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Smile 2 is an American psychological supernatural horror film written and directed by Parker Finn. The sequel to Smile (2022), the film stars Naomi Scott as a pop singer who begins to experience a series of increasingly disturbing events as she is about to go on tour. It also features Rosemarie DeWitt, Lukas Gage, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Peter Jacobson, Raúl Castillo, Dylan Gelula, and Ray Nicholson in its supporting cast, while Kyle Gallner reprises his role as Joel from the first film.

In March 2023, following the commercial success of the first film, Finn signed a first-look deal with Paramount Pictures to develop additional horror projects. In April 2023, it was announced that a sequel to Smile had entered pre-production, with Finn returning as writer and director. Principal photography took place from January to March 2024 throughout various locations in New York.

Smile 2 was released in the United States by Paramount Pictures on October 18, 2024.

Premise[]

"Pop sensation Skye Riley begins to experience a series of increasingly disturbing and daunting events as she is about to go on a new world tour and is forced to face her dark past to regain control of her life before it spirals out of control.[2]"
―Paramount Pictures

Cast[]

  • Naomi Scott as Skye Riley, a famous pop music recording artist
  • Rosemarie DeWitt
  • Kyle Gallner as Joel, a police officer who is cursed with the Smile Entity
  • Lukas Gage as Lewis, Skye's friend who passes the Smile Entity to her
  • Miles Gutierrez-Riley
  • Peter Jacobson as Morris[3]
  • Raúl Castillo
  • Dylan Gelula
  • Ray Nicholson
  • Drew Barrymore as herself

Production[]

Parker Finn, writer and director of Smile (2022), intentionally left portions of the first film ambiguous, with various plotlines unresolved, to create the opportunity to explore those details in a sequel.[4] He noted that while additional installments may explore the backstory of the entity, he would like to keep its mysterious nature intact, adding that a follow-up film would be notably different from the first as he believed "there is still a lot of interesting stuff to explore in the world of Smile. ... I'd want to make sure that there's a new, exciting, fresh way into it that the audience isn't anticipating."[4][5][6]

In March 2023, following the commercial success of Smile, Finn signed a first-look deal with Paramount Pictures to develop additional horror projects.[7] The following month at 2023 CinemaCon, Paramount announced that a sequel to Smile was green-lit and entered pre-production, with Finn returning as writer and director.[8] In December 2023, Naomi Scott was cast in a leading role.[9] In early 2024, Lukas Gage, Rosemarie DeWitt, Dylan Gelula, Raúl Castillo and Miles Gutierrez-Riley joined the cast.[10][11][12] Kyle Gallner reprised his role as Joel from the first film.[13]

Principal photography took place from January to March 2024 throughout Hudson Valley, New York, with primary locations in Newburgh, Poughkeepsie, Wappingers Falls, Albany and New York City.[14][15] In September 2024, it was revealed that Drew Barrymore would appear as herself in the film.[16]

Trailer[]

Music[]

On June 8, 2024, the @SkyeRileyNation Instagram account began teasing a new era of a popstar named Skye Riley.[17] On June 13, Bloody Disgusting spotted promotional billboards of Skye Riley, promoting a new album titled Skye Is Limitless.[18] on June 18, a song titled "Blood on White Satin" was released through Interscope Records, and was featured in the first trailer of the film.[19] The second single, "Grieved You", released on September 13.[20]

Release[]

The film is scheduled to be released by Paramount Pictures on October 18, 2024.[21]

External links[]

References[]

  1. Smile 2 – Official Runtime for October's Horror Sequel Is Just Over 2 Hours (August 30, 2024).
  2. Synopsis.
  3. Johar, Vritti (June 18, 2024). Smile 2 Release Date, Trailer, Cast & Plot.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Davids, Brian (December 9, 2022). How Parker Finn's 'Smile' Went From Streaming to Theatrical in a Single Night. Retrieved on December 9, 2022.
  5. Kaye, Don (December 2, 2022). Smile Director: Ending 'Purposefully' Leaves Room for Sequel. Den of Geek. Retrieved on February 26, 2023.
  6. Nichols, Tyler (November 27, 2022). Smile Interview: Parker Finn (writer/director). JoBlo. Retrieved on February 26, 2023.
  7. Smile Filmmaker Parker Finn Signs First-Look Deal With Paramount (Exclusive) (March 15, 2023).
  8. Peralta, Diego (April 27, 2023). Smile Sequel in the Works at Paramount.
  9. Kroll, Justin (2023-12-13). Naomi Scott To Star In Next Installment In Paramount's Smile Franchise.
  10. Grobar, Matt (2024-01-09). Lukas Gage Boards Smile Sequel.
  11. Grobar, Matt (2024-02-12). Smile Sequel Adds Dylan Gelula To Cast.
  12. Cordero, Rosy (February 14, 2024). Raúl Castillo & Miles Gutierrez-Riley Round Out Casting For Smile Sequel From Paramount.
  13. Gonzalez, Umberto (2024-01-11). Rosemarie DeWitt and Kyle Gallner Round Out Untitled 'Smile' Sequel Cast Exclusive.
  14. Boris (2024-01-24). Hollywood Film Crew Takes Over Newburgh Brewing Company Taproom.
  15. Hermanns, Grant (2024-03-09). Smile 2 Gets Surprising Filming Update From New Horror Movie Star.
  16. Squires, John (September 3, 2024). ‘Smile 2’ – Open Wide and Watch the Official Trailer for Paramount’s Horror Sequel.
  17. First Teaser Trailer for SMILE 2 Reveals Naomi Scott’s Popstar Character Skye Riley (in en-US) (2024-06-18).
  18. Squires, John (2024-06-13). Viral Marketing Campaign for ‘Smile 2’ Already Underway? (in en-US).
  19. Zemler, Emily (2024-06-18). Naomi Scott Is a Pop Star Pursued by Evil in 'Smile 2' Trailer (in en-US).
  20. Home (in en-US).
  21. Smile 2 Sets Release Date, One Love Moves (September 22, 2023).
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