Doctor Strange director Scott Derrickson returned to his origins as a horror filmmaker with the release of The Black Phone last month, delivering fans a terrifying version of Joe Hill’s short tale of the same name.
He reteamed with Ethan Hawke, who had previously appeared in his 2012 feature Sinister, in the film, with the Before Sunrise star playing against type as a terrifying masked serial k!ller.
Given how well it has done at the box office and with critics, fans will naturally ask whether it will return to the world anytime soon, and indeed, the director has hinted at the prospect.
Read on for everything you need to know about the prospect of a sequel to The Black Phone – and be warned: significant spoilers for the first film await you.
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Will There Be a Second Season of Black Phone?
There is currently no confirmation of a sequel. However, in an interview with Comicbook.com, Ethan Hawke stated the following.
“If Scott was involved, yeah… Sometimes sequels feel borne out of a storyteller’s necessity to continue talking to you. And sometimes they feel borne out of a desire to make money off of the same poster again. So I want to be the first, there’s a difference.”
Hawke never returned to the sequel to Scott Derickson’s Sinister, presumably because the script was poor and a cash-in on the first.
However, because the director is interested in returning to this one (having wisely opted out of Sinister 2) and Joe Hill has an idea for a continuation of the story, Hawke may return if the sequel is approved.
This is what Derickson had to say during his interview with Comicbook.
“Joe Hill pitched me a wonderful idea for a sequel to Black Phone that, if this movie does well, I’m gonna do it. He’s got a great idea, I really liked it. Joe’s very protective and personal about his material, but he came to me with the idea and I was like, ‘That’s how you do a sequel to Black Phone. That’s terrific.”
If Hill, Hawke, and Derrickson work together on the sequel, The Black Phone 2 may be a worthwhile watch. The first film is mainly terrific, and while the finale does not imply a sequel, Hill already has something in mind.
The Black Phone 2 Possible Release Date
Given that a sequel is far from confirmed, we’re unlikely to learn anything about a possible release date for quite some time.
However, any sequel would take another two years to complete, especially given the time required for development, filming, and post-production.
Summer 2024 is thus probably the earliest we can expect to see a new Black Phone film, but we’ll keep you updated if anything changes.
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The Expected Cast of Black Phone 2
We’d anticipate some original cast members returning, particularly child performers Mason Thames and Madeleine McGraw, who wonderfully led the previous film’s cast as brothers Finney and Gwen.
While Hawke has expressed a desire to appear in more films, his character, The Grabber, would have to be involved in some supernatural shenanigans given his death at the end of the first film – but that is certainly a possibility.
It’s unlikely that James Ransone will reprise his role as his brother Max, who was also m*rdered, but Jeremy Davies may return as Terrence, Finney, and Gwen’s drunken father.
Of course, we’d anticipate some fresh faces, perhaps even another A-lister as a new villain…
The Plot of Black Phone 2
It’s unclear what Joe Hill’s sequel, as mentioned above proposal entails, although there’s a chance it contains a resurrected Grabber haunting more youngsters beyond the grave. Alternatively, it could be a prequel to the first film’s events, detailing the villain’s backstory and the origins of his evil.
If any new information becomes available, we’ll post it here, so keep checking back. Must Follow us on Leedaily.com.
