Summary
The first trailer forSmile 2is here. Like the original film, the sequel comes was helmed by director Parker Finn, who also penned the script.Smilefollowed emergency room therapist Rose Cotter (Sosie Bacon) after a patient died by suicide in front of her, transferring an entity to her via trauma that then torments her with visions of eerily smiling people. The horror movie was both a critical and commercial success when it was released in 2022, and theupcomingSmile 2was announced within the year.
Now,Paramount Pictureshas releasedSmile 2’s first trailer. Check it out below:
It opens on a concert performed by Skye Riley (Naomi Scott), a pop star who seems to take after Lady Gaga in terms of both fame and aesthetic. However, the night is ruined when her friend (Lukas Gage) smashes a weight into his own face, transferring theSmileentity to her.Eerie happenings then haunt Skye, including a smiling fan and a group of people chasing her down a hall. The trailer also showcases the return of originalSmilestar Kyle Gallner, reprising his role as Joel.
Smile 2 Is Outrageously Ambitious
The Trailer Reveals How Much Further The Smile Sequel Is Going
A lot has been revealed in this new trailer, but one of the standout aspects is the fact that the new movie iseven more ambitious than the first. While theoriginalSmilewas aesthetically ambitious, using every tool at its disposal to unsettle the audience with sound and camerawork, the new movie is amping up the ambition behind the scenes, utilizing what must be an expanded budget. This seems to include more setpieces featuring larger pools of extras, as well as creating original songs and outfits for the fictional pop star at the center of the movie.
The originalSmilecost $17 million to make and ended up becoming the highest-grossing horror movie of 2022, earning $217.4 million worldwide.
However, the story being told onscreen seems just as ambitious as the behind-the-scenes aspects. This is shown in multiple ways, including the fact that the entity haunts Skye by taking on even broader and more terrifying forms, including a crowd of people reaching out toward her, mimicking the rabid fans she has likely grown used to, but with a terrifying twist. The fact that Skye is a pop star with a huge platform also puts considerably more people at risk if she succumbs to the curse live onstage,raising the stakes of the movie considerably.
Smile 2may also be expanding the worldbuilding of its story thanks to the return of Joel. It remains to be seen how long he survives past the originalSmileending, which implied that the curse had been passed to him. However, it seems likely that he will interact with Skye at some point, and he may be able to offer valuable insight into how he has lived long enough to support her attempts to overcome the curse.
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Smile 2
Smile 2 is the sequel to the 2022 psychological horror film by director Parker Finn that centers on a therapist who witnesses a patient’s suicide, leading to a series of terrifying supernatural events. The sequel will see the return of Finn as director, with Paramount continuing distribution.
