The Smile 2 trailer has arrived and it’s as sinister as you’d expect, while also confirming the return of a major character from the first movie.
Finn is returning to helm the follow-up,Smile 2, which sees pop star Skye Riley, played by Naomi Scott, becoming the next victim of the smile curse.
This is the focus of the newly released trailer, which Paramount Pictures dropped on June 18. Check it out below:
In the clip, Scott’s singer is seen performing before taking a moment to chill backstage. However, a man, played by Lukas Gage, runs in screaming, telling an unseen threat to get away from him.
Given what happened in the first movie, we know what happens next. A sinister smile breaks out across the man’s face before he takes his own life with a barbell weight, meaning Parsons now has the curse.
Sure enough, the following clips show her being stalked by the smiling entity as she slowly loses her mind. But there’s another reveal in theSmile 2trailer: Kyle Gallner’s Joel.
In the first movie, Joel was the police officer who helped Rose (Sosie Bacon) after she fell victim to the curse. Right at the end of the film, he witnessed her killing herself, making him the next victim.
Although it’s confirmed Joel will be returning for Smile 2, it’s not yet known whether he’ll shake the curse. But the trailer appears to show he doesn’t have an easy ride ahead.
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In a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it-moment, thenew movie’strailer shows him injured, running from a house and into an oncoming car.
The trailer hashorrorfans excited, with one writing on YouTube, “I hope we find the smile demon’s name. My guess his name is Agares.”
“Was that Joel?” asked another, to which a third replied, “Yep! I think this gonna be the opening of that sequel, right after the ending of the first movie.”
A fourth chimed in, “This has been the most creative horror movie franchise we’ve had since Insidious in terms of ideas. If we get more hints at the demons true purpose, name and nature that would be awesome.”
Daisy Phillipson is a Senior TV and Movies Writer on Dexerto’s UK Team. She’s a lover of horror, crime, psychological thrillers. After graduating with a Masters in Magazine Journalism, she’s gone on to write for Digital Spy, LADbible and Little White Lies. You can contact her at daisy.phillipson@dexerto.com
