{{Short description|2025 film by Scott Derrickson}} {{Use American English|date=November 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2025}} {{Infobox film | image = Black Phone 2 poster.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = Scott Derrickson | writer = {{Plainlist| * Scott Derrickson * C. Robert Cargill }} | based_on = {{Based on|"The Black Phone"|Joe Hill}} | producer = {{Plainlist| * Jason Blum * Scott Derrickson * C. Robert Cargill }} | starring = {{Plainlist|<!--per billing block--> * Mason Thames * Madeleine McGraw * Jeremy Davies * Demián Bichir * Ethan Hawke }} | cinematography = Pär M. Ekberg | editing = Louise Ford | music = Atticus Derrickson | production_companies = {{Plainlist| * Blumhouse Productions * Crooked Highway }} | distributor = Universal Pictures | released = {{Film date|2025|9|20|Fantastic Fest|2025|10|17|United States}} | runtime = 114 minutes<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 19, 2025 |title=''Black Phone 2'' (2025) |url=https://www.ifco.ie/en/ifco/pages/827EEBCF003AE9EE |access-date=September 19, 2025 |website=Irish Film Classification Office}}</ref> | country = United States | language = English | budget = $30 million<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=October 15, 2025 |title=Box Office: 'Black Phone 2' Targets Debut Above $20 Million as Sluggish October Continues |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/box-office/black-phone-2-box-office-opening-weekend-estimates-1236552821/ |access-date=October 15, 2025 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=November 7, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251107011339/https://variety.com/2025/film/box-office/black-phone-2-box-office-opening-weekend-estimates-1236552821/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | gross = $132 million<ref>{{cite Box Office Mojo|id=tt29644189|title=Black Phone 2|access-date=December 8, 2025}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name=NUM>{{Cite web |title= Black Phone 2 – Financial Information |url= https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Black-Phone-2-(2025)#tab=summary |website= The Numbers |access-date= December 10, 2025 |archive-date= January 4, 2026 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20260104161324/https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Black-Phone-2-(2025)#tab=summary |url-status= live }}</ref> }} '''''Black Phone 2''''' is a 2025 American supernatural horror film directed by Scott Derrickson who co-wrote it with C. Robert Cargill. It serves as a sequel to ''The Black Phone'' (2021), is the second feature film and third overall installment in the ''Black Phone'' film series. The film stars Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, Jeremy Davies, and Ethan Hawke reprising their roles from the first film, with Demián Bichir also joining the cast. The story sees siblings Finney and Gwen, along with their friend Ernesto, head to a winter youth camp to uncover a mystery regarding the first victims of the Grabber, whose ghostly presence now haunts the camp.
''Black Phone 2'' premiered at Fantastic Fest on September 20, 2025,<ref>{{cite web | title=Film Guide | url=https://www.fantasticfest.com/film-guide | access-date=September 6, 2025 | archive-date=December 12, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251212090516/https://www.fantasticfest.com/film-guide | url-status=live }}</ref> and was released in the United States by Universal Pictures on October 17. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and has grossed $132 million worldwide with a budget of $30 million.
== Plot == <!--- DO NOT EXPAND ON PLOT SUMMARY PAST 700 WORDS PER MOS:FILMPLOT. ---> In 1982, four years after Finney Blake killed the Grabber,{{efn|As depicted in ''The Black Phone'' (2021)}} his sister Gwen begins having dreams where she sees murders that happened at Alpine Lake Camp in 1957. During one, she receives a call from her mother Hope, who at the time of the 1957 murders was having similar dreams. Gwen convinces Finney and Ernesto, the brother of the late Robin Arellano, to travel to Alpine Lake Camp. A heavy blizzard traps them there with the camp owner Armando, his niece Mustang, and two camp employees, Kenneth and Barbara. The three kids begin investigating what Gwen's dreams might mean.
On the second night, Finney receives a call on the camp's dead payphone, this time from the Grabber. Speaking from death, the Grabber vows revenge, blaming Finney for forcing him to kill his own brother and for ending his life. Moments later, Gwen is violently attacked in her dream by the Grabber but Finney, Ernesto, and Mustang manage to save her. The shaken group gathers in the camp's chapel, where Armando and the others realize they must find the bodies of the Grabber's victims from Alpine Lake Camp to loosen his power over the dream realm. The group deduces that the bodies are beneath Lake Maru.
As they investigate further, they discover that Armando, Hope, and the Grabber had all known each other at the camp long ago. That night, Gwen dreams of the Grabber; he reveals Hope did not commit suicide and he actually killed her, staging it to look self-inflicted. He then attempts to kill Gwen, with her injuries sustained in the dream manifesting in reality. She manages to gain power in her dream and fight back before being woken up by Finney and Ernesto. Meanwhile, Armando is searching for the boys' bodies. The next day, Finney's and Gwen's father Terrence arrives, having borrowed a snowplow to get there. Gwen confronts both Terrence and Finney on their abuse of alcohol and drugs to avoid thinking about their traumatic pasts. They decide to stay to defeat the Grabber and put the murdered boys to rest.
Later, joined by Kenneth and Barbara, the group returns to the frozen lake to recover the three missing boys. Gwen prays to Jesus to keep her alive and succeed in her mission to find the boys. As they search, Gwen falls asleep again and is attacked by the Grabber. The Grabber also attempts to murder Finney, Terrence, and the others present. During the struggle, Gwen locates the boys' bodies beneath the ice, removing the Grabber's power. Finney, Gwen, and the spirits of the murdered boys attack the Grabber, and he is dragged beneath the frozen lake. The next day, as Gwen, Finney and Ernesto prepare to leave, Gwen answers a call on the payphone, in which Hope tells Gwen that she is proud of her.
==Cast== <!-- Do not add surnames --> * Ethan Hawke as the Grabber<!-- DO NOT ADD WILD BILL HICKOK -->, a serial killer who was previously killed by Finney * Mason Thames as Finney Blake, the Grabber's only known survivor * Madeleine McGraw as Gwen, Finney's younger sister * Demián Bichir as Armando, the owner of Alpine Lake camp * Miguel Mora as Ernesto, the brother of Robin, who was one of the Grabber's victims and Finney's friend. Mora previously played Robin in the first film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lopez |first=Grecia S. |date=October 17, 2025 |title=Interview: Miguel Mora on His Mexican-American Identity Being Represented in ''Black Phone 2'' |url=https://remezcla.com/features/film/interview-miguel-mora-mexican-american-identity-black-phone-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260316205141/https://remezcla.com/features/film/interview-miguel-mora-mexican-american-identity-black-phone-2/ |archive-date=March 16, 2026 |access-date=May 31, 2026 |website=Remezcla}}</ref> * Jeremy Davies as Terrence, Finney and Gwen's father * Arianna Rivas as Mustang,<ref name="Entertainment Weekly">{{cite magazine|last=Romano|first=Nick|date=September 10, 2025|url= https://ew.com/black-phone-2-ethan-hawke-grabber-freddy-krueger-angrier-scarier-exclusive-11804920/|title= ''Black phone 2'' conjures a Freddy Krueger-esque Grabber who's 'angrier' and 'a lot scarier' |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=September 11, 2025}}</ref> Armando's niece * Maev Beaty as Barbara, a camp employee * Graham Abbey as Kenneth, a camp employee * James Ransone as Max, the Grabber's brother who he killed prior to his death. * Anna Lore<ref>{{cite web|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|date=April 14, 2025|url=https://deadline.com/2025/04/black-phone-2-anna-lore-1236368041/|title=Blumhouse's ''Black Phone 2'' Calls up Anna Lore|access-date=April 14, 2025|archive-date=April 18, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250418220419/https://deadline.com/2025/04/black-phone-2-anna-lore-1236368041/|url-status=live}}</ref> as Hope,<ref name= "MovieWeb">{{cite magazine|last=Lee|first=Zachary|date=September 23, 2025|url= https://movieweb.com/black-phone-2-review |magazine=MovieWeb |title=Fantastic Fest Review: 'Black Phone 2' Expertly Balances Grisly Violence and Powerful Emotion |access-date= September 29, 2025}}</ref> Finney and Gwen's late mother
==Production== 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'' (2021) was a success.<ref name="Sequel_CB.com">{{cite web |url=https://comicbook.com/horror/news/the-black-phone-sequel-plans-scott-derrickson-tease-joe-hill-story/ |work=ComicBook.com |title=The Black Phone Director Teases Potential Sequel Plans |date=June 21, 2022 |first=Chris |last=Killian |access-date=June 25, 2022 |archive-date=June 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626060841/https://comicbook.com/horror/news/the-black-phone-sequel-plans-scott-derrickson-tease-joe-hill-story/ |url-status=live}}</ref> 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 project.<ref name="Sequel_CB.com2">{{cite web |url=https://comicbook.com/horror/news/the-black-phone-sequel-plans-future-reaction-scott-derrickson/ |work=ComicBook.com |title=The Black Phone Director Teases There Have Been Conversations About Sequel |first=Patrick |last=Cavanaugh |date=August 12, 2022 |accessdate=August 16, 2022 |archive-date=August 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817004906/https://comicbook.com/horror/news/the-black-phone-sequel-plans-future-reaction-scott-derrickson/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Hill said his inspiration to writing a sequel was based on the "iconic imagery" of the Grabber's masks.<ref name="Sequels_CB.com">{{cite web |url=https://comicbook.com/horror/news/the-black-phone-joe-hill-interview-reaction-franchise-future/ |work=ComicBook.com |title=The Black Phone Author Joe Hill on Watching His Eerie Adventure Come to Life |first=Patrick |last=Cavanaugh |date=August 16, 2022 |accessdate=August 16, 2022 |archive-date=August 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816225943/https://comicbook.com/horror/news/the-black-phone-joe-hill-interview-reaction-franchise-future/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
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. Derrickson returned as director and co-wrote the screenplay with C. Robert Cargill, with both also producing.<ref name="Sequel_Deadline">{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=November 29, 2023 |title=Blumhouse's ''The Black Phone 2'': Ethan Hawke & Original Cast Returning For Scott Derrickson Sequel |url=https://deadline.com/2023/11/black-phone-2-ethan-hawke-1235642634 |access-date=November 29, 2023 |website=Deadline Hollywood |archive-date=November 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231129232519/https://deadline.com/2023/11/black-phone-2-ethan-hawke-1235642634/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In late 2024, Demián Bichir and Arianna Rivas joined the cast.<ref name="Bichir">{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=September 12, 2024 |title=Demián Bichir Joins ''The Black Phone 2'' At Universal |url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/the-black-phone-2-adds-demian-bichir-to-cast-1236086604/ |access-date=September 12, 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood |archive-date=September 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240912224451/https://deadline.com/2024/09/the-black-phone-2-adds-demian-bichir-to-cast-1236086604/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |title=Arianna Rivas Dials Up Blumhouse's ''Black Phone 2'' |url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/black-phone-2-arianna-rivas-1236196318/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=December 6, 2024 |date=December 6, 2024 |archive-date=January 12, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260112055205/https://deadline.com/2024/12/black-phone-2-arianna-rivas-1236196318/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
With the working title of ''Mysterium'', principal photography began in Toronto and Hamilton on November 4, 2024, with Pär M. Ekberg as the cinematographer.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 20, 2024 |title=In Production |url=https://www.ontariocreates.ca/our-sectors/film-tv/in-production |access-date=September 26, 2024 |website=Ontario Creates |archive-date=September 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240926122830/https://www.ontariocreates.ca/our-sectors/film-tv/in-production}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |user=scottderrickson |number=1853505718172754359 |title=Black Phone 2 began shooting today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=White |first=George |date=October 17, 2025 |title=Pär M. Ekberg FSF / ''Black Phone 2'' |url=https://britishcinematographer.co.uk/par-m-ekberg-fsf-black-phone-2/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251027113022/https://britishcinematographer.co.uk/par-m-ekberg-fsf-black-phone-2/ |archive-date=October 27, 2025 |access-date=May 31, 2026 |website=British Cinematographer|url-status=live}}</ref> Filming concluded on January 23, 2025.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.joblo.com/black-phone-2-wrapped/ |title=The Black Phone 2 has wrapped filming |website=JoBlo.com |first=Cody |last=Hamman |date=January 31, 2025 |access-date=February 1, 2025 |archive-date=December 30, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251230221754/https://www.joblo.com/black-phone-2-wrapped/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The film's score was composed by Atticus Derrickson, the director's son.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/black-phone-2-scott-derrickson-twist-1236403931/|title='Black Phone 2' Director Scott Derrickson Talks the Twist That Sparked the Sequel|last=Davids|first=Brian|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=October 17, 2025|access-date=October 19, 2025|archive-date=December 30, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251230150648/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/black-phone-2-scott-derrickson-twist-1236403931/|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Release== ''Black Phone 2'' premiered at Fantastic Fest on September 20, 2025, and was released on October 17, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=August 14, 2025 |title=Fantastic Fest Lineup: ''Black Phone 2'', ''Sisu: Road To Revenge'', ''Shelby Oaks'', ''Primate'', ''Vicious'' & More Set For 20th Anniversary Edition |url=https://deadline.com/2025/08/fantastic-fest-lineup-2025-unveiled-1236485543/ |access-date=August 14, 2025 |website=Deadline Hollywood |archive-date=December 29, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251229180236/https://deadline.com/2025/08/fantastic-fest-lineup-2025-unveiled-1236485543/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It was originally set to be released on June 27, 2025.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Vlessing |first1=Etan |title=Universal Pictures Sets Release Date for Blumhouse's ''The Black Phone 2'' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/universal-pictures-blumhouse-black-phone-2-release-date-1235630125/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=October 28, 2023 |date=October 27, 2023 |archive-date=January 12, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260112070056/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/universal-pictures-blumhouse-black-phone-2-release-date-1235630125/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Home media=== ''Black Phone 2'' was released on digital on November 4, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lammers |first=Tim |title=Horror Hit 'Black Phone 2' Gets Streaming Date, Report Says |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/timlammers/2025/10/30/horror-hit-black-phone-2-gets-streaming-date-report-says/ |access-date=November 4, 2025 |website=Forbes |language=en |archive-date=November 1, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251101071842/https://www.forbes.com/sites/timlammers/2025/10/30/horror-hit-black-phone-2-gets-streaming-date-report-says/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Reception== ===Box office=== {{As of|2025|12|09|df=US}}, ''Black Phone 2'' has grossed $77.4 million in the United States and Canada and $54.7 million internationally, for a worldwide total of $132 million.<ref name=NUM /> In the United States and Canada, ''Black Phone 2'' made $2.6 million from Thursday previews.<ref name="openingweekend">{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2025/film/box-office/box-office-black-phone-2-previews-1236555520/|title=Box Office: 'The Black Phone 2' Makes $2.6 Million in Previews|first=Jordan|last=Moreau|publisher=Variety|date=October 17, 2025|accessdate=October 17, 2025|archive-date=October 17, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251017153651/https://variety.com/2025/film/box-office/box-office-black-phone-2-previews-1236555520/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film then topped the box office on its opening weekend, dethroning ''Tron: Ares'', after making $27.3 million at the domestic box office.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/weekend-box-office-chart|title=Weekend Domestic Chart for October 17, 2025|publisher=The Numbers.com|accessdate=October 20, 2025|archive-date=February 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210217153451/https://www.the-numbers.com/weekend-box-office-chart|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2025/10/black-phone-tron-one-battle-box-office-global-international-1236591659/|title='Black Phone 2' Rings Up $42M Global Bow; 'Tron: Ares' Squeaks Past $100M & 'One Battle After Another' Tops Century Mark Overseas To Reach $163M WW – International Box Office|first=Nancy|last=Tartaglione|publisher=Deadline Hollywood|date=October 20, 2025|accessdate=October 20, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.fox6now.com/news/horror-sequel-black-phone-2-took-1-opening-spot-box-office|first=Gino|last=Salomone|title=Horror sequel 'Black Phone 2' tops weekend box office|publisher=Fox6 News Milwaukee|date=October 20, 2025|accessdate=October 20, 2025|archive-date=October 20, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251020172133/https://www.fox6now.com/news/horror-sequel-black-phone-2-took-1-opening-spot-box-office|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Critical response=== {{Rotten Tomatoes prose|72|3=191|consensus=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.|ref=y|access-date=November 10, 2025}} {{MC film|61|37|ref=y|access-date=October 24, 2025}} Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of B on an A+ to F scale, lower than the B+ earned by its predecessor.<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=October 18, 2025 |title=Blumhouse Rebounds As Moviegoers Heed 'Black Phone 2's Call With $24M+ Opening – Saturday Box Office |url=https://deadline.com/2025/10/box-office-black-phone-2-1236590286/ |access-date=October 18, 2025 |website=Deadline Hollywood |language=en-US |archive-date=October 18, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251018011016/https://deadline.com/2025/10/box-office-black-phone-2-1236590286/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Bret Eckelberry of ''Plugged In'' concluded that ''Black Phone 2'' is "a horror flick with heart".<ref name="Eckelberry2025">{{cite web |last1=Eckelberry |first1=Bret |title=Black Phone 2 |url=https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/black-phone-2-2025/ |publisher=Plugged In |access-date=November 3, 2025 |date=October 17, 2025 |archive-date=October 30, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251030085922/https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/black-phone-2-2025/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Katie Walsh of the ''Los Angeles Times'' felt that it was "a bit surprising that ''Black Phone 2'' turns out to be so pious and deeply Christian, which is a bit of an odd mix".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Walsh |first1=Katie |title=Review: Hang up on the dreadful 'Black Phone 2,' a horror sequel that leaves you on hold |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2025-10-16/black-phone-2-review-scott-derrickson-ethan-hawke-mason-thames-madeleine-mcgraw |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=November 3, 2025 |date=October 16, 2025 |archive-date=October 26, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251026190553/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2025-10-16/black-phone-2-review-scott-derrickson-ethan-hawke-mason-thames-madeleine-mcgraw |url-status=live }}</ref>
=== Accolades === The film received nominations at the 9th Astra Film Awards for Best Horror or Thriller Feature, Best Performance in a Horror or Thriller (Ethan Hawke), and Best Young Performer (Madeleine McGraw).<ref>{{cite web |last=Prusakowski |first=Steven |date=November 25, 2025 |title=The 2025 Astra Film Awards Nominations Have Been Announced |url=https://awardsradar.com/2025/11/25/astra-awards-nominations/ |access-date=November 25, 2025 |publisher=Awards Radar |archive-date=December 3, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251203224914/https://awardsradar.com/2025/11/25/astra-awards-nominations/ |url-status=live }}</ref> At the 4th Astra Creative Arts Awards, the film received a nomination for Best Visual Effects.<ref name="Neglia">{{Cite web |last=Neglia |first=Matt |date=2025-11-19 |title=The 2025 Hollywood Creative Alliance's (HCA) Astra Creative Arts Awards Nominations |url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2025-hollywood-creative-alliances-hca-astra-creative-arts-awards-nominations/ |access-date=2025-11-19 |website=Next Best Picture |language=en-US |archive-date=November 22, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251122114735/https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2025-hollywood-creative-alliances-hca-astra-creative-arts-awards-nominations/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The film received a nomination for Original Score – Horror/Thriller Film at the 16th Hollywood Music in Media Awards.<ref name="Nominations">{{cite web |last=Pedersen |first=Erik |date=November 5, 2025 |title='Wicked: For Good', 'Sinners' & 'F1' Lead Hollywood Music in Media Awards Nominations |url=https://deadline.com/2025/11/hollywood-music-in-media-awards-2025-nominations-list-wicked-for-good-1236608348/ |access-date=November 6, 2025 |work=Deadline Hollywood |archive-date=November 8, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251108181606/https://deadline.com/2025/11/hollywood-music-in-media-awards-2025-nominations-list-wicked-for-good-1236608348/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The film was also nominated for two Saturn Awards, for Best Cinematic Adaptation Film and Best Younger Performer in a Film for McGraw's performance.<ref>{{cite web |title=''Sinners'', ''Avatar: Fire And Ash'', ''Fantastic Four'' And ''Dexter: Resurrection'' Lead Saturn Awards Nominations |url=https://deadline.com/2026/01/2026-saturn-awards-nominations-1236697753/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=January 27, 2026 |first=Patrick |last=Hipes |access-date=February 23, 2026 |archive-date=January 27, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260127205941/https://deadline.com/2026/01/2026-saturn-awards-nominations-1236697753/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Future== In October 2025, Derrickson stated that he would only develop a third film if the story can be better than the previous two installments, expressing that he wants the series to be quality over quantity.<ref name="Future_Variety">{{Cite web|work=Variety|title='Black Phone 2' Director Scott Derrickson on Perfect Horror Sequels, Making High School Scares and His Thoughts About 'Black Phone 3'|url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/black-phone-2-scott-derrickson-third-movie-1236556677/|author=Dunn, Jack|date=October 20, 2025|accessdate=November 15, 2025|archive-date=February 26, 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260226050922/https://variety.com/2025/film/news/black-phone-2-scott-derrickson-third-movie-1236556677/|url-status=live}}</ref> Hawke expressed interest in reprising his villainous role in a sequel, stating that he would like to explore the background story of the Grabber, his journey into Hell, and his continued hauntings of other characters.<ref name="Future_EW">{{Cite magazine|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|url=https://ew.com/ethan-hawke-black-phone-2-grabber-trilogy-11831166|title=Ethan Hawke dreams of a Black Phone trilogy: 'I'd like to go to hell with the Grabber'|author=Romano, Nick|date=October 17, 2025|accessdate=November 15, 2025|archive-date=October 22, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251022083227/https://ew.com/ethan-hawke-black-phone-2-grabber-trilogy-11831166|url-status=live}}</ref> Hill stated that he foresees the potential for various sequels but acknowledged that their reality depends on the financial success of ''Black Phone 2''.<ref name="Future_Variety2">{{Cite web|work=Variety|url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/black-phone-2-how-the-grabber-came-back-sequel-1236555766/|title='Black Phone 2' Mastermind Joe Hill on How He Came Up With The Grabber's Return and What a Sequel Could Look Like|author=Earl, William|date=October 17, 2025|accessdate=November 15, 2025|archive-date=October 20, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251020032207/https://variety.com/2025/film/news/black-phone-2-how-the-grabber-came-back-sequel-1236555766/|url-status=live}}</ref> Cargill acknowledged the potential for another film but echoed Derrickson's thoughts by stating that they would only start production if the creatives could develop a story that is worthy of realizing.<ref name="Future_Polygon">{{Cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/will-there-be-a-black-phone-3-scott-derrickson-c-robert-cargill-interview/|work=Polygon|title=Black Phone 2's writer and director reveal what they need to make Black Phone 3|author=Robinson, Tasha|date=October 19, 2025|accessdate=November 15, 2025|archive-date=November 18, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251118023240/https://www.polygon.com/will-there-be-a-black-phone-3-scott-derrickson-c-robert-cargill-interview/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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