Mr. Harrigan’s Phone: Colin O’Brien, Cyrus Arnold join Donald Sutherland in Stephen King film

Last Updated on November 25, 2021

Deadline reports that newcomer Colin O’Brien and Cyrus Arnold (8-Bit Christmas) have signed on to join the cast of the Stephen King adaptation Mr. Harrigan’s Phone. O’Brien and Arnold will co-star alongside the previously announced Jaeden Martell (It), Donald Sutherland (Salem’s Lot 2004), Joe Tippett (Mare of Easttown), and Kirby Howell-Baptiste (Into the Dark: New Year, New You).

The story Mr. Harrigan’s Phone was included in King’s book If It Bleeds, which you can buy at THIS LINK. Written and directed by John Lee Hancock (The Little Things), the film will center on

Craig, a young boy living in a small town, who befriends an older, reclusive billionaire Mr. Harrigan. The two form a bond over books and an iPhone, but when the man passes away, the boy discovers that not everything dead is gone, and finds himself able to communicate with his friend from the grave through the iPhone that was buried with him.

Martell is playing Craig, with Sutherland as Mr. Harrigan, Tippett as Craig’s father, “who is left to raise his only son alone after the death of his wife”, and Howell-Baptiste as Craig’s caring and concerned teacher, Ms. Hart.

O’Brien is taking on the role of “Young Craig”, while Arnold will be playing Craig’s antagonist, Kenny Yankovich. O’Brien has worked on two previous projects, the Halle Berry / Netflix film The Mothership and the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory prequel Wonka (where he plays a younger version of Timothée Chalamet’s Willy Wonka), but neither of them have been released yet.

Blumhouse and Ryan Murphy Productions are teaming up to bring us Mr. Harrigan’s Phone. Jason Blum, Ryan Murphy, and Carla Hacken are producing the film, while Blumhouse Television’s Chris McCumber and Jeremy Gold serve as executive producers.

How do you feel about the Mr. Harrigan’s Phone cast? The movie will be reaching Netflix sometime in 2022, but a specific release date hasn’t been announced yet.