As a result, Derrickson asked Cargill to postpone The Black Phone until he was available to direct Cargill agreed and promised to wait. Given Derrickson's commitments with Marvel, Cargill began looking at other filmmakers to direct the project. Scott Derrickson was working with Marvel Studios on the Doctor Strange sequel Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness when he decided to make The Black Phone with his frequent collaborator C. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for its faithfulness to the source material, Derrickson's direction, and Hawke's performance as the antagonist. It is scheduled to be theatrically released by Universal Pictures on June 24, 2022. The Black Phone had its world premiere at Fantastic Fest on September 25, 2021. Principal photography took place for two months in North Carolina. The feature film was announced in October 2020, and filming began in February 2021. As a result, he decided to partner with Cargill on The Black Phone. In January 2020, Derrickson announced his departure from directing Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness due to creative differences with Marvel Studios.
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The film stars Mason Thames as an abducted child who can communicate with the past victims of his kidnapper, portrayed by Ethan Hawke. Robert Cargill, it is an adaptation of the 2004 short story of the same name by Joe Hill.
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The Black Phone is a 2021 American supernatural horror film directed by Scott Derrickson and produced by Jason Blum.