Ethan Hawke’s terrifying masked child killer has returned from the dead in Black Phone 2, but this time he’s coming after siblings Finn, played by Mason Thames, and Gwen, played by Madeleine McGraw, once again.
In the first film, Gwen finds and saves Finn by using her precognitive dreams. However, her dreams get intercepted by the Grabber who haunts her and her brother years later.
The trailer for Black Phone 2 starts with Gwen explaining the nightmare she’s had to Finn while she’s standing in the killer’s old basement. The Grabber then slowly walks down the stairs toward her. In the following scene, Finn answers a payphone and sees the Grabber staring at him from outside. “Hello, Finney,” he says. “Did you think our story was over?” After Finn reminds him he’s supposed to be dead, the Grabber responds, “You of all people know that dead is just a word.”
In the next scene, he attacks Gwen in her dreams and she realistically feels it. Within an instant, she flies through the air chokes her with an invisible cord. Vengeance is mine,” the Grabber growls before pulling off his mask, revealing a bloody face. He’s also seen killing other children, possibly from the religious camp Gwen now attends and even skates through snow with an axe. Jeremy Davies will reprise his role as the siblings’ abusive father. New cast members joining the sequel include Demián Bichir, Arianna Rivas, Miguel Mora, Maev Beaty, and Graham Abbey.
Director Scott Derrickson and writer C. Robert Cargill, who worked on the original, are back for the sequel. The film is based on characters created by Joe Hill and produced by Jason Blum, with Hill also serving as executive producer.