Universal Pictures has pushed back the release date of Blumhouse Productions film “The Black Phone” to June 24, 2022, the studio said Thursday.
The horror film from “Doctor Strange” director Scott Derrickson was previously scheduled to be released on Feb. 4, 2022.
Based on a short story by author Joe Hill, “The Black Phone” follows a shy 13-year-old boy who is abducted by a sadistic killer (played by Ethan Hawke) and thrown into a soundproof basement where a broken phone hangs on the wall. But when the phone starts ringing, the boy begins communicating with the killer’s other victims, who help him try and escape.