The Black Phone 2 has wrapped filming

Back in 2021, Universal Pictures, Blumhouse Productions, and director Scott Derrickson brought us an adaptation of the Joe Hill short story The Black Phone (check out our review HERE) that appeared to tell a complete story that would stand on its own… but the film was made on a budget of around $16 million and earned over $160 million at the global box office. So, on October 17, 2025, we’ll be getting The Black Phone 2. Back on November 4th, Derrickson took to social media to let us know, “Black Phone 2 began shooting today.” Now, Derrickson has provided an update: filming has wrapped!

Last week, Derrickson wrote on Bluesky, “Black Phone 2 is wrapped. Couldn’t be more excited about what we’ve shot.”

Derrickson wrote the screenplay for the first film with C. Robert Cargill, and Derrickson and Cargill have written the screenplay for The Black Phone 2 as well, with Derrickson returning to the helm. He and Cargill are also producing the sequel with Blumhouse’s Jason Blum and Ryan Turek.

Cargill also marked the end of production on Bluesky, writing, “And that’s a wrap! Black Phone 2 is in the can! Time to pack up, go home, and get ready for post! Very excited for y’all to see what we’ve cooked up. Thanks again to our amazing cast and crew for 3 months of magic. Now to wait for y’all to find out how the hell we figured out to even make a second.“

Based on a short story by Joe Hill, The Black Phone centered on Finney Shaw, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, who is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer’s previous victims. And they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn’t happen to Finney. If you’d like to read the short story that The Black Phone is based on, it can be found in Hill’s collection 20th Century Ghosts, which you can buy HERE. 

The sequel will see the return of Mason Thames (How to Train Your Dragon) as Finney Shaw, Madeleine McGraw (Secrets of Sulphur Springs) as Finney’s sister Gwen, Jeremy Davies (Justified) as their dad Terrence, and Miguel Mora, whose only previous credit is The Black Phone, as Robin, a friend of Finney’s who was killed in the first movie. Ethan Hawke (Moon Knight) is reprising the role of the child-killer known as The Grabber. New additions to the cast include Demián Bichir of The Hateful Eight and Arianna Rivas has joined the cast. Rivas previously had a supporting role in the comedy Prom Dates, which was released through the Hulu streaming service earlier this year, and has her first lead role in the upcoming Jason Statham action thriller A Working Man (formerly known as Levon’s Trade).

Are you looking forward to finding out what’s going to happen in The Black Phone 2, and are you glad to hear that filming has wrapped? Let us know by leaving a comment below.