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Smile Sequel Adds Fargo Star Lukas Gage Opposite Naomi Scott
Smile 2 has its male lead, as Fargo and The White Lotus star Lukas Gage will co-star with Naomi Scott. The sequel's set to release in October.
Article Summary
- Smile sequel sets October 18th release with Lukas Gage opposite Naomi Scott.
- Fargo and White Lotus actor, Lukas Gage, lands male lead in Smile 2.
- Director Parker Finn returns for Smile sequel after original's $217M success.
- Smile 2 faces stiff October competition including Wolf Man and Terrifier 3.
Smile has a sequel on the docket for October 18th, which means they better get their asses in gear. Today, we learned Fargo fifth season star Lukas Gage will join Naomi Scott in the untitled sequel. The director of the first film, Parker Finn, is back for the second one, and the rest of the cast and story are under wraps, as they say. The first film, which was first set up as a Paramount+-only title, went on to gross a surprising $217 million. A second Smile was all but inevitable after that. Deadline had the casting news.
Smile 2 Has An Uphill Battle Ahead of It
The first film synopsis was as follows: After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter (Sosie Bacon) starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can't explain. As an overwhelming terror begins taking over her life, Rose must confront her troubling past in order to survive and escape her horrifying new reality.WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY Parker Finn, PRODUCED BY Marty Bowen, Wyck Godfrey, Isaac Klausner, Robert Salerno. STARRING Sosie Bacon, Jessie T. Usher, Kyle Gallner, Robin Weigert, Caitlin Stasey with Kal Penn, and Rob Morgan.
The film has been on Paramount+ for some time now and has also been a big one on that service. So, maybe I am wrong here, but I do not see Smile 2 being quite as big. Also, next October is getting pretty stacked. Wolf Man is coming from Blumhouse a week later, Terrifier 3 is out that same week, and Joker: Folie à Deux opens a few weeks before. That first Smile movie didn't have much competition around it, so it had room to breathe at the box office. We shall see.
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