The film premiered at Fantastic Fest on September 20, 2025, and is scheduled to be released in the United States by Universal Pictures on October 17, 2025.
Premise
In 1982, four years after the events of the first film, Finney Blake is trying to deal with the trauma from his kidnapping by, and killing of, the Grabber. Meanwhile, his psychic sister Gwen starts having terrifying visions of mutilated children and nightmares with a phone ringing.[4]
Cast
Mason Thames as Finney, the Grabber's only known survivor
Miguel Mora as Ernesto, the brother of Robin Arellano, who was one of the Grabber's victims and Finney's friend. Mora also previously played Robin in the first film.[5]
In June 2022, Scott Derrickson said that while Joe Hill was protective of his "20th Century Ghosts" eponymous story, the author had pitched him a "wonderful idea" for a sequel that he was open to directing if The Black Phone was a success.[9] In August, Derrickson and Hill confirmed that there were discussions with the studio to make a sequel. Derrickson referred to the financial success of the first film as one of the catalysts for the development of the project.[10] Hill said his inspiration to writing a sequel was based on the "iconic imagery" of the Grabber's masks.[11]
In November 2023, it was reported that Ethan Hawke, Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, and Jeremy Davies would reprise their roles from the first film. Miguel Cazarez Mora would also appear, though in a different role from the original. The script was written by Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill, with the duo also serving as producers on the sequel.[12] In December, Derrickson was confirmed to return as the director.[13] In September 2024, Demián Bichir joined the cast.[14] With the working title of Mysterium, principal photography began in Toronto on November 4, 2024, and was set to conclude on January 15, 2025,[15][16] with Pär M. Ekberg serving as the cinematographer.[17] In December, Arianna Rivas joined the cast.[18] Filming concluded on January 23, 2025.[19][20]
Release
Black Phone 2 premiered at Fantastic Fest on September 20, 2025, and is scheduled to be released on October 17, 2025.[21][22][23] It was originally set to be released on June 27, 2025.[24]
Reception
Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 79% of 53 critics' reviews are positive.The website's consensus reads: "Taking the consequences of its predecessor seriously, Black Phone 2 is a chilling sequel that mines memorable scares and thought-provoking themes from the scars that linger."[25]Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 74 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[26]
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