Hit horror flick Smile is getting a sequel, and it just added Naomi Scott.
According to Deadline, the Aladdin star, who played Princess Jasmine in the recent live-action remake, has joined the upcoming horror sequel due out 2024.
Scott is perhaps best known for the Disney live-action hit, but before that she starred as Kimberly (aka the Pink Power Ranger) in the recent Power Rangers movie. More recently, she joined Kristen Stewart and Ella Balinska as one third of Charlie’s Angels.
The upcoming Smile sequel has been written and will be directed by Parker Finn. Temple Hill is producing. Smile was a surprise hit last year after Paramount debuted the film in theaters instead of on Paramount+. It earned an impressive $217 million worldwide from a budget of just $17 million, and a sequel was quickly greenlit.
The original followed psychiatrist Dr Rose Cotter (played by Sosie Bacon) who witnesses the disturbing death of one of her patients, and discovers that she’s being stalked by a malevolent supernatural entity.
Fans of the original will be no doubt thrilled to see the sequel gathering steam, but details of the film’s plot remain firmly under wraps.
IGN’s Smile review gave it 7/10 and said: “Smile is a disorienting, anxiety-inducing nightmare that leaves you questioning everything you see. The scares feel over-abundant at first, with feints and fake-outs almost laughably frequent, but they eventually create a creeping paranoia that nothing is quite as it seems. The scares are utterly terrifying at times, and Sosie Bacon plays the troubled Dr. Cotter with a deft hand, exploring difficult subjects of mental health stigma while fighting back the hysterics. Right from the start, Smile gets under your skin. It may borrow from plenty of other horror tales, but director Parker Finn still manages to do a few fresh things with these well-worn tropes.”
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Ryan Leston is an entertainment journalist and film critic for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.
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