Overview

• Universal Pictures and Blumhouse premiered the first poster and trailer for The Black Phone 2 at CCXP Mexico in Mexico City.
• The trailer reveals Ethan Hawke’s The Grabber returning from beyond the grave to menace siblings Finney and Gwen Blake via a haunted payphone.
• Director and co-writer Scott Derrickson and co-writer C. Robert Cargill describe the sequel as more violent, scarier and more graphic than its predecessor.
• Set years later at Alpine Lake Youth Camp, the story follows new victims alongside returning cast members Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw and Jeremy Davies.
• The film is slated to open in theaters on October 17, 2025, launching a new horror franchise for Universal and Blumhouse.