Fans react to “terrifying” ‘Smile 2’ trailer
The new trailer for Smile 2 has landed today (September 3) and fans have been reacting online to how “terrifying” the trailer is – watch it below.
The sinister first trailer for the film arrived back in June. The film stars Naomi Scott as pop singer Skye Riley who, as well as struggling with fame and the pressures that come with it, is haunted by a demonic entity known as The Terror.
Smile 2 is due for release on October 18, just ahead of Halloween. It is directed by Parker Finn, who directed the first Smile film in 2022, and the 2020 short film Laura Hasn’t Slept, which formed the basis for its feature length debut.
In the latest trailer, there are many scares. There is one appearance of Syne in her pop star capacity and it shows her make an appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show – and includes a cameo from Barrymore herself.
The trailer delves deeper into Skye’s haunting by The Terror and introduces characters who try to work out how to stop it in its tracks.
Alongside Scott, the sequel stars Rosemarie DeWitt, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Peter Jacobson, and Raúl Castillo. Kyle Gallner also returns as Joel from the first movie, the police officer who was cursed by the Smile at the end of the first film.
Check out the new trailer here:
On social media, fans have been reacting to the “scary” and “terrifying trailer since its release earlier today – check out some of the reactions to the trailer here:
The second trailer for Smile 2 has been released and it looks excellent! I Sorry to Lady Raven, but Skye Riley will be the only fictional pop star in horror this year I give a damn about. #naomiscott #Smile #smile2 @SmileMovie pic.twitter.com/DWJt0Qgiqx
— Rob DiLauro (@Deadly_Rob) September 3, 2024
Smile 2 trailer looks good! Doesn't look too scary tho but still entertaining. Hopefully there's better scares in the actual movie. This final shot of the trailer did make me LOL! Kinda Jokerish.
pic.twitter.com/hDZ8WKEel1
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DeAnna Raven
(@RavensBlood5220) September 3, 2024
dawg the smile 2 trailer scary as fuck
— earthangel
(@casiekccasie) August 31, 2024
Heard there’s some spoilers in the smile 2 trailer so I’m gonna avoid that (first one has a spoiler in it too though sadly)
— Seth (@windsirr) September 3, 2024
oh smile 2 trailer looks toooooo good wait.
— win (@GYUSRENAISSANCE) September 3, 2024
Just watched the Smile 2 trailer. pic.twitter.com/yVfXtRszei
— STEMASIS (@steusmotus) September 3, 2024
The film – buoyed by a viral promotional campaign – turned out to be a surprise hit, with early viewers sharing positive reactions.
The first Smile centered on a psychiatrist (played by Sosie Bacon) who is tormented after witnessing a traumatic incident with a patient haunted by the Terror. Whoever witnesses someone else’s death at the hands of the entity becomes its next victim to be driven to suicide.
One Twitter user said they felt Smile was “a mix between Hereditary and It Follows” which they called “two of my favourite horror films of recent times”. Others called it the best horror film of that year, while others acknowledged that while it had elements of past horror films in it, it was able to “create its own paradigm”, and was praised for its originality.
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Elizabeth Aubrey
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