Smile 2 casts Aladdin's Naomi Scott as the horror sequel's lead

Naomi Scott
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Smile 2 has found its☂ lead &𝔉ndash; Naomi Scott is set to star in the highly anticipated horror sequel.

The original movie stars Sosie Bacon as a therapist who witnesses the suicide of one of heꦐr patients, and is subsequently haunted by a string of eerily smiling people. Plot details for the sequel are being kept under wraps, but we can assume the movie will see Scott's character haunted by a similar mysterious entity. 

Directed by Parker Finn in his feature debut, Smile made over $200 million at the box office against a budget of $17 million when it was released in September 2022. Smile also experienced the lowest drop in viewings during week two of release for a horror film since Get Out in 2017. Finn is back on𒉰 board for the sequel as writer and director. 

Scott is best known for playing Princess Jasmine in Disney's live-action remake of Aladdin, relꦿeased back in 2019. Directed by Guy Ritchie, she shar🃏ed the screen with Will Smith's Genie and Mena Massoud's Aladdin. 

She also recently starred in the Netflix series Anatomy of a Scandal, as well as 2017's Power Rangers and 2019's 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Charlie's Angels. Her next roles are in the sci-fi movie Distant, alongside Anthony Ramos and Zaꦦchary Quinto, and the A24 film Wizards!, opposite Pete Davidson, Orlando Bloom, and Passages' Fಌranz Ragowski.

Smile 2 is set to be released on October 18, 2024. In the meantime, fill out your watch list with our picks of the other best 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming horror movies on the way next year.

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