{"id":233672,"date":"2025-10-18T10:21:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T10:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/233672\/"},"modified":"2025-10-18T10:21:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T10:21:10","slug":"ethan-hawke-is-down-for-black-phone-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/233672\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethan Hawke is down for Black Phone 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

Black Phone 2 is now playing in theaters, and the horror sequel has already gotten off to a strong start with $2.6 million in Thursday night previews<\/a>. Should the film become as successful (or more so) than its predecessor, I\u2019d imagine that talk of Black Phone 3 won\u2019t be far behind, and the Grabber himself is game.<\/p>\n

While speaking with Entertainment Weekly<\/a>, Ethan Hawke gave his thoughts on a Black Phone trilogy. \u201cGenre\u2019s a great place to play, and every genre is kind of a sequel, in a way, because you\u2019re building off such preexisting expectations,\u201d he said. \u201cI would like to go to hell with the Grabber. That\u2019s what I\u2019d like to do. I\u2019d like to get to know him. That would be my dream for the third one, to let it be a character piece about what made him, who he is now, and how he\u2019s haunting other people\u2019s dreams.\u201c<\/p>\n

It\u2019s interesting that Hawke has been so willing to return for more, as he explains that he\u2019s usually not a fan of sequels. \u201cI\u2019m just not into them \u2019cause so often they turn into corporate money grabs,\u201d Hawke said, adding that director Scott Derrickson really wanted to push himself with Black Phone 2. \u201cIt\u2019s so innovative and creative, and Scott\u2019s flexing his muscles with the movies. I was so impressed about how not of a corporate money grab the film is,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s clearly a film with something to say. It\u2019s pushing the boundaries. It surpasses the first film. I would say it\u2019s a sequel, the way\u00a0Road Warrior\u2018s a sequel to\u00a0Mad Max. It\u2019s more complicated, bigger budget, but it\u2019s spiritually evolving.\u201c<\/p>\n

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The official synopsis for The Black Phone 2: \u201cThe Grabber (Hawke) seeks vengeance on Finn (Thames) from beyond the grave by menacing Finn\u2019s younger sister, Gwen (McGraw). As Finn, now 17, struggles with life after his captivity, the headstrong 15-year-old Gwen begins receiving calls in her dreams from the black phone and seeing disturbing visions of three boys being stalked at a winter camp known as Alpine Lake. Determined to solve the mystery and end the torment for both her and her brother, Gwen persuades Finn to visit the camp during a winter storm. There, she uncovers a shattering intersection between The Grabber and her own family\u2019s history. Together, she and Finn must confront a killer who has grown more powerful in death and more significant to them than either could imagine.\u201d The film is now playing in theaters, so be sure to check out a review from our own Ryan Cultrera right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Would you like to see Black Phone 3?<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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