Maher, Kevin. "Smile review — you may be cursed and have to grin and bear it". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460 . Retrieved September 30, 2022. On December 9, 2022 Finn announced that he is interested in a sequel for the film, if the idea is right stating that: "I would never want to just repeat myself or retread the same ground." [25] The following month, Jessie T. Usher, Kyle Gallner, Rob Morgan, Kal Penn, Judy Reyes, Gillian Zinser and Caitlin Stasey joined the cast. [7]

Unlike some short films that evolve into features, Laura Hasn’t Slept doesn’t tell the same story as Smile; instead Finn thinks of them as spiritual siblings with “Pieces of DNA from the short film are threaded through the feature, and little Easter eggs here and there. And then Caitlin Stasey, who plays Laura Weaver in Smile, is the titular Laura in Laura Hasn’t Slept as well. [16] D'Alessandro, Anthony (September 22, 2023). " Smile 2 Sets Release Date, One Love Moves". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved September 22, 2023.

Rose and Joel discover the sole exception in the chain of suicides: convicted murderer Robert Talley. Rose and Joel visit him in jail, where he claims that the entity feeds on trauma, and that the only way to escape it is to brutally kill someone else in front of a witness to traumatize them. Rose angrily rejects this idea. The demon appears at her home in Madeline's form and taunts her. Rose drives to her hospital with a knife and murders Carl, but it is revealed to be a hallucination. Rose wakes up in her car to find Morgan standing outside. He notices the knife, but she speeds away, prompting him to alert the police.

Curtis, Charles (September 27, 2022). "Those MLB fans creeping you out smiling behind home plate? It was all a movie marketing ploy". USA Today . Retrieved September 27, 2022. a b c d Kaye, Don (December 2, 2022). "Smile Director: Ending 'Purposefully' Leaves Room for Sequel". Den of Geek . Retrieved February 26, 2023. Mare of Easttown’ Actor Sosie Bacon to Star in ‘Something’s Wrong With Rose’ for Paramount Players - VarietyHowever, Shane isn't just a movie guy. He also loves video games. Super Mario Sunshine, The Last of Us Part 1 and 2, and Batman: Arkham City are some of his favorites. Music plays a big part in his life as well. Given that Shane's a big horror fan, you might be surprised to learn that he's a pop guy. Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Dua Lipa, The Jonas Brothers, and Demi Lovato play on repeat while he's writing. Dialogue is clear and tight, sounds perfectly natural and dominated by the frontal array; effects and ambience are taken up by all the surround speakers, so that visuals match the sound, phones ringing off screen for example, cars moving across screen; children playing at a party; there is a real sense of naturalism, despite the supernatural elements of the film. Jump scares are suitably loud, while bass is tremendous, being tight, deep and effective, filling out effects and adding significantly to the score. Creeping around the dark rooms is eerily effective. It’s being released exclusively in cinemas and there is no streaming release date as of yet, so the big screen is the only place to be. For those who wanted to catch some of the biggest movies of Fall 2021 but never got around to going to the theaters, the first month of 2022 is going to be a busy month. In January, expect to see the physical release of Halloween Kills, the Digital release of Eternals (the DVD and Blu-ray versions of the Marvel Phase 4 movie isn’t far behind), and the almighty Dune. But this is just barely scratching the surface of allthe great movies (and TV shows) coming out on DVD, Blu-ray, and on Digital release. Here are all those movies you have heard about as well as some you might have missed out on.