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The Black Phone is a 2021 American supernatural horror film directed by Scott Derrickson and produced by Jason Blum. Written by Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill, it is an adaptation of the 2004 short story of the same name by Joe Hill. The film stars Mason Thames as an abducted child who can communicate with the past victims of his kidnapper, portrayed by Ethan Hawke.

The Black Phone
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Scott Derrickson
Screenplay by	Scott Derrickson C. Robert Cargill
Based on	"The Black Phone" by Joe Hill
Produced by	Jason Blum Scott Derrickson C. Robert Cargill
Starring	Ethan Hawke
Cinematography	Brett Jutkiewicz
Edited by	Frédéric Thoraval
Production companies	Blumhouse Productions Crooked Highway
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	September 25, 2021 (2021-09-25) (Fantastic Fest) June 24, 2022 (2022-06-24) (United States)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$18.8 million[1]

In January 2020, Derrickson announced his departure from directing Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness due to creative differences with Marvel Studios. As a result, he decided to partner with Cargill on The Black Phone. The feature film was announced in October 2020, and filming began in February 2021. Principal photography took place for two months in North Carolina.

The Black Phone had its world premiere at Fantastic Fest on September 25, 2021. It is scheduled to be theatrically released by Universal Pictures on June 24, 2022. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for its faithfulness to the source material, Derrickson's direction, and Hawke's performance as the antagonist.

Premise

In 1978, five children go missing in a suburban Colorado town. Young baseball pitcher Finney Shaw becomes the sixth when a serial killer dubbed the Grabber knocks him unconscious and throws him in a van. Finney wakes up in a soundproof basement with a disconnected phone. He quickly learns of the phone's ability to transmit the voices of the Grabber's previous victims, who want to help him escape. Meanwhile, Finney's sister Gwen experiences psychic dreams that send her on a quest to find him.

Cast

• Ethan Hawke as The Grabber
• Mason Thames as Finney Shaw, Gwen's brother and Mr. Shaw's son
• Madeleine McGraw as Gwen Shaw, Finney's sister and Mr. Shaw's daughter
• Jeremy Davies as Mr. Shaw, Finney and Gwen's single alcoholic father
• James Ransone as Max
• E. Roger Mitchell

Production

Development

Scott Derrickson was working with Marvel Studios on the Doctor Strange sequel Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness when he decided to make The Black Phone with his frequent collaborator C. Robert Cargill. Given Derrickson's commitments with Marvel, Cargill began looking at other filmmakers to direct the project. As a result, Derrickson asked Cargill to postpone The Black Phone until he was available to direct; Cargill agreed and promised to wait. Soon after, Derrickson clashed with Marvel over creative differences and left in January 2020 to work on The Black Phone instead.[2][3] In October 2020, it was reported that Derrickson would direct an adaptation of the short story "The Black Phone" by Joe Hill for Blumhouse Productions, from a screenplay co-written by Derrickson and Cargill.[4]

Casting

In October 2020, Mason Thames and Madeleine McGraw joined the cast.[5] In early 2021, Jeremy Davies,[6] Ethan Hawke,[7] and James Ransone were added to the cast.[8] Hawke said he was initially hesitant on playing the villain because he did not want to be remembered for a "scary" performance for the rest of his career, but changed his mind after realizing he was in his 50s. "Villains might be my future", he added.[9]

Filming

Principal photography began on February 9, 2021,[10] at EUE/Screen Gems in Wilmington, North Carolina,[11] and around the counties of New Hanover, Brunswick, and Columbus,[12] under the working title Static.[13] Filming concluded on March 27, 2021.[14]

Marketing

The marketing campaign from Universal Pictures for The Black Phone began on August 25, 2021, when a trailer for the film was released at CinemaCon.[15] In their review of the footage, Variety described the trailer as being "scarier than the COVID-19 delta variant", with Derrickson "fully flexing in his comfort zone after leaving low-budget horror", and said the film's mix of "unthinkable crimes" and "paranormal elements" could set up "the next possible franchise for Universal and Blumhouse."[16] Screen Rant noted that the audience's reaction to the trailer was "intense".[17]

On September 25, 2021, a teaser poster was released featuring the film's antagonist wearing white face paint and a mask with the tagline "never talk to strangers". While Screen Rant found it to be "terrifying" and said it would be "interesting to see if the film lives up to the hype",[17] Collider said the mask in the poster evoked Lon Chaney's character from London After Midnight.[18] Furthermore, MovieWeb wrote that the poster would "be behind your eyelids as you fall asleep tonight. When you set your peepers on the new The Black Phone poster, you just know things are not going to work out for some people. You will sleep with the night light for a few nights. And we won't be able to see Ethan Hawke again without thinking of him as the terrifying and twisted Grabber. I've heard tell of his 'no villains rule', but clearly he's thrown that out the window."[19]

An official trailer was released online on October 13, 2021. It was described by Vulture as a "stranger danger PSA".[20] The A.V. Club said it looked like Hawke was "having a ball as the Pennywise-meets-Wonka child killer."[21]

Release

The Black Phone is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States by Universal Pictures on June 24, 2022.[22] It was originally set for release on January 28 and later February 4 before being delayed again to June 24.[22][23][24] The film had its world premiere at Fantastic Fest on September 25, 2021.[25] It is also set to screen at the Tribeca Film Festival and close the Overlook Film Festival in June 2022.[26][27] The Black Phone will be available to stream on Universal's Peacock website 45 days after its theatrical debut.[28]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 12 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.8/10.[29] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 79 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[30] Screen Rant described the critical response as generally positive, with some criticism for the pacing and "number of scares" but praise for its faithfulness to the source material, Derrickson's direction, and Hawke's performance.[31]

References

External links

• Official website
• The Black Phone at IMDb

На других языках

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- [en] The Black Phone

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[ru] Чёрный телефон

«Чёрный телефон» (англ. The Black Phone) — предстоящий фильм ужасов режиссёра Скотта Дерриксона. Экранизация одноимённого рассказа Джо Хилла 2004 года. В главных ролях Итан Хоук, Джереми Дэвис, Джеймс Рэнсон и Мейсон Темз.

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