Turn that frown upside down, because the Smile 2 teaser is here
The freaky followup to the 2022 film premieres October 18 in theaters

It’s 2024, and you can’t even flash someone a creepy-ass smile without being called “a demon from hell” or “literal nightmare fuel” anymore. Sad! For anyone still traumatized by Smile’s brilliant (and freaky) 2022 viral marketing campaign, we have some bad news for you. The franchise that made happiness horrifying is returning this October with Smile 2—a movie that could have been subtitled “The Smilening,” but we do applaud its creators for protecting us from feeling too much joy. We wouldn’t want to get cursed!
Smile 2 dropped its first teaser today, and the vibes can be summarized as “The Idol if it had leaned into the fact that it was a horror show all along.” The film’s official synopsis reads as follows: “About to embark on a new world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley (Naomi Scott) begins experiencing increasingly terrifying and inexplicable events. Overwhelmed by the escalating horrors and the pressures of fame, Skye is forced to face her dark past to regain control of her life before it spirals out of control.”