Overview

• Universal Pictures released the inaugural trailer on June 2, introducing a haunted payphone that summons The Grabber’s spirit.
• Ethan Hawke reprises his role as The Grabber, inflicting new torments on Finney Blake (Mason Thames) and Gwen Blake (Madeleine McGraw).
• Director Scott Derrickson and co-writer C. Robert Cargill frame the sequel as a high school coming-of-age horror that aims to be more visceral and scarier than its predecessor.
• The trailer suggests that former victims from The Grabber’s youth camp will reemerge to deepen the film’s trauma-driven narrative.
• Produced by Blumhouse with Jason Blum, Joe Hill and others, 'Black Phone 2' is slated to hit theaters on October 17, 2025.