By any reasonable metric, both writer/director Scott Derrickson and actor Miles Teller have had a very good summer.Derrickson might have departed Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange’ sequel a couple of years ago over creative differences about the superhero sorcerer’s next outing, but he pivoted to an adaptation of a Joe Hill short story, and ‘The Black Phone’ proved to be a big success for the director and Universal.
By any reasonable metric, both writer/director Scott Derrickson and actor Miles Teller have had a very good summer.Derrickson might have departed Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange’ sequel a couple of years ago over creative differences about the superhero sorcerer’s next outing, but he pivoted to an adaptation of a Joe Hill short story, and ‘The Black Phone’ proved to be a big success for the director and Universal. Read More