 What is going on guys welcome back to the channel critical over here since about the black phone in this video here today Talk about a potential sequel that could be coming if the first movie that's out right now in theaters is successful Now if you don't want spoilers obviously you shouldn't be watching this video But I'm not even gonna bother with that warning anymore if you don't want spoilers stop watching this video I'm gonna talk about all this was I want to so as it pertains to the black phone too in a new interview that came out with Collider or comic book the director Attached to the movie Scott Derrickson who we know worked with Ethan Hawke on sinister as well He talked about this idea that's already been presented to him that he would love to bring the life If the movie is this movie that's again out in theaters right now is a successful Release for universal now the black phone is off based off a short story by Joe Hill and He stated that Joe Hill pitched me a wonderful idea for a sequel to the black phone that if this movie does Well, I'm gonna do it. He's got a great idea and I really liked it now Joe's very protective and personal about his material But he came to me with the idea and I was like, that's how you do a sequel to the black phone. That is terrific I believe Ethan Hawke has also stated that he would love to reprise the role as the grabber who knows the villain in the movie Now my thing is this In the end of the black phone Then the grabber die The grabber dies Finney literally goes to school walks around town most specifically in school He's getting commended and talked about he's got like this little street cred now He's got some little confidence coming in and very empowering to see because we know he was a bullied individual And it really was again like an exaggerated depiction of a kid's Journey of learning to stand up for himself and stop taking shit from people and just be more confident in who you are And stand up for yourself and when people are giving you a hard time Tell them to go f themselves make a difference. You don't have to always be violent But when violence is necessary, don't be afraid to get violent and he of course did that wholeheartedly Against the grabber at the end of the movie after being convinced throughout the movie by a lot of the old grabber victims Who were talking him through of course what we know is inspiring the movie title that black phone in the room so with the grabber presumably being dead and Is this sequel idea actually a sequel or is it a prequel and they're going to explore Another attack related to the grabber because if you do a sequel legitimately and Ethan Hawke is back in the role Are you going to then reveal to us that the grabber somehow survived the attack? I mean if you do that, I mean sure there's nothing wrong with it I feel like it's just in a way kind of like Undermining maybe a little bit the ending of that first movie when we see Finney walking through the halls I'm not saying that it takes away from where his arc is at now because there's there's a clear shift in Where he was at the beginning of the movie by the time the movie ends He has a lot more confidence that visibly is on his face And of course how he delivers a certain line at the end to his crush Clearly signifying that he has a lot more restored and empowering confidence that he had prior to the movie starting and I'm not saying it will undermine that but it will undermine kind of I think all of this Mystique around him walking through the halls and kids saying isn't that the guy who killed the grabber? I thought he'd be bigger, you know stuff like that if I only to find out that the grabber isn't dead Okay, well if the grabber isn't dead wouldn't these kids have called on to the fact that he wasn't dead and Reacted a certain different way. I don't know. It just seems like if the grabbers alive Sure, Ethan Hawke could still come back and do an amazing job But I I think you could sell me on it I just still think okay I feel like at the end of the movie you went out of your way to successfully establish that the grabber is dead So maybe there's something else going on where you bring back Finney And actually maybe not even doing Mason Thames character But bringing in Madeline McGraw who I feel like a lot of people I've seen argue Probably would have made the film a lot better if she was the one who got taken by the grabber in my own Personal opinion. I think that this character of Gwen. She would have been a little bit too Because she's she does an amazing job with the character this character I would say has a lot more confidence than Finney So I feel like with her in that position. Sure. Italy just as fun Maybe even more fun, but I think what they were trying to go for here Of course was that that narrative of Finney Learning to stand up for himself and and develop develop that confidence I think that when already has that so if you would have put her in the role of Finney Sure, maybe you would have had a lot more fun with her But I don't think the message that was trying to be accomplished there would have been the same She seemed to definitely just ooze a lot more confidence Given how she talked to certain people and you know, we have that one line. She gave us that was so funny Makes me laugh every time I think about it. She just oozed more confidence compared to Finney I'm not saying that again that the movie would have been bad if she was the one that got taken I just feel like the messaging with Finney how you starting off if you're trying to depict a journey about a message about a young boy Trying to gain confidence. Sure, you can still tell it through him trying to hunt down and fight the grabber and save his sister But I just feel like it's it's a lot more impactful for his end when he's the one of course They got taken with a sequel sure you could explore Gwen getting taken but then of course again, how do you justify? Ethan Hawke being alive If it's even Ethan Hawke because again, Ethan Hawke has expressed interest in returning as the grabber if they were to do a sequel You know the black phone in and of itself. It's a very good silent movie. It closes the door on itself It doesn't really end in a way to set up a sequel It's done in a way in which I could say the original screen is done and a lot of other movies that feel like they could have Been one and done's but then of course you have these talented writers who came together and brought us these Sequels that ended up resulting in these successful franchises that have stood the test of time in the horror genre But with the ending of the black phone I am definitely intrigued as to how you could do a sequel if Ethan Hawke is the one back in the role as the grabber. How did he survive? What is going on there? How did he escape because I'm assuming they of course found his body and if he was presumed dead How did that happen, you know, there's so many questions I have in them having my head or of course what you could do You could reveal That maybe the ending of the film we got wasn't real Finney imagine it all if you want to do something like that Which again, I think would undermine all that work and progression the character had But you know if you find a successful way to justify Ethan Hawke being back alive If that's the narrative you want to tell again with the grabber being back in full effect Or if you do some supernatural stuff because again, there's a supernatural aspect to the black phone We could see the grabber come back Via ghost maybe if they want to explore that because they were there were ghosts all throughout the movie We could see something like that go down in a sequence of the black phone. Maybe that is what it is Maybe it's ghost a ghost grabber Back to haunt Finney and his sister, but we'll see what happens Let me know what you think about that down in the comment section below If you haven't already of course make sure you subscribe turn on postification You have me as a video in the description on links for social media accounts on Facebook toward an Instagram You can message me there, of course Let me see any movies news or reviews let me cover in the future and with all that in mind guys I will see you in the next video