Jaeden Martell Talks Mr. Harrigan’s Phone and Being the Stephen King Guy

Based off the Stephen King novella Mr. Harrigan’s Phone from his If It Bleeds collection, Mr. Harrigan’s Phone is the newest entry into King cinema. Directed by John Lee Hancock, the story follows the friendship between a kid, Craig (Jaeden Martell) and a miserly billionaire, Mr. Harrington (Donald Sutherland). Craig is hired to read aloud to Mr. Harrington when his eyesight begins to fail. After a few years, their business relationship becomes a genuine friendship, and when Craig comes into some money, he decides to buy his friend the hottest item on the market: the brand-new iPhone. When Mr. Harrington dies, Craig realizes that he still has a connection with the elderly man through his cell phone - and that leads to a host of moral conflicts. We spoke with Jaeden Martell about what drew him to the character of Craig (the oldest character he has portrayed so far), his respect for Stephen King, and being a bullied by a three-dimensional character played by the sweetest “puppy dog“ act