Black Phone: How the director made the ending better

Warning – The article below contains spoilers on the “black phone” story. Please continue if you have not seen it yet and do not want to know anything about it.

Released Wednesday, June 22 at our cinemas, Black Phone celebrates Scott Derrickson’s great return to the horror genre, bypassing the Marvel movie world for the need for the first Dr. Strange. Inspired by the story of Joe Hill (son of Stephen King), the feature film echoes evil in many ways. And especially the past and the present way collide with each other.

Conquered and locked up by a mysterious kidnapper and child murderer who rages near his house in the late 70s, a young Finn (Mason Thames) manages to communicate with previous victims, thanks to a black telephone in the basement. Where he is captured. . And that’s when his cables dig.

Unexpected return

Among the ghosts that sometimes appear on the screen, we find Robin (Miguel Casare Mora), a friend of Finn, who taught him to rebel especially against the elders who were harassing him, but who quickly disappeared from the story after crossing the route. Kidnapper (Ethan Hawke). If a young man finally shows up at a crucial moment, this return was not originally planned.

“Robin was not in the room in the script. It was just a phone call”Explained Scott Derrickson HollywoodReporter. “But a day or two before the scene was shot, I was suddenly approached. It was as if the audience wanted to see this child again. We had to see him again. Case.”

“When I asked him where he was and he told me he had gone home, I told him to come back.” And here’s how Robin was able to make it to the Black Phone finale, taking advantage of his presence as Finn confronts the kidnapper with what his friend taught him in the beginning. In addition to the technique that allows him to gain escape, the film is currently in theaters.