{"id":234180,"date":"2024-06-19T17:18:28","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T17:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/19\/everything-we-know-about-the-smile-horror-sequel-hollywood-life\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:16:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:16:41","slug":"everything-we-know-about-the-smile-horror-sequel-hollywood-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/19\/everything-we-know-about-the-smile-horror-sequel-hollywood-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything We Know About the \u2018Smile\u2019 Horror Sequel \u2013 Hollywood Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"entry-media edge-to-edge entry-media--lead-image\" aria-describedby=\"lead-image-credit\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--widescreen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"384\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/simle-2-featured.jpg?quality=100&amp;w=384&amp;h=216&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-hl-384x216-tc size-hl-384x216-tc wp-post-image\" alt=\"Naomi Scott in a scene from Smile 2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/simle-2-featured.jpg?quality=100&amp;w=384&amp;h=216&amp;crop=1 384w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/simle-2-featured.jpg?quality=100&amp;resize=768%2C432 768w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/simle-2-featured.jpg?quality=100&amp;resize=1536%2C864 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 670px\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><figcaption id=\"lead-image-credit\">Image Credit: Paramount Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!-- .entry-media --><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-2\"><em>Smile<\/em> left a mark on viewers after it ended in a blaze of trauma in 2022. And we haven\u2019t seen the last of the curse! <em>Smile 2<\/em> is set to come out in late 2024 and features new cast members \u2014 one of whom <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2022\/03\/27\/disney-princesses-halle-bailey-lily-james-naomi-scott-oscars-2022\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">played a Disney princess<\/a> in the past. The sequel\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Fy7kaI3GKzo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">trailer<\/a> dropped in June 2024 and includes enough tidbits to make anyone\u2019s skin crawl.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-3\"><strong>Hollywood Life<\/strong> has rounded up all the details about <em>Smile 2<\/em> below.<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Smile 2\u2019 Plot<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-4\">According to its official synopsis, the film follows \u201cglobal pop sensation Skye Riley\u201d who is about to begin her world tour. However, she \u00a0\u201cbegins 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-5\">The first movie revealed that the grinning curse feeds on trauma. So, viewers can expect to learn how Skye\u2019s traumatic past affected her.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-6\">The cast and crew filmed the sequel from January through March 2024.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe title=\"Smile 2 | Official Teaser Trailer (2024 Movie) - Naomi Scott, Lukas Gage\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fy7kaI3GKzo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Smile 2\u2019 Release Date<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-7\">Just in time for Halloween, the sequel will be released on October 18, 2024, by Paramount Pictures.<\/p>\n<h2>Who Is in the \u2018Smile\u2019 Sequel Cast?<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-8\"><strong>Kyle Gallner<\/strong> is reprising his role as Joel from 2022\u2019s <em>Smile<\/em>. Actress <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/naomi-scott\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><strong>Naomi Scott<\/strong> <\/a>is playing the lead role, Skye. Naomi is recognized for her Disney Channel movie <em>Lemonade Mouth<\/em> and the Disney live-action adaptation of <em>Aladdin<\/em>, in which she played Princess Jasmine.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-9\"><em>Euphoria<\/em> and <em>White Lotus<\/em> star <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/lukas-gage-photos\/stella-mccartney-x-the-beatles-get-back-collection-launch-los-angeles-usa-18-nov-2021-8\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><strong>Lukas Gage<\/strong> <\/a>is also appearing in the new film, in addition to actress <strong>Rosemarie DeWitt<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>How to Steam \u2018Smile 2\u2019<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-10\">Since Paramount Pictures is distributing the horror flick, viewers can expect to stream it on Paramount+ after it hits theaters.<\/p>\n<h2>What Happened at the End of \u2018Smile\u2019?<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-11\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/kevin-bacon-kids-4620050\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><strong>Sosie Bacon<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s character, Rose, is trapped and possessed by the entity after it\u2019s revealed that Rose\u2019s trauma comes from a childhood memory \u2014 when she let her abusive mother die. In the final moments of the movie, Joel rushes to save Rose, breaking down a door only to watch her setting herself on fire. As a result, the curse is passed onto Joel, whose fate in the sequel faces the same problem in one scene with Naomi\u2019s character Skye, according to the trailer.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/smile-2-5291631\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Image Credit: Paramount Pictures Smile left a mark on viewers after it ended in a blaze of trauma in 2022. 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