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'Smile 3' Taps 'Hellraiser' Director David Bruckner
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Key Points:
- Paramount has announced a third installment in the Smile horror franchise, with David Bruckner set to direct and Nick Antosca writing the script.
- Parker Finn, who wrote and directed the first two films, developed and pitched the framework for the trilogy's conclusion and will serve as a producer.
- The Smile franchise centers on a supernatural entity that haunts victims with a sinister smile, driving them to madness, with the first film becoming the highest-grossing original horror of 2022.
- Smile 2, released in 2024, continued the story with Naomi Scott's character inheriting the entity, and the franchise has now grossed over $350 million globally.
- Jonathan Fass is executive producer on the new film, while Finn is currently directing a remake of Paramount’s Possession.
