Exclusive: Ethan Hawke talks The Black Phone and his preparation for the role of a serial killer
Coming out this week in theaters is the supernatural horror film The Black Phone directed by Scott Derrickson and starring Ethan Hawke.
The phone is dead. And it’s ringing.
Director Scott Derrickson returns to his terror roots and partners again with the foremost brand in the genre, Blumhouse, with a new horror thriller. Finney Shaw, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer’s previous victims. And they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn’t happen to Finney.
Starring four-time Oscar nominee Ethan Hawke in the most terrifying role of his career and introducing Mason Thames in his first ever film role, The Black Phone also stars Madeleine McGraw, Jeremy Davies, and James Ransone.
Hawke is no stranger to the horror genre and with this film, he reunites with the filmmakers and producer of the 2012 horror smash, Sinister. Hawke also starred in The Purge, another hit horror movie produced by Blum. He recently finished playing in Marvel’s Moon Knight series for Disney+ and starred opposite Alexander Skarsgård and Nicole Kidman in The Northman.
Blackfilmandtv.com correspondent Sidnee Michelle spoke with Hawke on his role and his preparation in playing a serial killer.