After her breakout role as Princess Jasmine, Naomi Scott stars in Smile 2, hailed as the best horror film of the year. Scott discusses the challenges of portraying pop star Skye Riley, handling the film's intense scenes,

On thing to really beam about is leading lady Naomi Scott going for it all-out, all snot, smeared blood and wide-eyed, full on-fear. Scott manages to pour her humanity into the part — diva, whimpering,

Parker Finn follows his surprise 2022 hit about a malevolent spirit that jumps hosts via a diabolical grin, this time infecting a troubled pop star with a ton of trauma to feed on.

Smile 2” lands as unsettling grins are plastered on pumpkins and politicians alike as we approach Halloween and Election Day

Whenever you have an original breakout hit in the horror genre it generally means you can expect at least about eight sequels cashing in on the concept. The latest to spawn a hoped-for franchise is writer-director Finn Parker’s follow-up to his smash 2022 debut feature Smile (which made $200 million globally),

Smile 2 is entertaining. Certainly, dont expect the best commentary on mental health issues, but be ready for some jump-scare fun.

Smile writer and director Parker Finn returns to the horror franchise with Smile 2 which follows global pop sensation Skye Riley (Naomi Scott), who begins experiencing increasingly terrifying and inexplicable events as she’s about to embark on a new world tour.

Naomi Scott had no idea what she was in for. It was several years after her breakout performance as Jasmine in 2019’s Aladdin and she had just received a script by director Parker Finn about a new character he had created – a tortured pop star named Skye Riley.

Following the impressive worldwide box office performance of Smile in 2022, and the enduring popularity of the supernatural shocker amongst genre fans, director Parker Finn’s sequel does everything a horror follow-up should,