Ethan Hawke is joining the next Blumhouse film The Black Telephone, representing the actor’s ninth reteaming with producer Jason Blum.
Hawke joins Jeremy Davies, of whom we speak for the first time, in the film directed by Scott Derrickson that will be distributed by Universal. Cameras will rotate The black phone in North Carolina next month. The plot is being kept secret. Derrickson and frequent contributor C. Robert Cargill adapted the script based on Joe Hill’s short story.
Hawke recently starred in Blumhouse’s Showtime series The good bird lord, that represented the actor’s debut on TV. Hawke was also an executive producer and co-author of the series based on James McBride’s National Book Award-winning novel. The seven-part limited series follows the story of the abolitionist John Brown, played by Hawke. The series was recently recognized by the American Film Institute (AFI) as one of the best television programs of the year.
Soon, Ethan will star alongside Nicole Kidman and Alexander Skarsgard in the Robert Egger film The Nordic as well as the next film by Abel Ferrara Zeros and ones. Hawke received Oscar nominations for supporting actor for Childhood and Training Day and nominated for the Adapted Screenplay Oscar for Before sunset and Before midnight.
Derrickson, Cargill and Jason Blum of Blumhouse are producing the film. Universal and Blumhouse will present Crooked Highway Production. Joe Hill is an executive producer.
Hawke is represented by CAA, MGMT Entertainment, George Sheanshang and ID Public Relations.