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New 'Black Phone 2' Trailer Teases Dream‑Stalking Grabber, Confirms Oct. 17 Release

The sequel expands the original’s mythology with a supernatural twist from Scott Derrickson’s returning team.

Overview

  • Universal and Blumhouse released the latest official trailer, setting the film’s theatrical debut for October 17, 2025.
  • Ethan Hawke reprises The Grabber, now portrayed as a post‑mortem threat who invades dreams to target Finn and his sister Gwen.
  • Per the official synopsis, Gwen receives calls in her dreams and visions of boys hunted at Alpine Lake, prompting the siblings to investigate the winter camp.
  • Scott Derrickson directs from a script co‑written with C. Robert Cargill, with Joe Hill executive producing and Mason Thames and Madeleine McGraw returning.
  • Coverage describes a darker, more graphic tone with reported R‑rating details and imagery that evokes both A Nightmare on Elm Street and Derrickson’s Sinister.