Will there be a Smile 3? Here's what could be next for the horror movie series

Lukas Gage in Smile 2 (2024)
(Image credit: Paramount)

Smile 🧔2 has only just been released but you m🎉ay already be questioning whether there will be a Smile 3. And look, we totally understand – these movies are so thrilling of course you are left wanting more!

This time round we follow Naomi Scott's pop star Skye Ri𝕴ley as she is haunted by the supernatural curse, which we were first introduced to on the big screen with the 2022 original movie. The question is though – what's ne🔯xt?

We break it all down below looking at whether the movie's end📖ing sets u💧p a sequel and what writer/director Parker Finn (who helms both films in the Smile series) has had to say on the matter.

Be warned – the following features major spoilers for Smile 2 so if you want to go in completely fresh, do not scroll down. And if you are wondering whether it's worth seeing the new horror🍌 movie i💛n theaters, check out our for our thoughts. 

Will there be a Smile 3?

Smile 2

(Image credit: Paramount Pictures)

Although there is no 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Smile 2 post-credits scene, the jaw-dropping finale (which you can read about in detail with our 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Smile 2 ending explained guide) certainly se♍ts things up nicely for a threequel.

Although the film's protagonist Skye Riley is dead, that isn't an issue for ꦕthe Smile universe as the first film was helmed by another lead character, Rose, who also died during the concluding moments of the original 2022 movie.

S🍷mile 3 could therefore pick up with another protagonist – and there are certainly plenty to choose from given that the curse is seemingly passed onto the thousands in the crowd who witness Skye's horrific d🔴eath on stage. A threequel could pick any one of these individuals to follow.

Of course, this is just us theorising now, but it might be neat for Smil♊e 3 to be the finale in a strong horror trilogy. The curse is more widespread than ever before, following the events of the first night of Skye's tour, meaning the stakes are really high, with the whole world seemingly being in danger. 

Having thousands infected with the curse will almost certainly cause a pandemic –🍎 maybe a group will be forced to band together to finally stop it🤡 in a gripping third and final movie? We could certainly see that arc happening.

Naturally, Finn isn't saying much when it comes to the idea of a Smile 3, emphasizing that we have to wait and see how Smile 2 performs with audiences before a threequel is properly discussed.&nbs𒅌p;

However, it's clear that he thinks there is still plenty to explore (whether that be for a Smile 3 or beyond) 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:telling GamesRadar+:  "I think there are so many different, interesting directions t🍨he world of Smile can take, different roads it can go down. Right now I'm very excited to see how audiences respond to Smile 2 and if we are lucky with how audiences can connect with and embrace the film, I think the sky's the limit."

Keep those eyes peeled then!


Smile 2 is out 🐷now in UK cinemas and will release in US theaters on October 17.

For more, check out our picks for the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best horror movies of all-time as well as our guide to the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming horror movies you need to get on your radar.

Emily Murray is a former Entertainment Editor of GamesRadar+, once responsible for overseeing all the online content for Total Film and SFX magazine. Emily has previously worked for the BBC, Zavvi, UNILAD, Yahoo, Digital Spy and more. When Emily isn't writing about film and TV, she can be found cuddling her cat on the sofa, likely bingeing New Girl for the millionth time (Nick Miller is the love of my life)ও. You can also find her waxing lyrical about Christopher Nolan on a podcast dedicated to his filmography.