How ‘Smile 2’ director Parker Finn created a Hollywood studio horror franchise
For decades, scary movies have been one of Hollywood’s most reliably lucrative genres and a mainstay of the independent film business.
Smile 2 Review: Parker Finn's Horror Sequel Is Possibly The Best Genre Surprise Of The Year
Expanding lore is a key element in horror sequels, and it’s something that I pondered heavily going into my screening of writer/director Parker Finn’s Smile 2. Revisiting the original in the days before,
‘Smile 2' Review: Parker Finn's Bigger, Messier and Superior Sequel Is a Blueprint for a Very Elastic Horror Franchise
The sophomore filmmaker still loves his jump scares, but "Smile 2" suggests that his horror series could have real legs as an ongoing anthology of character studies.
‘Smile 2’ Review: Horror Sequel Gleefully Finds New Ways to Terrify
"Smile 2" stars Naomi Scott as a pop star who gets infected with the demonic curse from the first film, resulting in a horrifying and funny trip.
‘Smile 2’ Director Parker Finn Explains That Twisted Ending
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‘Sky’s The Limit’: Smile 2 Director On The Horror Franchise’s Future
On top of Smile 's sequel winning at the box office upon its release, the movie has also been doing very well critically. CinemaBlend's Smile 2 review was a bonafide rave, praising it as the genre's best surprise for the year. Other critics also praised Smile 2, highlighting the performance of leading lady Naomi Scott.
Smile 2 Director Parker Finn and Star Naomi Scott on the Challenges of Making a Worthy Sequel
Exclusive: Director Parker Finn and star Naomi Scott explain why Smile 2 is much more than just a horror sequel.
‘Smile 2’: Horror Sequel Puts ‘Joker 2’ and ‘Terrifier 3’ to Shame
Arriving on the heels of Joker Folie à Deux and Terrifier 3, Smile 2 is the third multiplex offering in as many weeks to boast creepily grinning fiends. And while this latest clown-ish sequel is superior to those recent duds,
Smile Movies Are The Next Great Horror Franchise
Smile 2 has officially made the demon at the center of the franchise one of the best killers in horror cinema and the two films a great franchise.
‘Smile 2' Director Parker Finn Says His Sequel Was ‘Like Fitting a 10-Gallon Movie Into a Five-Gallon Bucket': ‘I Tried to Push Everything to its Absolute Extreme'
Director Parker Finn beat the odds with the first “Smile” film. Shot for $17 million, the 2022 horror turned into a box ...
‘Smile 2’ movie review: a gruesome sequel that embraces its black comedy elements
Smile 2' movie review: a gruesome horror sequel that embraces its black comedy elements and avoids being tagged as a cynical ...
Watch Dancers Haunt Naomi Scott in ‘Smile 2’
Parker Finn, the film’s writer and director, narrates a scene in which a pop star is chased through her apartment by evil ...
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‘Smile 2’ Changes Things Up But Also Keeps to a Similar Pattern of Terrifying Tricks
The horror sequel from writer/director Parker Finn continues the curse storyline from the first movie, albeit with new ...
Robert Pattinson's “Possession” remake director teases 'viciously sharp, crazy, insane' film with 'teeth and ferocity'
"Smile 2" helmer Parker Finn tells EW what he has planned for Pattinson's upcoming turn in the film based on Sam Neill's 1981 ...
‘Smile 2’ Filmmaker Parker Finn Talks ‘Trap’ Comparison, ‘Smile 3’ and Remaking ‘Possession’
If the writer-director had to pitch a third installment tomorrow, he loves the idea of going "bigger and more off the rails," ...