Fear stalks Naomi Scott in teaser trailer for 'Smile 2'

In recent days Paramount Pictures started the promotion of Smile 2the long-awaited sequel to the biggest horror hit of 2022, Smilewith a very ingenious viral marketing campaign.

The sequel, which has the return of the writer and director Park Finnstars Naomi Scott (Aladdin, Charlie’s Angels) as Skye Riley, a pop star who will soon be dragged to hell after an encounter in her dressing room with a young man who smiled creepily at her before committing suicide. Skye is stalked by a demonic identity after witnessing the suicide of her friend in her dressing room, now passing the curse on to her.

The teaser trailer for the title smile 2 in our market, you will find it at the end of this note.

The cast features the return of Kyle Gallnerand new additions to the franchise, Lukas Gage (The White Lotus, Road House), Rosemarie DeWitt (The Staircase, Little Fires Everywhere), Dylan Gelula (Dream Scenario), Raul Castillo (Army of the Dead, Class of ’09), y Miles Gutiérrez-Riley (The Wilds).

OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS:

About to embark on her new world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley (Naomi Scott) begins to experience increasingly terrifying and inexplicable events. Overwhelmed by the growing horrors and pressures of fame, Skye is forced to confront her dark past to take back the reins of her life before it spirals out of control.

The original delivery, Smilewritten and directed by Finn, made a box office of more than $217 million with a budget of $17 million, with a good reception from critics and audiences, which is why Paramount did not think twice and launched the film. sequel smile 2.

Smile It marked Finn's debut as a feature film writer-director. He previously wrote and directed the short films The Hidebehind (2018), y Laura Hasn’t Slept (2020), the latter was precisely the inspiration to create Smile (here you can see the short film).

Finn subsequently signed a multi-year first-look deal with Paramount, with the sequel one of the priorities. Parker will script, produce and direct projects in the horror genre through this agreement with the studio. This agreement does not include the recently announced remake of Possession that the filmmaker will do with Robert Pattinson, although Paramount is in the bidding to acquire his rights along with other major Hollywood studios.

Paramount Pictures will release smile 2 in theaters on October 18, 2024.

Teaser trailer and poster: