Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaEthan Hawke has joined the cast of Scott Derrickson’s “The Black Phone,” the big screen adaptation of a short story by Joe Hill.It reunites Hawke with Blumhouse.
The Oscar-nominee previously starred in “The Purge,” and appeared as abolitionist John Brown in Showtime’s “The Good Lord Bird,” both of which the company produced.
Hawke’s also a close friend of Blumhouse founder Jason Blum. “The Black Phone” will be distributed by Universal and starts production in North Carolina in February.Blumhouse didn’t provide any plot details, but based on previous reports, the film seems to be about a kidnapped boy who receives calls from the dead on a disconnected phone while he is locked in a soundproof.
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