22 April 2025
Smile 2 (2024)
Naomi Scott (Aladdin) stars as Skye Riley, a global pop sensation on the verge of a world tour who begins experiencing terrifying and inexplicable events. Overwhelmed by the escalating horrors and the pressures of fame, Skye is forced to face her dark past to regain control of her life before it spirals out of control.
Written and directed by Parker Finn, returning after the success of the original Smile, this sequel also sees Kyle Gallner reprise his role as Joel from the first film. Also look out for Rosemarie DeWitt (Rachel Getting Married), Lukas Gage (The White Lotus), and two-time Emmy nominee Drew Barrymore (50 First Dates).
At The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films’ 2025 Saturn Awards, Smile 2 was up for Best Horror, Actress (Scott), Make Up, and Music (forCristobal Tapia de Veer of The White Lotus fame).
A #1 box office hit, Smile 2 has an 86% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The critics’ consensus there praises Scott’s “nerve-jangling star turn” in “a pop stardom nightmare that’ll leave a rictus grin on horror fans’ faces.”
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