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Scott Derrickson’s ‘The Black Phone’ Scores An Early 2022 Release Date

Scott Derrickson, that is a name you should be very familiar with, after all, he is the writer-director behind The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Sinister, Deliver Us from Evil, and Doctor Strange. Derrickson is back with the upcoming horror The Black Phone which is currently in post-production and now has an early 2022 release date! Ethan Hawke (Sinister) and James Ransone (Sinister, It: Chapter Two) lead the cast that also includes Jeremy Davies (“Hannibal”), Mason Thames (For All Mankind), and Madeleine McGraw (American Sniper). 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.” Derrickson and Robert Cargill (Bermuda, Doctor Strange,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 28, 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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First Images Surface Of The Losers Club From ‘IT: Chapter Two’

The first images of the adult Losers Club has surfaced from the set of Andy Mushietti‘s IT: Chapter Two. Directed by Muschietti from the screenplay written by Gary Dauberman, the film stars Jessica Chastain as Beverly Marsh, Bill Hader as Richie, James McAvoy as Bill, James Ransone as Eddie, Andy Bean as Stanley, Isaiah Mustafa as Mike and Jay Ryan as Ben. Xavier Dolan is Adrian Mellon, Teach Grant as bully Henry Bowers, with Will Beinbrink as Tom Rogan, and Jess Weixler as Bill’s wife. Bill Skarsgård returns as the demented entity known as Pennywise. It: Chapter Two opens in theaters nationwide on September 6, 2019. Fan Theory: the guy in the shorts is Pennywise. Let me explain 1/346 pic.twitter.com/tnZOgqj8Ax — Chris Evangelista (@cevangelista413) July 31, 2018 Beep beep pic.twitter.com/sWbsOBagtU — Chris Evangelista (@cevangelista413) July 30, 2018

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 31, 2018
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IT: Chapter Two Reveals Final Cast Member

After months of announcing cast, the final member of the Losers Club has been revealed for It: Chapter Two. Now, the last cast member has been revealed. You may be familiar with those hilarious Old Spice commercials featuring Isaiah Mustafa. That’s right, IT: Chapter Two has cast the Old Spice guy as the adult version of Mike Hanlon, played in the first film by Chosen Jacobs who announced Mustafa‘s casting via Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/BjylsDBlqUm/?taken-by=chosenjacobs Mustafa (Shadow Hunters, Horrible Bosses) joins Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, Bill Hader, Andy Bean, James Ransone, Jay Ryan, and Bill Skarsgard who is reprising his role as Pennywise. The first chapter of It centered on a group of children, known as the Losers Club, who are terrorized by Pennywise the clown and forced to face their own demons to defeat him. Chapter Two will follow the same characters as adults who return to their hometown years later to face Pennywise once again. It: Chapter Two, from director

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 10, 2018
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Two More Actors Join The Losers Club For ‘IT: Chapter 2’

It’s been a big day for It: Chapter 2, announcing two new cast members, Andy Bean and James Ransone, Variety reports. Bean, known for his role in HBO’s “Here and Now” and the TV series “Power”, will play Losers Club member Stanley, played in the first film by Wyatt Oleff. Ransone has been cast as Eddie, the adult version of the character played by Jack Dylan Grazer. You may recognize Ransone from Sinister and Sinister 2. The two actors join the cast that already includes Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, and Bill Hader. Bill Skarsgard will reprise his role of Pennywise. Directed by Andy Muschietti is back to direct from the script by Gary Dauberman based on Stephen King’s classic tale.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 17, 2018
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Vampire Film ‘Family Blood’ Coming To Netflix

Sonny Mallhi’s vampire film Family Blood has released a trailer and will soon be making its way to Netflix. In the film, “Ellie, a recovering drug addict, has just moved to a new city with her two teenage children. She has struggled to stay sober in the past and is determined to make it work this time, finding a stable job and regularly attending her meetings. Unfortunately, new friends, a new job, and the chance of a new life can’t keep Ellie from slipping once again. Her life changes when she meets Christopher – a different kind of addict – which forces her daughter and son to accept a new version of Ellie.” Vinessa Shaw (3:10 to Yuma, Hocus Pocus), James Ransone (Sinister), and Colin Ford of “Supernatural” star. Ryan Turek and Gavin Dorman executive produced. Catch Family Blood on Netflix beginning March 31, 2018.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 21, 2018

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Scott Derrickson’s ‘The Black Phone’ Scores An Early 2022 Release Date

Scott Derrickson, that is a name you should be very familiar with, after all, he is the writer-director behind The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Sinister, Deliver Us from Evil, and Doctor Strange. Derrickson is back with the upcoming horror The Black Phone which is currently in post-production and now has an early 2022 release date! Ethan Hawke (Sinister) and James Ransone (Sinister, It: Chapter Two) lead the cast that also includes Jeremy Davies (“Hannibal”), Mason Thames (For All Mankind), and Madeleine McGraw (American Sniper). 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.” Derrickson and Robert Cargill (Bermuda, Doctor Strange,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 28, 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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First Images Surface Of The Losers Club From ‘IT: Chapter Two’

The first images of the adult Losers Club has surfaced from the set of Andy Mushietti‘s IT: Chapter Two. Directed by Muschietti from the screenplay written by Gary Dauberman, the film stars Jessica Chastain as Beverly Marsh, Bill Hader as Richie, James McAvoy as Bill, James Ransone as Eddie, Andy Bean as Stanley, Isaiah Mustafa as Mike and Jay Ryan as Ben. Xavier Dolan is Adrian Mellon, Teach Grant as bully Henry Bowers, with Will Beinbrink as Tom Rogan, and Jess Weixler as Bill’s wife. Bill Skarsgård returns as the demented entity known as Pennywise. It: Chapter Two opens in theaters nationwide on September 6, 2019. Fan Theory: the guy in the shorts is Pennywise. Let me explain 1/346 pic.twitter.com/tnZOgqj8Ax — Chris Evangelista (@cevangelista413) July 31, 2018 Beep beep pic.twitter.com/sWbsOBagtU — Chris Evangelista (@cevangelista413) July 30, 2018

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 31, 2018
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IT: Chapter Two Reveals Final Cast Member

After months of announcing cast, the final member of the Losers Club has been revealed for It: Chapter Two. Now, the last cast member has been revealed. You may be familiar with those hilarious Old Spice commercials featuring Isaiah Mustafa. That’s right, IT: Chapter Two has cast the Old Spice guy as the adult version of Mike Hanlon, played in the first film by Chosen Jacobs who announced Mustafa‘s casting via Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/BjylsDBlqUm/?taken-by=chosenjacobs Mustafa (Shadow Hunters, Horrible Bosses) joins Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, Bill Hader, Andy Bean, James Ransone, Jay Ryan, and Bill Skarsgard who is reprising his role as Pennywise. The first chapter of It centered on a group of children, known as the Losers Club, who are terrorized by Pennywise the clown and forced to face their own demons to defeat him. Chapter Two will follow the same characters as adults who return to their hometown years later to face Pennywise once again. It: Chapter Two, from director

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 10, 2018
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Two More Actors Join The Losers Club For ‘IT: Chapter 2’

It’s been a big day for It: Chapter 2, announcing two new cast members, Andy Bean and James Ransone, Variety reports. Bean, known for his role in HBO’s “Here and Now” and the TV series “Power”, will play Losers Club member Stanley, played in the first film by Wyatt Oleff. Ransone has been cast as Eddie, the adult version of the character played by Jack Dylan Grazer. You may recognize Ransone from Sinister and Sinister 2. The two actors join the cast that already includes Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, and Bill Hader. Bill Skarsgard will reprise his role of Pennywise. Directed by Andy Muschietti is back to direct from the script by Gary Dauberman based on Stephen King’s classic tale.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 17, 2018
Horror Fuel

Vampire Film ‘Family Blood’ Coming To Netflix

Sonny Mallhi’s vampire film Family Blood has released a trailer and will soon be making its way to Netflix. In the film, “Ellie, a recovering drug addict, has just moved to a new city with her two teenage children. She has struggled to stay sober in the past and is determined to make it work this time, finding a stable job and regularly attending her meetings. Unfortunately, new friends, a new job, and the chance of a new life can’t keep Ellie from slipping once again. Her life changes when she meets Christopher – a different kind of addict – which forces her daughter and son to accept a new version of Ellie.” Vinessa Shaw (3:10 to Yuma, Hocus Pocus), James Ransone (Sinister), and Colin Ford of “Supernatural” star. Ryan Turek and Gavin Dorman executive produced. Catch Family Blood on Netflix beginning March 31, 2018.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 21, 2018