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Below, Derrickson explains how childhood trauma, anti-nostalgia, and Ethan Hawke’s speaking voice helped him turn The Black Phone into one of the scariest movies of the year. A ‘70s throwback...
- The Black Phone: Combining A Short Story and Personal Horrors
- Why Children Are The Perfect Vehicle For Our Deepest Fears
- Walking The Tightrope of A Good Supernatural Story
- From Hero to Villain: Ethan Hawke’s Journey to Becoming The Grabber
While the crux of the 2004 short story remains intact in the film, there are certain elements that were updated and changed, and not just because they needed to make a short last one hour and 43 minutes. One of the biggest changes was to The Grabber himself, as the story described him as an “overweight clown patterned after John Wayne Gacy.” “There...
The Black Phone features a cast that is led by children. It isn’t a simple coincidence that children tend to find themselves at the center of horror stories, and one of the main reasons behind that choice is they are the “embodiment of innocence” according to Blum. “Most kids are born kind of good,” said Blum. “They are born without prejudice and t...
Telling an effective supernatural story is like walking on a tightrope. When performed perfectly, it’s something that captivates us all. If it teeters too much towards unbelievability or stays too close to the ground or “falls off,” it loses its so-called magic. The Black Phone chose to walk that tightrope, and that challenge is something Derrickso...
Ethan Hawke plays the antagonist in The Black Phone, and his choice to take on the role of The Grabber was a bit out of the ordinary for him. Setting aside his recent stint as Arthur Harrow in Moon Knight, Hawke doesn’t love the idea of playing the villain in a story, as it can do some pretty nasty things to your psyche. “One of the reasons why I n...
Jun 28, 2022 · The Black Phone is the latest horror movie from director Scott Derrickson, and it brings to life the horrors of the Grabber (played by Ethan Hawke), who preys on young boys and traps them...
Jun 25, 2022 · The script, which Derrickson co-wrote with his producing partner Robert Cargill, stars Ethan Hawke as The Grabber, a sadistic kidnapper who stalks young boys in suburban Denver in the 1970s.
- sonaiya.kelley@latimes.com
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May 17, 2024 · So while The Black Phone isn't officially based in reality, it was definitely inspired by very real horror, whether that's the violence of Derrickson's childhood or the terrifying crimes...
- Tom Beasley
Jun 24, 2022 · 'The Black Phone' director Scott Derrickson talks about why he chose Ethan Hawke to play the Grabber and how the scary mask came to be.
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The Black Phone: Directed by Scott Derrickson. With Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, Ethan Hawke, Jeremy Davies. After being abducted and locked in a basement, a boy starts receiving calls on a disconnected phone from the killer's previous victims.
