The director of “The Black Phone” has planned a sequel to the dark horror film

In 2012 the director Scott Derrickson He called in famed actor Ethan Hawke to star in ‘Sinestro’, one of the most famous horror films in the director’s career, and this 2022 again called the ‘Moon Knight’ antagonist as the terrifying villain of ‘The Black Phone’ a new film that could have a sequel.

On June 23, ‘The black phone’came to theaters to terrify audiences with a dark story about a serial killer and, according to new information, director Scott Derrickson plans to make a sequel to this dark storyline that has captivated critics since before the film’s premiere. feature film.

In an interview for Comic stripthe acclaimed director talked about the possibility of bringing a sequel to ‘The Black Phone’ to the big screen, specifying that the story is not his original idea, but that of the writer Joe Hill, son of Stephen Kingwho years ago brought the story of the killer child into one of his books, from which Scott Derrickson drew inspiration to make this film.

Joe Hill presented me with a wonderful idea for a Black Phone sequel that, if this movie goes well, I will. You have a great idea, I liked it a lot. “

The director confessed to having had an interview with the screenwriter of the original story: “Joe (Hill) is very protective and personal about his material, but he came to me with the idea and I said, ‘That’s how you make a Black Phone sequel. Is fantastic‘”, making it clear that he has every intention of bringing this second part of the story to the big screen.

However, the director of ‘The Black Phone’ did not foresee how the second part of the story might work, or if Ethan Hawke It could be part of the plot given how the first part ends, but he confessed that he hopes to see the reception he has in theaters and based on the results will decide whether or not to make the sequel.

Ethan Hawke also wants a sequel to “The Black Phone”

Curiously, the director of this hit horror movie He’s not the only one who has recently talked about the possibility of doing a second part, since protagonist Ethan Hawke has also weighed the idea of ​​bringing a sequel to ‘The Black Phone’ to the cinema, although it is not clear if he could. participate in the story. .

In an interview with the same media, Ethan Hawke confessed that he is interested in participating in a second part of ‘The black phone’because he feels that the film has what it takes to be a continuation, unlike other sequels that “they feel born of the desire to earn money with the same poster“.