Blumhouse and Universal confirmed that Ethan Hawke is joining the cast of “
The Black Phone,” Scott Derrickson’s upcoming horror film. The movie is set to start production in North Carolina next month.
Derrickson is directing “The Black Phone” and working with frequent collaborator Robert Cargill, who adapted the script based on Joe Hill’s short story. Derrickson, Cargill, and Jason Blum, for Blumhouse, are producing the film. Universal and Blumhouse will present the Crooked Highway Production, with Joe Hill attached as an executive producer.
Ethan Hawke is a four-time Academy Award-nominated actor and screenwriter. He made his television debut in Showtime’s limited series, “The Good Lord Bird,” which he also executive produced and co-wrote, based on the National Book Award-winning novel by James McBride. The Good Lord Bird, produced by Blumhouse Television, is a seven-part limited series shot mostly in Virginia that brilliantly mixes history with imagination in
We’ve just gotten word that Ethan Hawke is joining the cast of
The Black Phone, Scott Derrickson’s upcoming film for Blumhouse and Universal. The film is set to start production in North Carolina next month.
The Black Phone Synopsis:
“Imogene” is young and beautiful. She kisses like a movie star and knows everything about every film ever made. She’s also dead and waiting in the Rosebud Theater for Alec Sheldon one afternoon in 1945. . . .”Arthur Roth” is a lonely kid with big ideas and a gift for attracting abuse.
Ethan Hawke is a four-time Academy Award®-nominated actor and screenwriter. He made his television debut in Showtime’s limited series,
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