The black phone is a very famous American film made in 2021 based on horror and supernatural activities, directed by the renowned director Scott Derrickson and successfully written by Robert Cargill with the join up of Derrickson as well. The film is based upon the short story by Joe Hill,, also named the black phone. The film has a very successful star cast and is related to a mysterious telephone which is required to communicate with the previous victims of a particular captor. The story is connected to an abducted teenager who performs mysteriously using The mysterious black phone, for which the entire controversy in the film is created.
Overview and Plot of The Black Phone
The storyline and the plot of the film are very suspicious as it consists of an abducted child who is very mysteriously using a black phone which creates the entire controversy across the film and is one of the primary reasons for the complete success of the film was its plot. It is seen that the child actually gets abducted by a child killer and then is locked in a soundproof basement together. It is seen that the 13-year-old up-ducted child is receiving calls from a disconnected black phone, and the rings are done by the previous victims of the killer who have died and other than calling to protect the child from the killer.
Characters and Cast of The Black Phone
The black phone film’s cast is exceptional and one of the primary reasons for the complete success of the film. Finney, the lead character of the film, is played by Mason Thames. Madeleine McGraw played the character of Gwen, who was very important. Ethan Hawke plays the main character of the Grabber. Jeremy Davies plays the character of Terrence. Roger Mitchell plays the very exceptional character of Detective Wright. Apart from these lead characters of the film, it consisted of a few recurring characters who did a very outstanding job in the movie and have made the movie successfully horrifying.
Marketing and Production of The Black Phone
The marketing campaign for the black phone began just after the release of its trailer on the 25th of August 2021, and it was very successfully said by the producers of the film that the film was much scarier than the delta variant Covid-19 virus. It was marketed from the initial days of the film that the film was going to be very intense and horrifying. The posters of the film were successfully released on the 25th of September 2021, which gave it a terrifying and exciting look which increased the height of the film and the audiences were attracted directly to the movie with its marketing and production plots.
Critics and Box Office Collection of The Black Phone
The black phone film was made at a high amount of 16-18 million. The producers of the film were very sure that they would recover the amount very well as they did by collecting nearly 150 million US dollars which was a massive recovery for the producers of the film. The film became very successful at the box office though it was released during the covid-19 pandemic the movie received high recognition and became very successful. The critics gave positive reviews to the film, and it was rated very highly on IMDB and was very successful in terms of reviews.
Will There Be A Sequel for The Black Phone?
During an interview in 2022, the film director mentioned that if the first film was successful, then the producers of the film have an excellent idea of renewing the movie for another season. The second edition of the film would be more horrifying and thrilling, and the viewers will love the Second Edition of the film much more. The producers of the film are gradually talking about a Second Edition as the first edition of the film made a massive amount of collection at the box office, and it is obvious that they are thinking about a second edition to increase the profits as well as keeping up with the expectations of the viewers.
