David Bruckner To Direct A Third "Smile"
- On Wednesday, Paramount Pictures announced that David Bruckner will direct Smile 3, with screenwriter Nick Antosca penning the script for the horror franchise's next installment.
- The Smile franchise has grossed more than $350 million worldwide, with the 2022 original earning $217 million globally and the 2024 sequel adding $138 million to the total.
- Bruckner, known for directing the 2022 Hellraiser reboot and The Night House, brings horror expertise; Antosca created Apple's Cape Fear and co-created Hulu's The Act.
- Parker Finn remains involved as a producer for Smile 3 while directing the Possession remake, a 1981 supernatural thriller adaptation set to release on June 11, 2027.
- Plot details for the third film remain unrevealed, and casting is uncertain since each Smile movie functions as a standalone sequel with separate stories and new stars.
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David Bruckner To Direct A Third "Smile"
David Bruckner, who helmed 2017’s acclaimed “The Ritual” and the 2022 “Hellraiser” reboot, has been set to direct “Smile 3” at Paramount Pictures. Bruckner takes over for Parker Finn, who created the franchise and wrote and directed the previous two instalments. Nick Antosca (“Verity,” “Cape Fear”) will pen the script for the latest entry based […]
'Smile 3' Taps 'Hellraiser' Director David Bruckner
Paramount is giving horror fans something to smile about with a third installment in Parker Finn’s Smile franchise. On Wednesday, the studio announced David Bruckner (Hellraiser, The Night House) will helm the next film, which is penned by Nick Antosca (Cape Fear, Brand New Cherry Flavor), as Finn is busy directing Paramount’s Possession remake. Despite Finn’s absence after writing and directing the first two films, he developed and pitched th…
‘Smile 3’ Sets David Bruckner to Direct While Franchise Creator Parker Finn Helms ‘Possession’ Remake
Put on a happy face, because “Smile 3” is officially in the works. Paramount has hired David Bruckner to direct and Nick Antosca to write the screenplay. They’re taking over for Parker Finn, who created the series and will remain involved as a producer. Bruckner’s credits include the 2022 “Hellraiser” reboot, 2017’s psychological thriller “The […]
'Smile 3' Finds a New Director as Parker Finn Heads Into Stranger Territory
Horror franchises tend to live or die on how well they hand the baton from one filmmaker to the next. Few series make that more complicated than ‘Smile,’ a franchise built on a single, very specific kind of dread: the grin that shouldn’t be there. ‘Smile 2’ pulled in around $140 million worldwide on a...
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