USA TODAY and Yahoo may earn commission from links in this article. Pricing and availability subject to change.Ethan Hawke talks going full Freddy Krueger for 'Black Phone 2' Brendan Morrow, USA TODAYOctober 15, 2025 at 3:19 AM 1 Ethan Hawke didn't want to play a villain.
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Brendan Morrow, USA TODAYOctober 15, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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Ethan Hawke didn't want to play a villain. Now he has his own Spirit Halloween costume.
The actor returns in "Black Phone 2" (in theaters Oct. 17) as the masked child killer known as the Grabber, a part that has expanded his family's footprint on the Halloween season. After all, both he and his 27-year-old daughter, Maya Hawke, now have their own iconic roles in horror properties that inspire plenty of costumes this time of year.
"Last Halloween, there were probably 15 people that came to our house trick-or-treating dressed as the Grabber," Hawke says. "And there were probably six that came by dressed as Maya's character from 'Stranger Things.' So it felt like a coup d'état for the family."
Ethan Hawke's Grabber returns to haunt his victims from beyond the grave in "Black Phone 2."
Hawke even got in on the fun one Halloween by dressing as the Grabber himself, allowing him to blend in as an average "Black Phone" fan.
"I was just another guy dressed as the Grabber," he says. "They didn't know I was the real Grabber!"
Based on the short story by Joe Hill, the first "Black Phone" centered on a boy, Finney (Mason Thames), who is held captive by the Grabber and must figure out a way to escape by communicating with the spirits of his kidnapper's previous victims. It was a critical and commercial hit in 2022, but Hawke almost didn't take the role of the Grabber in the first place due to his longtime aversion to playing villains.
"I noticed that once you start playing evil people, if the movie's successful, it's very hard for audiences to accept that you're not evil once they've been afraid of you," the actor explains. "It happened to Jack Nicholson in 'The Shining.' Now, his laugh seems scary."
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But Hawke put those concerns aside both due to his desire to continue "working with good filmmakers" and evolve his career as he got older. "Part of it is my age," he says. "You just have to shift. You change or die, right?"
"Black Phone 2" sees Hawke go through another shift, as while the Grabber was a living, breathing human in the original film, he returns in the sequel as a fully supernatural entity. After the first "Black Phone" ended with Finney killing his kidnapper, in "Black Phone 2," the Grabber is now a vengeful spirit who threatens Finney and his sister, Gwen (Madeleine McGraw), from beyond the grave.
In one disturbing scene, the Grabber states that going to hell stripped him of his humanity, so Hawke saw the task this time as playing the personification of sin itself.
"What does sin walk like?" Hawke says. "What does sin sound like? That was just kind of how I thought about it. It's almost like playing a gargoyle."
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Jacob Elordi plays the Creature in Guillermo del Toro's take on "Frankenstein." Check out our exclusive peeks at Netflix's monster movie and all the other new films you need to see in theaters and on streaming services this fall.
">Jacob Elordi plays the Creature in Guillermo del Toro's take on "Frankenstein." Check out our exclusive peeks at Netflix's monster movie and all the other new films you need to see in theaters and on streaming services this fall.
" src=https://ift.tt/KclRBLz class=caas-img>"The Man in My Basement" (in theaters now, streaming this fall on Hulu): Corey Hawkins stars as a financially strapped man on the verge of losing his ancestral home when he accepts a bizarre proposition from a stranger to clear his debts.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>"The Man in My Basement" (in theaters now, streaming this fall on Hulu): Corey Hawkins stars as a financially strapped man on the verge of losing his ancestral home when he accepts a bizarre proposition from a stranger to clear his debts.
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"The Man in My Basement" (in theaters now, streaming this fall on Hulu): Corey Hawkins stars as a financially strapped man on the verge of losing his ancestral home when he accepts a bizarre proposition from a stranger to clear his debts.
">"The Man in My Basement" (in theaters now, streaming this fall on Hulu): Corey Hawkins stars as a financially strapped man on the verge of losing his ancestral home when he accepts a bizarre proposition from a stranger to clear his debts.
" src=https://ift.tt/BTogLuh class=caas-img>"A Big Bold Beautiful Journey" (Sept. 19 in theaters): Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell play strangers who meet at a mutual friend's wedding and go on a fantastical adventure that touches on their pasts in the romantic drama.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>"A Big Bold Beautiful Journey" (Sept. 19 in theaters): Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell play strangers who meet at a mutual friend's wedding and go on a fantastical adventure that touches on their pasts in the romantic drama.
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"A Big Bold Beautiful Journey" (Sept. 19 in theaters): Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell play strangers who meet at a mutual friend's wedding and go on a fantastical adventure that touches on their pasts in the romantic drama.
">"A Big Bold Beautiful Journey" (Sept. 19 in theaters): Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell play strangers who meet at a mutual friend's wedding and go on a fantastical adventure that touches on their pasts in the romantic drama.
" src=https://ift.tt/mDFa07W class=caas-img>"Him" (Sept. 19 in theaters): In the football horror film produced by Jordan Peele, a team's legendary quarterback (Marlon Wayans) wants to put the next franchise star through his own extreme training regimen to see if the kid is worthy.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>"Him" (Sept. 19 in theaters): In the football horror film produced by Jordan Peele, a team's legendary quarterback (Marlon Wayans) wants to put the next franchise star through his own extreme training regimen to see if the kid is worthy.
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"Him" (Sept. 19 in theaters): In the football horror film produced by Jordan Peele, a team's legendary quarterback (Marlon Wayans) wants to put the next franchise star through his own extreme training regimen to see if the kid is worthy.
">"Him" (Sept. 19 in theaters): In the football horror film produced by Jordan Peele, a team's legendary quarterback (Marlon Wayans) wants to put the next franchise star through his own extreme training regimen to see if the kid is worthy.
" src=https://ift.tt/LSo0P9a class=caas-img>"The Lost Bus" (Sept. 19 in theaters, Oct. 3 on Apple TV+): A California bus driver (Matthew McConaughey) races to get a teacher (America Ferrera) and her kids to safety during a hellish wildfire in the thriller based on the real-life Camp Fire in 2018.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>"The Lost Bus" (Sept. 19 in theaters, Oct. 3 on Apple TV+): A California bus driver (Matthew McConaughey) races to get a teacher (America Ferrera) and her kids to safety during a hellish wildfire in the thriller based on the real-life Camp Fire in 2018.
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"The Lost Bus" (Sept. 19 in theaters, Oct. 3 on Apple TV+): A California bus driver (Matthew McConaughey) races to get a teacher (America Ferrera) and her kids to safety during a hellish wildfire in the thriller based on the real-life Camp Fire in 2018.
">"The Lost Bus" (Sept. 19 in theaters, Oct. 3 on Apple TV+): A California bus driver (Matthew McConaughey) races to get a teacher (America Ferrera) and her kids to safety during a hellish wildfire in the thriller based on the real-life Camp Fire in 2018.
" src=https://ift.tt/7I6HSWQ class=caas-img>"Night of the Reaper" (Sept. 19 on Shudder): Keegan Connor Tracy stars in the horror film about a masked killer targeting babysitters that puts a college student and the local sheriff in some serious danger.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>"Night of the Reaper" (Sept. 19 on Shudder): Keegan Connor Tracy stars in the horror film about a masked killer targeting babysitters that puts a college student and the local sheriff in some serious danger.
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"Night of the Reaper" (Sept. 19 on Shudder): Keegan Connor Tracy stars in the horror film about a masked killer targeting babysitters that puts a college student and the local sheriff in some serious danger.
">"Night of the Reaper" (Sept. 19 on Shudder): Keegan Connor Tracy stars in the horror film about a masked killer targeting babysitters that puts a college student and the local sheriff in some serious danger.
" src=https://ift.tt/kJzKISt class=caas-img>"Swiped" (Sept. 19 on Hulu): In the true-life tech drama, Lily James plays Whitney Wolfe Herd, who founds the dating app Bumble after being forced out of Tinder and suing the company for sexual harassment.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>"Swiped" (Sept. 19 on Hulu): In the true-life tech drama, Lily James plays Whitney Wolfe Herd, who founds the dating app Bumble after being forced out of Tinder and suing the company for sexual harassment.
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"Swiped" (Sept. 19 on Hulu): In the true-life tech drama, Lily James plays Whitney Wolfe Herd, who founds the dating app Bumble after being forced out of Tinder and suing the company for sexual harassment.
">"Swiped" (Sept. 19 on Hulu): In the true-life tech drama, Lily James plays Whitney Wolfe Herd, who founds the dating app Bumble after being forced out of Tinder and suing the company for sexual harassment.
" src=https://ift.tt/qKTiJ8w class=caas-img>"Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery – The Untold Story" (Sept. 21 on Hulu and Disney+): Sarah McLachlan is one of several musicians interviewed for the documentary about the 1990s female-fronted music tour, its cultural popularity and subsequent backlash.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>"Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery – The Untold Story" (Sept. 21 on Hulu and Disney+): Sarah McLachlan is one of several musicians interviewed for the documentary about the 1990s female-fronted music tour, its cultural popularity and subsequent backlash.
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"Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery – The Untold Story" (Sept. 21 on Hulu and Disney+): Sarah McLachlan is one of several musicians interviewed for the documentary about the 1990s female-fronted music tour, its cultural popularity and subsequent backlash.
">"Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery – The Untold Story" (Sept. 21 on Hulu and Disney+): Sarah McLachlan is one of several musicians interviewed for the documentary about the 1990s female-fronted music tour, its cultural popularity and subsequent backlash.
" src=https://ift.tt/hbm8d4p class=caas-img>"All of You" (Sept. 26 on Apple TV+): Brett Goldstein and Imogen Poots play college best friends who weigh how they really feel about each other in the decades-spanning sci-fi romantic drama.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>"All of You" (Sept. 26 on Apple TV+): Brett Goldstein and Imogen Poots play college best friends who weigh how they really feel about each other in the decades-spanning sci-fi romantic drama.
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"All of You" (Sept. 26 on Apple TV+): Brett Goldstein and Imogen Poots play college best friends who weigh how they really feel about each other in the decades-spanning sci-fi romantic drama.
">"All of You" (Sept. 26 on Apple TV+): Brett Goldstein and Imogen Poots play college best friends who weigh how they really feel about each other in the decades-spanning sci-fi romantic drama.
" src=https://ift.tt/N0OHapZ class=caas-img>"Eleanor the Great" (Sept. 26 in theaters): After a heartbreaking loss, a feisty 94-year-old Florida woman (June Squibb, left) moves to New York City and strikes up a friendship with a young writer (Erin Kellyman) in Scarlett Johansson's directorial debut.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>"Eleanor the Great" (Sept. 26 in theaters): After a heartbreaking loss, a feisty 94-year-old Florida woman (June Squibb, left) moves to New York City and strikes up a friendship with a young writer (Erin Kellyman) in Scarlett Johansson's directorial debut.
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"Eleanor the Great" (Sept. 26 in theaters): After a heartbreaking loss, a feisty 94-year-old Florida woman (June Squibb, left) moves to New York City and strikes up a friendship with a young writer (Erin Kellyman) in Scarlett Johansson's directorial debut.
">"Eleanor the Great" (Sept. 26 in theaters): After a heartbreaking loss, a feisty 94-year-old Florida woman (June Squibb, left) moves to New York City and strikes up a friendship with a young writer (Erin Kellyman) in Scarlett Johansson's directorial debut.
" src=https://ift.tt/CUuPtJB class=caas-img>"French Lover" (Sept. 26 on Netflix): Omar Sy plays a jaded actor who sparks an unlikely love story with a down-on-her-luck Parisian waitress after accidentally getting her fired.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>"French Lover" (Sept. 26 on Netflix): Omar Sy plays a jaded actor who sparks an unlikely love story with a down-on-her-luck Parisian waitress after accidentally getting her fired.
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"French Lover" (Sept. 26 on Netflix): Omar Sy plays a jaded actor who sparks an unlikely love story with a down-on-her-luck Parisian waitress after accidentally getting her fired.
">"French Lover" (Sept. 26 on Netflix): Omar Sy plays a jaded actor who sparks an unlikely love story with a down-on-her-luck Parisian waitress after accidentally getting her fired.
" src=https://ift.tt/SLh7dft class=caas-img>"Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie" (Sept. 26 in theaters): When a road trip with her grandma goes sideways, Gabby (voiced by Laila Lockhart Kraner) embarks on an adventure to save the Gabby Cats and the dollhouse from an eccentric cat lady.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>"Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie" (Sept. 26 in theaters): When a road trip with her grandma goes sideways, Gabby (voiced by Laila Lockhart Kraner) embarks on an adventure to save the Gabby Cats and the dollhouse from an eccentric cat lady.
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"Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie" (Sept. 26 in theaters): When a road trip with her grandma goes sideways, Gabby (voiced by Laila Lockhart Kraner) embarks on an adventure to save the Gabby Cats and the dollhouse from an eccentric cat lady.
">"Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie" (Sept. 26 in theaters): When a road trip with her grandma goes sideways, Gabby (voiced by Laila Lockhart Kraner) embarks on an adventure to save the Gabby Cats and the dollhouse from an eccentric cat lady.
" src=https://ift.tt/BQFJSTy class=caas-img>"One Battle After Another" (Sept. 26 in theaters): The genre-bending action thriller stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a former member of a revolutionary vigilante group who needs help from his old friends to find his missing daughter.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>"One Battle After Another" (Sept. 26 in theaters): The genre-bending action thriller stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a former member of a revolutionary vigilante group who needs help from his old friends to find his missing daughter.
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"One Battle After Another" (Sept. 26 in theaters): The genre-bending action thriller stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a former member of a revolutionary vigilante group who needs help from his old friends to find his missing daughter.
">"One Battle After Another" (Sept. 26 in theaters): The genre-bending action thriller stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a former member of a revolutionary vigilante group who needs help from his old friends to find his missing daughter.
" src=https://ift.tt/upTV04v class=caas-img>"Ruth & Boaz" (Sept. 26): After leaving the Atlanta music scene, Ruth (Serayah McNeill) winds up in Tennessee, caring for an elderly widow and meeting Boaz (Tyler Lepley) in the romantic drama based on a Bible story.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>"Ruth & Boaz" (Sept. 26): After leaving the Atlanta music scene, Ruth (Serayah McNeill) winds up in Tennessee, caring for an elderly widow and meeting Boaz (Tyler Lepley) in the romantic drama based on a Bible story.
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"Ruth & Boaz" (Sept. 26): After leaving the Atlanta music scene, Ruth (Serayah McNeill) winds up in Tennessee, caring for an elderly widow and meeting Boaz (Tyler Lepley) in the romantic drama based on a Bible story.
">"Ruth & Boaz" (Sept. 26): After leaving the Atlanta music scene, Ruth (Serayah McNeill) winds up in Tennessee, caring for an elderly widow and meeting Boaz (Tyler Lepley) in the romantic drama based on a Bible story.
" src=https://ift.tt/XiT5fhK class=caas-img>"The Strangers: Chapter 2" (Sept. 26 in theaters): Maya (Madelaine Petsch) survived a nightmarish scenario with masked psychos in the first "Strangers," and the horror sequel finds her pursued relentlessly by them again.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>"The Strangers: Chapter 2" (Sept. 26 in theaters): Maya (Madelaine Petsch) survived a nightmarish scenario with masked psychos in the first "Strangers," and the horror sequel finds her pursued relentlessly by them again.
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"The Strangers: Chapter 2" (Sept. 26 in theaters): Maya (Madelaine Petsch) survived a nightmarish scenario with masked psychos in the first "Strangers," and the horror sequel finds her pursued relentlessly by them again.
">"The Strangers: Chapter 2" (Sept. 26 in theaters): Maya (Madelaine Petsch) survived a nightmarish scenario with masked psychos in the first "Strangers," and the horror sequel finds her pursued relentlessly by them again.
" src=https://ift.tt/gZEWJCr class=caas-img>"Play Dirty" (Oct. 1 on Prime Video): The skilled thief Parker (Mark Wahlberg) and his crew run afoul of the New York mob and a billionaire trying to steal sunken treasure in a crime based on Richard Stark's "Parker" book series.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>"Play Dirty" (Oct. 1 on Prime Video): The skilled thief Parker (Mark Wahlberg) and his crew run afoul of the New York mob and a billionaire trying to steal sunken treasure in a crime based on Richard Stark's "Parker" book series.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/KIPBR6Z class=caas-img data-headline="From 'Tron: Ares' to 'Frankenstein,' exclusive peeks at fall's top movies" data-caption="
"Play Dirty" (Oct. 1 on Prime Video): The skilled thief Parker (Mark Wahlberg) and his crew run afoul of the New York mob and a billionaire trying to steal sunken treasure in a crime based on Richard Stark's "Parker" book series.
">"Play Dirty" (Oct. 1 on Prime Video): The skilled thief Parker (Mark Wahlberg) and his crew run afoul of the New York mob and a billionaire trying to steal sunken treasure in a crime based on Richard Stark's "Parker" book series.
" src=https://ift.tt/KIPBR6Z class=caas-img>"Anemone" (Oct. 3 in theaters): Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis unretires from acting to star in his son Ronan Day-Lewis' directorial debut, an intense drama about a man dealing with his violent past and reconnecting with family.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>"Anemone" (Oct. 3 in theaters): Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis unretires from acting to star in his son Ronan Day-Lewis' directorial debut, an intense drama about a man dealing with his violent past and reconnecting with family.
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"Anemone" (Oct. 3 in theaters): Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis unretires from acting to star in his son Ronan Day-Lewis' directorial debut, an intense drama about a man dealing with his violent past and reconnecting with family.
">"Anemone" (Oct. 3 in theaters): Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis unretires from acting to star in his son Ronan Day-Lewis' directorial debut, an intense drama about a man dealing with his violent past and reconnecting with family.
" src=https://ift.tt/jtzi5RN class=caas-img>"Good Boy" (Oct. 3 in theaters): Indy the dog stars in a horror movie told from a canine perspective as a loyal retriever tries to keep his human owner safe after they move to a house in the country, where dark forces reveal themselves.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>"Good Boy" (Oct. 3 in theaters): Indy the dog stars in a horror movie told from a canine perspective as a loyal retriever tries to keep his human owner safe after they move to a house in the country, where dark forces reveal themselves.
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"Good Boy" (Oct. 3 in theaters): Indy the dog stars in a horror movie told from a canine perspective as a loyal retriever tries to keep his human owner safe after they move to a house in the country, where dark forces reveal themselves.
">"Good Boy" (Oct. 3 in theaters): Indy the dog stars in a horror movie told from a canine perspective as a loyal retriever tries to keep his human owner safe after they move to a house in the country, where dark forces reveal themselves.
" src=https://ift.tt/ulnHtN1 class=caas-img>"Shelby Oaks" (Oct. 3 in theaters): Camille Sullivan plays a woman who's been seeking her missing sister for 12 years and finds she might be connected to an abandoned town with a bloody history in the horror mystery.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>"Shelby Oaks" (Oct. 3 in theaters): Camille Sullivan plays a woman who's been seeking her missing sister for 12 years and finds she might be connected to an abandoned town with a bloody history in the horror mystery.
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"Shelby Oaks" (Oct. 3 in theaters): Camille Sullivan plays a woman who's been seeking her missing sister for 12 years and finds she might be connected to an abandoned town with a bloody history in the horror mystery.
">"Shelby Oaks" (Oct. 3 in theaters): Camille Sullivan plays a woman who's been seeking her missing sister for 12 years and finds she might be connected to an abandoned town with a bloody history in the horror mystery.
" src=https://ift.tt/JCumv7X class=caas-img>"The Smashing Machine" (Oct. 3 in theaters): Could The Rock be an Oscar nominee? Dwayne Johnson has his biggest awards play and most transformative role to date in Benny Safdie's sports biopic starring as MMA fighter and UFC champion Mark Kerr.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>"The Smashing Machine" (Oct. 3 in theaters): Could The Rock be an Oscar nominee? Dwayne Johnson has his biggest awards play and most transformative role to date in Benny Safdie's sports biopic starring as MMA fighter and UFC champion Mark Kerr.
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"The Smashing Machine" (Oct. 3 in theaters): Could The Rock be an Oscar nominee? Dwayne Johnson has his biggest awards play and most transformative role to date in Benny Safdie's sports biopic starring as MMA fighter and UFC champion Mark Kerr.
">"The Smashing Machine" (Oct. 3 in theaters): Could The Rock be an Oscar nominee? Dwayne Johnson has his biggest awards play and most transformative role to date in Benny Safdie's sports biopic starring as MMA fighter and UFC champion Mark Kerr.
" src=https://ift.tt/gY8DCwp class=caas-img>"Steve" (Oct. 3 on Netflix): Steve (Cillian Murphy, left) is the head of an English reform school on the brink of closing who's trying to helped troubled boys like Shy (Jay Lycurgo) in the tense drama.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>"Steve" (Oct. 3 on Netflix): Steve (Cillian Murphy, left) is the head of an English reform school on the brink of closing who's trying to helped troubled boys like Shy (Jay Lycurgo) in the tense drama.
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"Steve" (Oct. 3 on Netflix): Steve (Cillian Murphy, left) is the head of an English reform school on the brink of closing who's trying to helped troubled boys like Shy (Jay Lycurgo) in the tense drama.
">"Steve" (Oct. 3 on Netflix): Steve (Cillian Murphy, left) is the head of an English reform school on the brink of closing who's trying to helped troubled boys like Shy (Jay Lycurgo) in the tense drama.
" src=https://ift.tt/gFtXRk5 class=caas-img>"V/H/S/Halloween" (Oct. 3 on Shudder): Directed by Casper Kelly ("Too Many Cooks"), "Fun Size" is one of six segments featured in the eighth and latest anthology in the popular found-footage horror series.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>"V/H/S/Halloween" (Oct. 3 on Shudder): Directed by Casper Kelly ("Too Many Cooks"), "Fun Size" is one of six segments featured in the eighth and latest anthology in the popular found-footage horror series.
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"V/H/S/Halloween" (Oct. 3 on Shudder): Directed by Casper Kelly ("Too Many Cooks"), "Fun Size" is one of six segments featured in the eighth and latest anthology in the popular found-footage horror series.
">"V/H/S/Halloween" (Oct. 3 on Shudder): Directed by Casper Kelly ("Too Many Cooks"), "Fun Size" is one of six segments featured in the eighth and latest anthology in the popular found-footage horror series.
" src=https://ift.tt/Qzey1cI class=caas-img>"Maintenance Required" (Oct. 8 on Prime Video): Charlie (Madelaine Petsch), who runs an all-female auto shop, unknowingly becomes online pals with her corporate rival Beau (Jacob Scipio) in the romantic comedy.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>"Maintenance Required" (Oct. 8 on Prime Video): Charlie (Madelaine Petsch), who runs an all-female auto shop, unknowingly becomes online pals with her corporate rival Beau (Jacob Scipio) in the romantic comedy.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/RIgbmQn class=caas-img data-headline="From 'Tron: Ares' to 'Frankenstein,' exclusive peeks at fall's top movies" data-caption="
"Maintenance Required" (Oct. 8 on Prime Video): Charlie (Madelaine Petsch), who runs an all-female auto shop, unknowingly becomes online pals with her corporate rival Beau (Jacob Scipio) in the romantic comedy.
">"Maintenance Required" (Oct. 8 on Prime Video): Charlie (Madelaine Petsch), who runs an all-female auto shop, unknowingly becomes online pals with her corporate rival Beau (Jacob Scipio) in the romantic comedy.
" src=https://ift.tt/RIgbmQn class=caas-img>"After the Hunt" (Oct. 10 in theaters): A college professor (Andrew Garfield) confides in a colleague (Julia Roberts) when he's accused of sexual assault by one of her students in director Luca Guadagnino's psychological thriller.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>"After the Hunt" (Oct. 10 in theaters): A college professor (Andrew Garfield) confides in a colleague (Julia Roberts) when he's accused of sexual assault by one of her students in director Luca Guadagnino's psychological thriller.
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"After the Hunt" (Oct. 10 in theaters): A college professor (Andrew Garfield) confides in a colleague (Julia Roberts) when he's accused of sexual assault by one of her students in director Luca Guadagnino's psychological thriller.
">"After the Hunt" (Oct. 10 in theaters): A college professor (Andrew Garfield) confides in a colleague (Julia Roberts) when he's accused of sexual assault by one of her students in director Luca Guadagnino's psychological thriller.
" src=https://ift.tt/MXtIm3i class=caas-img>"A House of Dynamite" (Oct. 10 in theaters, Oct. 24 on Netflix): Gabriel Basso plays a deputy national security advisor who scrambles into action when a nuclear missile is mysteriously launched at the USA in the Kathryn Bigelow thriller.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>"A House of Dynamite" (Oct. 10 in theaters, Oct. 24 on Netflix): Gabriel Basso plays a deputy national security advisor who scrambles into action when a nuclear missile is mysteriously launched at the USA in the Kathryn Bigelow thriller.
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"A House of Dynamite" (Oct. 10 in theaters, Oct. 24 on Netflix): Gabriel Basso plays a deputy national security advisor who scrambles into action when a nuclear missile is mysteriously launched at the USA in the Kathryn Bigelow thriller.
">"A House of Dynamite" (Oct. 10 in theaters, Oct. 24 on Netflix): Gabriel Basso plays a deputy national security advisor who scrambles into action when a nuclear missile is mysteriously launched at the USA in the Kathryn Bigelow thriller.
" src=https://ift.tt/hqbnTMY class=caas-img>"If I Had Legs I'd Kick You" (Oct. 10 in theaters): Linda (Rose Byrne) deals with an increasingly hostile relationship with her therapist (Conan O'Brien) – in addition to her kid's mysterious illness and absent husband – in the psychological comedy.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>"If I Had Legs I'd Kick You" (Oct. 10 in theaters): Linda (Rose Byrne) deals with an increasingly hostile relationship with her therapist (Conan O'Brien) – in addition to her kid's mysterious illness and absent husband – in the psychological comedy.
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"If I Had Legs I'd Kick You" (Oct. 10 in theaters): Linda (Rose Byrne) deals with an increasingly hostile relationship with her therapist (Conan O'Brien) – in addition to her kid's mysterious illness and absent husband – in the psychological comedy.
">"If I Had Legs I'd Kick You" (Oct. 10 in theaters): Linda (Rose Byrne) deals with an increasingly hostile relationship with her therapist (Conan O'Brien) – in addition to her kid's mysterious illness and absent husband – in the psychological comedy.
" src=https://ift.tt/FH3kT1e class=caas-img>"John Candy: I Like Me" (Oct. 10 on Prime Video): A vintage picture of John Candy and his newborn son Christopher is seen in the documentary, which chronicles the Canadian comedy icon's career and life as a family man.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>"John Candy: I Like Me" (Oct. 10 on Prime Video): A vintage picture of John Candy and his newborn son Christopher is seen in the documentary, which chronicles the Canadian comedy icon's career and life as a family man.
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"John Candy: I Like Me" (Oct. 10 on Prime Video): A vintage picture of John Candy and his newborn son Christopher is seen in the documentary, which chronicles the Canadian comedy icon's career and life as a family man.
">"John Candy: I Like Me" (Oct. 10 on Prime Video): A vintage picture of John Candy and his newborn son Christopher is seen in the documentary, which chronicles the Canadian comedy icon's career and life as a family man.
" src=https://ift.tt/dbKqp5a class=caas-img>"Kiss of the Spider Woman" (Oct. 10 in theaters): Tonatiuh and Jennifer Lopez dance during a musical number in the movie-within-a-movie of Bill Condon's adaptation of the Broadway show, which also stars Diego Luna.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>"Kiss of the Spider Woman" (Oct. 10 in theaters): Tonatiuh and Jennifer Lopez dance during a musical number in the movie-within-a-movie of Bill Condon's adaptation of the Broadway show, which also stars Diego Luna.
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"Kiss of the Spider Woman" (Oct. 10 in theaters): Tonatiuh and Jennifer Lopez dance during a musical number in the movie-within-a-movie of Bill Condon's adaptation of the Broadway show, which also stars Diego Luna.
">"Kiss of the Spider Woman" (Oct. 10 in theaters): Tonatiuh and Jennifer Lopez dance during a musical number in the movie-within-a-movie of Bill Condon's adaptation of the Broadway show, which also stars Diego Luna.
" src=https://ift.tt/KzFZx15 class=caas-img>"Roofman" (Oct. 10 in theaters): Channing Tatum plays a struggling father and former Army Ranger who robs McDonald's restaurants, escapes prison and falls for a divorced mom (Kirsten Dunst) in the true-life drama.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>"Roofman" (Oct. 10 in theaters): Channing Tatum plays a struggling father and former Army Ranger who robs McDonald's restaurants, escapes prison and falls for a divorced mom (Kirsten Dunst) in the true-life drama.
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"Roofman" (Oct. 10 in theaters): Channing Tatum plays a struggling father and former Army Ranger who robs McDonald's restaurants, escapes prison and falls for a divorced mom (Kirsten Dunst) in the true-life drama.
">"Roofman" (Oct. 10 in theaters): Channing Tatum plays a struggling father and former Army Ranger who robs McDonald's restaurants, escapes prison and falls for a divorced mom (Kirsten Dunst) in the true-life drama.
" src=https://ift.tt/ynP5CMt class=caas-img>"Tron: Ares" (Oct. 10 in theaters): Athena (Jodie Turner-Smith) is a warrior program from the digital Grid sent to the real world in the sci-fi action movie co-starring Greta Lee and Jared Leto.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>"Tron: Ares" (Oct. 10 in theaters): Athena (Jodie Turner-Smith) is a warrior program from the digital Grid sent to the real world in the sci-fi action movie co-starring Greta Lee and Jared Leto.
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"Tron: Ares" (Oct. 10 in theaters): Athena (Jodie Turner-Smith) is a warrior program from the digital Grid sent to the real world in the sci-fi action movie co-starring Greta Lee and Jared Leto.
">"Tron: Ares" (Oct. 10 in theaters): Athena (Jodie Turner-Smith) is a warrior program from the digital Grid sent to the real world in the sci-fi action movie co-starring Greta Lee and Jared Leto.
" src=https://ift.tt/EULkHm9 class=caas-img>"Vicious" (Oct. 10 on Paramount+): The horror film stars Dakota Fanning as a woman gifted a mysterious box by a late-night visitor, is forced to put three specific items in it, and becomes part of a dark and bizarre ritual.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>"Vicious" (Oct. 10 on Paramount+): The horror film stars Dakota Fanning as a woman gifted a mysterious box by a late-night visitor, is forced to put three specific items in it, and becomes part of a dark and bizarre ritual.
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"Vicious" (Oct. 10 on Paramount+): The horror film stars Dakota Fanning as a woman gifted a mysterious box by a late-night visitor, is forced to put three specific items in it, and becomes part of a dark and bizarre ritual.
">"Vicious" (Oct. 10 on Paramount+): The horror film stars Dakota Fanning as a woman gifted a mysterious box by a late-night visitor, is forced to put three specific items in it, and becomes part of a dark and bizarre ritual.
" src=https://ift.tt/UCHvbSd class=caas-img>"The Woman in Cabin 10" (Oct. 10 on Netflix): A journalist (Keira Knightley) on a travel assignment witnesses a passenger thrown overboard from a luxury yacht but no one believes her in the thriller based on the best-selling Ruth Ware novel.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>"The Woman in Cabin 10" (Oct. 10 on Netflix): A journalist (Keira Knightley) on a travel assignment witnesses a passenger thrown overboard from a luxury yacht but no one believes her in the thriller based on the best-selling Ruth Ware novel.
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"The Woman in Cabin 10" (Oct. 10 on Netflix): A journalist (Keira Knightley) on a travel assignment witnesses a passenger thrown overboard from a luxury yacht but no one believes her in the thriller based on the best-selling Ruth Ware novel.
">"The Woman in Cabin 10" (Oct. 10 on Netflix): A journalist (Keira Knightley) on a travel assignment witnesses a passenger thrown overboard from a luxury yacht but no one believes her in the thriller based on the best-selling Ruth Ware novel.
" src=https://ift.tt/o7KyESs class=caas-img>"Black Phone 2" (Oct. 17 in theaters): The Grabber (Ethan Hawke), a masked menace who kidnaps kids and keeps them in his basement, returns from the dead in Scott Derrickson's horror sequel.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>"Black Phone 2" (Oct. 17 in theaters): The Grabber (Ethan Hawke), a masked menace who kidnaps kids and keeps them in his basement, returns from the dead in Scott Derrickson's horror sequel.
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"Black Phone 2" (Oct. 17 in theaters): The Grabber (Ethan Hawke), a masked menace who kidnaps kids and keeps them in his basement, returns from the dead in Scott Derrickson's horror sequel.
">"Black Phone 2" (Oct. 17 in theaters): The Grabber (Ethan Hawke), a masked menace who kidnaps kids and keeps them in his basement, returns from the dead in Scott Derrickson's horror sequel.
" src=https://ift.tt/12pUrzs class=caas-img>"Frankenstein" (Oct. 17 in theaters, Nov. 7 on Netflix): Oscar Isaac is the genius, ego-fueled scientist Victor Frankenstein, who embarks on a bold experiment to create life in Guillermo del Toro's take on Mary Shelley's Gothic horror masterwork.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>"Frankenstein" (Oct. 17 in theaters, Nov. 7 on Netflix): Oscar Isaac is the genius, ego-fueled scientist Victor Frankenstein, who embarks on a bold experiment to create life in Guillermo del Toro's take on Mary Shelley's Gothic horror masterwork.
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"Frankenstein" (Oct. 17 in theaters, Nov. 7 on Netflix): Oscar Isaac is the genius, ego-fueled scientist Victor Frankenstein, who embarks on a bold experiment to create life in Guillermo del Toro's take on Mary Shelley's Gothic horror masterwork.
">"Frankenstein" (Oct. 17 in theaters, Nov. 7 on Netflix): Oscar Isaac is the genius, ego-fueled scientist Victor Frankenstein, who embarks on a bold experiment to create life in Guillermo del Toro's take on Mary Shelley's Gothic horror masterwork.
" src=https://ift.tt/RXNHzvE class=caas-img>"The Perfect Neighbor" (Oct. 17 on Netflix): The documentary chronicles the disputes between a disgruntled older woman and her fellow residents in a Florida neighborhood that turn increasingly hostile and even deadly.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>"The Perfect Neighbor" (Oct. 17 on Netflix): The documentary chronicles the disputes between a disgruntled older woman and her fellow residents in a Florida neighborhood that turn increasingly hostile and even deadly.
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"The Perfect Neighbor" (Oct. 17 on Netflix): The documentary chronicles the disputes between a disgruntled older woman and her fellow residents in a Florida neighborhood that turn increasingly hostile and even deadly.
">"The Perfect Neighbor" (Oct. 17 on Netflix): The documentary chronicles the disputes between a disgruntled older woman and her fellow residents in a Florida neighborhood that turn increasingly hostile and even deadly.
" src=https://ift.tt/3u8NBwQ class=caas-img>"She Walks in Darkness" (Oct. 17 on Netflix): The thriller stars Susana Abaitua (right, with Ariadna Gil) as a Spanish officer who goes undercover in a terrorist organization to locate secret caches of weapons hidden in France.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>"She Walks in Darkness" (Oct. 17 on Netflix): The thriller stars Susana Abaitua (right, with Ariadna Gil) as a Spanish officer who goes undercover in a terrorist organization to locate secret caches of weapons hidden in France.
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"She Walks in Darkness" (Oct. 17 on Netflix): The thriller stars Susana Abaitua (right, with Ariadna Gil) as a Spanish officer who goes undercover in a terrorist organization to locate secret caches of weapons hidden in France.
">"She Walks in Darkness" (Oct. 17 on Netflix): The thriller stars Susana Abaitua (right, with Ariadna Gil) as a Spanish officer who goes undercover in a terrorist organization to locate secret caches of weapons hidden in France.
" src=https://ift.tt/YnkxHlg class=caas-img>"The Twits" (Oct. 17 on Netflix): Magical animals like Sweet Toed Toad (voiced by Alan Tudyk, center) team up with youngsters Busby (Ryan Lopez) and Beesha (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) to take on despicable amusement park owners in the animated adventure.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>"The Twits" (Oct. 17 on Netflix): Magical animals like Sweet Toed Toad (voiced by Alan Tudyk, center) team up with youngsters Busby (Ryan Lopez) and Beesha (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) to take on despicable amusement park owners in the animated adventure.
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"The Twits" (Oct. 17 on Netflix): Magical animals like Sweet Toed Toad (voiced by Alan Tudyk, center) team up with youngsters Busby (Ryan Lopez) and Beesha (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) to take on despicable amusement park owners in the animated adventure.
">"The Twits" (Oct. 17 on Netflix): Magical animals like Sweet Toed Toad (voiced by Alan Tudyk, center) team up with youngsters Busby (Ryan Lopez) and Beesha (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) to take on despicable amusement park owners in the animated adventure.
" src=https://ift.tt/pIGqgEw class=caas-img>"The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" (Oct. 22 on Hulu): Polly (Maika Monroe, center left) poses as a nanny to infiltrate the family of Caitlin (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) in the thriller, an remake of the 1992 Rebecca DeMornay film.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>"The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" (Oct. 22 on Hulu): Polly (Maika Monroe, center left) poses as a nanny to infiltrate the family of Caitlin (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) in the thriller, an remake of the 1992 Rebecca DeMornay film.
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"The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" (Oct. 22 on Hulu): Polly (Maika Monroe, center left) poses as a nanny to infiltrate the family of Caitlin (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) in the thriller, an remake of the 1992 Rebecca DeMornay film.
">"The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" (Oct. 22 on Hulu): Polly (Maika Monroe, center left) poses as a nanny to infiltrate the family of Caitlin (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) in the thriller, an remake of the 1992 Rebecca DeMornay film.
" src=https://ift.tt/riNKUo2 class=caas-img>"Bugonia" (Oct. 24 in theaters): A high-profile CEO (Emma Stone) is kidnapped by a couple of conspiracy-obsessed guys convinced she's an alien intent on destroying Earth in Yorgos Lanthimos' dark comedy.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>"Bugonia" (Oct. 24 in theaters): A high-profile CEO (Emma Stone) is kidnapped by a couple of conspiracy-obsessed guys convinced she's an alien intent on destroying Earth in Yorgos Lanthimos' dark comedy.
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"Bugonia" (Oct. 24 in theaters): A high-profile CEO (Emma Stone) is kidnapped by a couple of conspiracy-obsessed guys convinced she's an alien intent on destroying Earth in Yorgos Lanthimos' dark comedy.
">"Bugonia" (Oct. 24 in theaters): A high-profile CEO (Emma Stone) is kidnapped by a couple of conspiracy-obsessed guys convinced she's an alien intent on destroying Earth in Yorgos Lanthimos' dark comedy.
" src=https://ift.tt/RZDyElM class=caas-img>"Queens of the Dead" (Oct. 24 in theaters): Margaret Cho stars in Tina Romero's horror comedy about drag queens, club kids and frenemies at a Brooklyn warehouse party fighting the undead during a zombie apocalypse.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>"Queens of the Dead" (Oct. 24 in theaters): Margaret Cho stars in Tina Romero's horror comedy about drag queens, club kids and frenemies at a Brooklyn warehouse party fighting the undead during a zombie apocalypse.
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"Queens of the Dead" (Oct. 24 in theaters): Margaret Cho stars in Tina Romero's horror comedy about drag queens, club kids and frenemies at a Brooklyn warehouse party fighting the undead during a zombie apocalypse.
">"Queens of the Dead" (Oct. 24 in theaters): Margaret Cho stars in Tina Romero's horror comedy about drag queens, club kids and frenemies at a Brooklyn warehouse party fighting the undead during a zombie apocalypse.
" src=https://ift.tt/VnZoTMi class=caas-img>"Regretting You" (Oct. 24 in theaters): Morgan (Allison Williams) and her brother-in-law Jonah (Dave Franco) are forced to face family secrets and betrayal when an accident takes the lives of their spouses in the romantic drama based on the Colleen Hoover novel.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>"Regretting You" (Oct. 24 in theaters): Morgan (Allison Williams) and her brother-in-law Jonah (Dave Franco) are forced to face family secrets and betrayal when an accident takes the lives of their spouses in the romantic drama based on the Colleen Hoover novel.
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"Regretting You" (Oct. 24 in theaters): Morgan (Allison Williams) and her brother-in-law Jonah (Dave Franco) are forced to face family secrets and betrayal when an accident takes the lives of their spouses in the romantic drama based on the Colleen Hoover novel.
">"Regretting You" (Oct. 24 in theaters): Morgan (Allison Williams) and her brother-in-law Jonah (Dave Franco) are forced to face family secrets and betrayal when an accident takes the lives of their spouses in the romantic drama based on the Colleen Hoover novel.
" src=https://ift.tt/aUTB1dQ class=caas-img>"Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere" (Oct. 24 in theaters): Scott Cooper's music drama, which chronicles Bruce Springsteen (Jeremy Allen White) in the early 1980s as the New Jersey rocker faces his traumatic past to craft his landmark album "Nebraska."
" style=padding-bottom:56%>"Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere" (Oct. 24 in theaters): Scott Cooper's music drama, which chronicles Bruce Springsteen (Jeremy Allen White) in the early 1980s as the New Jersey rocker faces his traumatic past to craft his landmark album "Nebraska."
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"Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere" (Oct. 24 in theaters): Scott Cooper's music drama, which chronicles Bruce Springsteen (Jeremy Allen White) in the early 1980s as the New Jersey rocker faces his traumatic past to craft his landmark album "Nebraska."
">"Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere" (Oct. 24 in theaters): Scott Cooper's music drama, which chronicles Bruce Springsteen (Jeremy Allen White) in the early 1980s as the New Jersey rocker faces his traumatic past to craft his landmark album "Nebraska."
" src=https://ift.tt/XRaWFJg class=caas-img>"Anniversary" (Oct. 29 in theaters): Phoebe Dynevor plays a young woman with an extremist ideology who causes dissension in the family for her boyfriend (Dylan O'Brien) in a thriller produced by and co-starring Diane Lane.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>"Anniversary" (Oct. 29 in theaters): Phoebe Dynevor plays a young woman with an extremist ideology who causes dissension in the family for her boyfriend (Dylan O'Brien) in a thriller produced by and co-starring Diane Lane.
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"Anniversary" (Oct. 29 in theaters): Phoebe Dynevor plays a young woman with an extremist ideology who causes dissension in the family for her boyfriend (Dylan O'Brien) in a thriller produced by and co-starring Diane Lane.
">"Anniversary" (Oct. 29 in theaters): Phoebe Dynevor plays a young woman with an extremist ideology who causes dissension in the family for her boyfriend (Dylan O'Brien) in a thriller produced by and co-starring Diane Lane.
" src=https://ift.tt/GuO61jg class=caas-img>"Ballad of a Small Player" (Oct. 29 on Netflix): Colin Farrell stars in Edward Berger's high-rolling, neon-drenched drama as a gambler hiding from his past and some outstanding debts in Macau.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>"Ballad of a Small Player" (Oct. 29 on Netflix): Colin Farrell stars in Edward Berger's high-rolling, neon-drenched drama as a gambler hiding from his past and some outstanding debts in Macau.
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"Ballad of a Small Player" (Oct. 29 on Netflix): Colin Farrell stars in Edward Berger's high-rolling, neon-drenched drama as a gambler hiding from his past and some outstanding debts in Macau.
">"Ballad of a Small Player" (Oct. 29 on Netflix): Colin Farrell stars in Edward Berger's high-rolling, neon-drenched drama as a gambler hiding from his past and some outstanding debts in Macau.
" src=https://ift.tt/kN1ZPC0 class=caas-img>"Hedda" (Oct. 29 on Prime Video): To help her husband's social status – as well as her own – Hedda Gabler (Tessa Thompson) flirts with and manipulates various partygoers during a wild night in Nia DaCosta's retelling of the Henrik Ibsen play.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>"Hedda" (Oct. 29 on Prime Video): To help her husband's social status – as well as her own – Hedda Gabler (Tessa Thompson) flirts with and manipulates various partygoers during a wild night in Nia DaCosta's retelling of the Henrik Ibsen play.
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"Hedda" (Oct. 29 on Prime Video): To help her husband's social status – as well as her own – Hedda Gabler (Tessa Thompson) flirts with and manipulates various partygoers during a wild night in Nia DaCosta's retelling of the Henrik Ibsen play.
">"Hedda" (Oct. 29 on Prime Video): To help her husband's social status – as well as her own – Hedda Gabler (Tessa Thompson) flirts with and manipulates various partygoers during a wild night in Nia DaCosta's retelling of the Henrik Ibsen play.
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But with the Grabber unable to return in the flesh, he now terrorizes his victims in a dream world, making comparisons to Freddy Krueger from "A Nightmare on Elm Street" inevitable. Hawke embraces that comparison, noting he was inspired by Robert Englund's "iconic" portrayal of Freddy.
"I thought a lot about Robert Englund. It was hard not to," he says. "The body language is so inspiring, how to communicate character through body language."
That's key for a character that requires Hawke to be able to perform without showing his face. "As soon as you put on a mask, it almost feels like Greek theater," he says. "I get into that aspect of it."
Ethan Hawke explains how Maya Hawke's high-school English class inspired their new movie
The fact that the Grabber dies at the end of the first "Black Phone" isn't the only reason Hawke's return for another go seemed unlikely. The "Dead Poets Society" star has also had an aversion to sequels and has rarely done them in his career, outside of Richard Linklater's "Before" trilogy.
"I don't really like them," he says of sequels, explaining the "Before" films were a different beast because they weren't made due to the previous movies being successful. "It was anything from a money grab. The first movie didn't make any money!"
The Grabber (Ethan Hawke) terrorizes Gwen (Madeleine McGraw) from inside a dream world in "Black Phone 2."
But while Hawke "didn't want to" make another "Black Phone," he changed his mind after hearing that director Scott Derrickson had a curveball planned: The idea to flip the script by centering the narrative of "Black Phone 2" largely around Gwen, who was more of a secondary character to Finney in the original.
"He had a really amazing idea to invert the lead of the film, to follow (Gwen), and to follow them through trauma recovery," Hawke says. "The whole first film is about young people growing up in an unsafe world, where the grown-ups, the parent class, are incredibly disappointing, and they have to take responsibility for themselves. The second one had the really smart idea of saying, 'Well, what happens after that? How do you recover from that experience?'"
Since he started playing the Grabber, Hawke has had to make sure he doesn't allow embodying the role to take a psychological toll on him. "You have to take care of yourself," he says, adding that "playing somebody who's disgusting all day long" is "going to have an impact on you."
But the pivot to a more fantastical villain in "Black Phone 2" made things a bit easier on Hawke this time. "Because it's less real, it becomes a sense of play, almost like an opera or something," he says. "Whereas the first one, I had to be careful about it. You can imagine it, and then you have to be really careful about coming out of character."
If the Grabber truly is Freddy Krueger for a new generation, that would suggest Hawke returning for many, many more installments. And despite admittedly not liking sequels, he doesn't think he's left the role behind just yet.
"When I finished the second one, I thought, 'I'm not sure this is done,'" he says. "I feel like there might be more to do here. Now I'm asking questions about him, even more questions than I used to have."
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 'Black Phone 2' star Ethan Hawke teases future of the Grabber
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