About to embark on a world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley begins experiencing increasingly terrifying and inexplicable events. Overwhelmed by the escalating horrors and the pressures of fame, Skye is forced to face her past.
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“Clever marketing by the people making Smile 2. Using Jack Nicholson’s son on the movie poster making a face eerily similar to his father’s trademark sinister smirk? That’s given me enough intrigue to watch it now even though I hated the first movie.”
Post on X, quoted by Jacob Stolworthy1
“While originally slated for a streaming only premiere on Paramount+, the studio behind the film gave Smile a full theatrical release, a move that paid out $217 million at the global box office. The smiling success of the first film no doubt convinced Paramount to sign on for another. If the latest installment can pull off similar results, it could be the start of the newest saga in a long line of classic horror franchises. After the release of the first film, Finn spoke briefly about the possibility of a sequel: ‘I do think that there is still a lot of interesting stuff to explore in the world of Smile. There certainly are stones that I left unturned by design.’”
Jack Dunn2
“For fans of the first film, it’s more of the same, and for any casual horror viewers who are up for a funhouse thrill this October, it’ll do the trick.”
Dylan Roth3
Patrick Cavanaugh: Do you find that horror movies influence your comedy?
Tim Heidecker: I think they do. I grew up watching all the classics, and I think people like David Lynch and obviously Stanley Kubrick, with The Shining. But I don’t go too deep into the slasher stuff.
Tim Heidecker in conversation with Patrick Cavanaugh4
- 1Jacob Stolworthy, “Horror fans lured into watching Smile 2 after ‘genious’ casting of Hollywood actor’s son”, 16 October 2024.
- 2Jack Dunn, “’Smile 2’ Trailer: An Evil Curse Haunts a Pop Star in Paramount’s Horror Sequel”, Variety, 18 June 2024.
- 3Dylan Roth, “‘Smile 2’ Review: Funhouse Horror That Does The Trick”, Observer, 16 October 2024.
- 4Patrick Cavanaugh, “Us Star Tim Heidecker Talks Collaborating With Jordan Peele and Blending Humor With Horror,” Comicbook, 5 June 2019.
