, and is soon kidnapped by him. Locked away in a basement,Finney’s sister tries to employ her psychic abilities to find her brother.Finney soon realizes that he can hear the voices of the killer’s previous victims by virtue of the disconnected phone inthe soundproof basement. Determined not to let history repeat itself with Finney, these voices aid the teen’s escape.
The Black Phoneis available to stream on Hulu.The Black Phone 2will arrive in theaters on August 26, 2025.
The Black Phone
After being abducted by a child killer and locked in a soundproof basement, a 13-year-old boy starts receiving calls on a disconnected phone from the killer’s previous victims.
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