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THE BLACK PHONE TBC

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DIRECTOR Scott Derrickson STARRING Mason Thames, Ethan Hawke, Jeremy Davies, Madeleine McGraw, James Ransone SCREENPLAY Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill DISTRIBUTOR Universal RUNNING TIME 102 mins TBC

Working from a short story by Joe Hill, director Scott Derrickson reunites with horror kings Blumhouse star Ethan Hawke for this creepy ride. The year is 1978, and a series of children have gone missing in a quiet North Denver suburb. Soon to be next is Finney (Mason Thames), a young schoolboy who is a target for bullies and hasn’t yet learnt to stand up for himself. Fighting in his corner are his sister Gwen (Madeleine McGraw) and a kid from his school named Robin (Miguel Cazarez Mora), who knows how to scrap and loves .

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