The Black Phone [DVD] [2022]

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V. and the papers, it’s impossible for Finney and his younger sister Gwen not to notice the stories. It also removes the ever-so-lame “track the device” cliche from the pair of detectives featured in the film. On the other side are the voices of the killer’s previous victims, and they are hellbent on making sure that Finney’s fate doesn’t mirror their own.

The movie starring Ethan Hawke and young actor Mason Thames is a supernatural horror tale from director Scott Derrickson, based on the short story of the same name by author Joe Hill. In the film, an abducted teenager (Thames) uses a mysterious telephone to communicate with the previous victims of his deranged captor (Hawke).

The parts that drag are where Finney's little sister tries to convince the skeptical police officials that her dreams are real and can help find her missing brother.

A shy but clever 13-year-old boy, who is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. Throughout, the dialog is clean and clear and never at issue, even Hawke who talks almost entirely behind a mask. Shrishty is a decade-old journalist covering a variety of beats between politics to pop culture but movies are her first love. Filming occurred over two months in Wilmington and surrounding counties in the state of North Carolina. 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.Thames said his audition took place over Zoom soon after the COVID-19 pandemic began: "It was quite weird and we had bad Wi-Fi. Universal Studios rings The Black Phone to Blu-ray with an excellent transfer and an unsettlingly creepy DTS-HD MA 7. It was originally set for release on January 28 and later February 4 before being delayed again to June 24. Derrickson came on board to direct The Black Phone after departing Marvel Studios' Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness over creative differences. It Chapter 2 Actor James Ransone Joins Scott Derrickson's Horror Thriller The Black Phone (Exclusive)".