Overview

• Universal Pictures and Blumhouse dropped the Black Phone 2 trailer on June 2, opening with The Grabber’s chilling line, “dead is just a word.”
• Director Scott Derrickson and co-writer C. Robert Cargill promise a darker, more graphic high-school coming-of-age horror this time around.
• The sequel follows 17-year-old Finn and his 15-year-old sister Gwen when nightmare calls from a black payphone draw them to Alpine Lake Youth Camp.
• Ethan Hawke reprises his role as The Grabber alongside Mason Thames and Madeleine McGraw, with newcomers Demián Bichir, Arianna Rivas and Jeremy Davies joining the cast.
• Black Phone 2 is confirmed for an October 17, 2025 theatrical release by Universal and Blumhouse.