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‘The Black Phone’ Hit With A Minor Delay

The filmmaking duo of Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill, who brought us Sinister and Doctor Strange, is back with The Black Phone, the Blumhouse adaptation of Joe Hill’s short story. Unfortunately, we are going to have to wait a bit longer to see it. Originally set to open in theaters this January, the movie now has a new February release date. In the film, “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.” Ethan Hawke (Sinister) and James Ransone (Sinister, It: Chapter Two) star along with Jeremy Davies (“Hannibal”), Mason Thames, and Madeleine McGraw. Derrickson, Cargill, and Jason Blum, for Blumhouse, are

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 21, 2021
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Train To Busan’s Timo Tjahjanto Teams Up With ‘Sinister’ Duo For New Horror

Timo Tjahjanto, the filmmaker behind Netflix’s The Night Comes for Us, as well as May the Devil Take You, Headshot and the upcoming Train to Busan remake, announced on social media last night that he is working on a new film with director Scott Derrickson and writer C. Robert Cargill, the team behind Sinister and Doctor Strange. Derrickson shared Tjahjanto’s tweet featuring an image of the mysterious new script, but much of the title was hidden, revealing “The” an “H” and an “R”. It also says, “The year is…” with a snake blocking the exact year. The script’s cover page also states a brief teaser to its plot, “Society is screwed. Crime and violence have risen steadily in all remaining regions of planet Earth.” We’ll keep you posted as we learn more.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 25, 2021
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James Ransone Joins Fellow ‘Sinister’ Franchise Alums For Scott Derrickson’s ‘The Black Phone’

IT: Chapter 2 actor James Ransone has been cast in Scott Derrickson‘s upcoming horror film The Black Phone, from Universal and Blumhouse. Ransone will star alongside his fellow Sinister franchise alum Ethan Hawke in the film whose plot and details are still being kept secret. Derrickson and frequent collaborator C. Robert Cargill (Bermuda, Doctor Strange, Sinister) adapted the script based on Joe Hill’s short story. In Hill’s tale, first published in his short story collection 20th Century Ghosts, young John Finney has been kidnapped and locked in a basement, a place stained with the blood of half a dozen murdered children. In his cell is an antique phone, long since disconnected…but it still rings at night, with calls from the dead. Derrickson, Cargill, and Jason Blum, for Blumhouse, are producing the film. Universal and Blumhouse will present the Crooked Highway production. Joe Hill is an executive producer. Ransone has had an impressive career in both film and TV, starring in

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 20, 2021
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Elijah Wood Starring In New Ted Bundy Movie ‘No Man Of God’

Serial killer Ted Bundy remains one of the most popular killers in history. A new movie about the killer, No Man of God, is set to star Elijah Wood as an FBI analyst assigned to the case. The film is largely set in a single interrogation room, according to Deadline. And is based on real transcripts culled from interrogations between FBI analyst Bill Hagmaier (Wood) and Bundy that took place from 1984 to 1989. It will explore the relationship between the two men during the killer’s final years on death row. Casting for No Man of God is ongoing with the search on for the actor who will play Ted Bundy. Amber Sealy is in the director’s chair for the try crime movie. C. Robert Cargill penned the script. Elijah Wood will be producing along with Daniel Noah, Lisa Whalen, and Kim Sherman. Scott Derrickson, Bill Hagmaier, Stacey Jorgensen, and Mark Ward are executive producing. XYZ is handling international sales.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 18, 2020

More from C. Robert Cargill

‘The Black Phone’ Hit With A Minor Delay

The filmmaking duo of Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill, who brought us Sinister and Doctor Strange, is back with The Black Phone, the Blumhouse adaptation of Joe Hill’s short story. Unfortunately, we are going to have to wait a bit longer to see it. Originally set to open in theaters this January, the movie now has a new February release date. In the film, “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.” Ethan Hawke (Sinister) and James Ransone (Sinister, It: Chapter Two) star along with Jeremy Davies (“Hannibal”), Mason Thames, and Madeleine McGraw. Derrickson, Cargill, and Jason Blum, for Blumhouse, are

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 21, 2021
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Train To Busan’s Timo Tjahjanto Teams Up With ‘Sinister’ Duo For New Horror

Timo Tjahjanto, the filmmaker behind Netflix’s The Night Comes for Us, as well as May the Devil Take You, Headshot and the upcoming Train to Busan remake, announced on social media last night that he is working on a new film with director Scott Derrickson and writer C. Robert Cargill, the team behind Sinister and Doctor Strange. Derrickson shared Tjahjanto’s tweet featuring an image of the mysterious new script, but much of the title was hidden, revealing “The” an “H” and an “R”. It also says, “The year is…” with a snake blocking the exact year. The script’s cover page also states a brief teaser to its plot, “Society is screwed. Crime and violence have risen steadily in all remaining regions of planet Earth.” We’ll keep you posted as we learn more.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 25, 2021
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James Ransone Joins Fellow ‘Sinister’ Franchise Alums For Scott Derrickson’s ‘The Black Phone’

IT: Chapter 2 actor James Ransone has been cast in Scott Derrickson‘s upcoming horror film The Black Phone, from Universal and Blumhouse. Ransone will star alongside his fellow Sinister franchise alum Ethan Hawke in the film whose plot and details are still being kept secret. Derrickson and frequent collaborator C. Robert Cargill (Bermuda, Doctor Strange, Sinister) adapted the script based on Joe Hill’s short story. In Hill’s tale, first published in his short story collection 20th Century Ghosts, young John Finney has been kidnapped and locked in a basement, a place stained with the blood of half a dozen murdered children. In his cell is an antique phone, long since disconnected…but it still rings at night, with calls from the dead. Derrickson, Cargill, and Jason Blum, for Blumhouse, are producing the film. Universal and Blumhouse will present the Crooked Highway production. Joe Hill is an executive producer. Ransone has had an impressive career in both film and TV, starring in

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 20, 2021
Horror Fuel

Elijah Wood Starring In New Ted Bundy Movie ‘No Man Of God’

Serial killer Ted Bundy remains one of the most popular killers in history. A new movie about the killer, No Man of God, is set to star Elijah Wood as an FBI analyst assigned to the case. The film is largely set in a single interrogation room, according to Deadline. And is based on real transcripts culled from interrogations between FBI analyst Bill Hagmaier (Wood) and Bundy that took place from 1984 to 1989. It will explore the relationship between the two men during the killer’s final years on death row. Casting for No Man of God is ongoing with the search on for the actor who will play Ted Bundy. Amber Sealy is in the director’s chair for the try crime movie. C. Robert Cargill penned the script. Elijah Wood will be producing along with Daniel Noah, Lisa Whalen, and Kim Sherman. Scott Derrickson, Bill Hagmaier, Stacey Jorgensen, and Mark Ward are executive producing. XYZ is handling international sales.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 18, 2020