The Grabber is coming residence on Jan. 16 as “Black Phone 2” turns into out there to stream on Peacock.
Blumhouse’s sequel to the 2021 Scott Derrickson-directed horror movie hit theaters final October. It noticed Derrickson’s return to the director’s chair in addition to Ethan Hawke’s reprisal of the villainous Grabber, haunting protagonists Finney and Gwen Blake (Mason Thames and Madeleine McGraw) from past the grave.
The sequel additionally introduced Miguel Mora and Jeremy Davies again from the primary movie’s forged, and launched Arianna Rivas, Demián Bichir, Maev Beaty, Graham Abbey and Anna Lore as unique characters. Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill wrote the screenplay, which focuses on Finney and Gwen coping with their trauma 4 years after the occasions of the primary film whereas attempting to determine the thriller of their telekinetic talents. In the meantime, the Grabber seeks vengeance for the destiny he suffered at their arms on the finish of the primary movie, returning as a deadly and menacing phantom.
“Black Telephone 2” premiered at Improbable Fest in September and went on to gross over $125 million on the worldwide field workplace, a hit in an in any other case sluggish October. Nevertheless, the sequel nonetheless grossed lower than the primary “Black Telephone,” which earned $161 million in 2021.
“The Black Phone” was tailored from a brief story of the identical title by Joe Hill, printed in his 2005 anthology “twentieth Century Ghosts.” Hill additionally contributed to the story for “Black Telephone 2.”
Jason Blum produced each movies alongside Derrickson and Cargill. Each had been launched by Common Footage.
