How ‘Mr. Harrigan’s Phone’ Writer-Director John Lee Hancock Invented Stephen King’s Favorite Scene
thewrap.com“Mr. Harrigan’s Phone,” produced by Ryan Murphy and Jason Blum, straddles both sectors – it’s the tale of a young boy (“It” alum Jaeden Martell) who befriends an elderly billionaire (Donald Sutherland).
After the billionaire dies, he still communicates with the boy through the iPhone he was gifted shortly before his death. (Yes, this is a period movie set in the mid-2000s.) Both creepy and compelling, “Mr.
Harrigan’s Phone” has something for everybody, especially if you’re a King fan (it’s remarkably faithful to the original story, from the 2020 collection “If It Bleeds”).TheWrap spoke to Hancock about what it was like adapting King and collaborating with him, what he learned from the process and what scene King loved most (hint: it’s not from the book).As someone who took classes at U Conn Stamford, it was nice to see it represented in the movie.
What was it like shooting in Connecticut?We loved it. It’s a lovely part of the world. I’d never been there for that period of time.
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