While Smile 2 is yet to be released in theaters, writer and director Parker Finn is already thinking about the future of the horror franchise.
If the upcoming sequel does well at the box office, you can bet Paramount Pictures is going to want to make more of them. Smile 2 has been met with a good amount of positive reviews so far, we’ll just have to wait and see if audiences show up to theaters to watch it.
During an interview with GamesRadar+, Finn teased the future, saying: “I think there are so many different, interesting directions the world of Smile can take, different roads it can go down.
“Right now I’m very excited to see how audiences respond to Smile 2 and if we are lucky with how audiences can connect with and embrace the film, I think the sky’s the limit.”
Finn previously said that he has ideas for where Smile could go next, saying: “There are some ideas that I think are very exciting. I think it’s really fun to imagine a lineage of Smile movies where each one becomes more off the rails than the previous one.”
According to the reviews I’ve seen for Smile 2, it sounds like it definitely takes things into a whole new level of crazy, which could be fun. Maybe the more bonkers these films get, the better they will be.
In the sequel: “About to embark on a new world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley (Naomi Scott) begins experiencing increasingly 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.”
The announced cast for Smile 2 also includes Kyle Gallner (Smile), Rosemarie DeWitt (The Staircase), Lukas Gage (The White Lotus), and Dylan Gelula (Dream Scenario), alongside Raúl Castillo (Army of the Dead) and Miles Gutierrez-Riley (The Wilds).
Smile 2 will hit theaters on October 18th.
