Horror hit ‘Smile 2’ debuts on digital streaming this week

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Smile 2— the hit horror movie starring Naomi Scott as a cursed pop star — debuts on digital streaming this week.

Smile 2 is the sequel to the horror hit Smile from 2022. The official logline for Smile 2 reads: “Going on a world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley begins to experience increasingly terrifying and unexplained events. Overwhelmed by the escalating horrors and the pressures of fame, Skye is forced to face her past.”

Of course, among the horrifying events Skye experiences are visions of people with demented smiles.

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Scott (Aladdin) stars as Skye i Smile 2. Written and directed by Parker Finn, Smile 2 also stars Rosemarie DeWitt, Dylan Gelula, Ray Nicholson, Lukas Gage, Peter Jacobson and Kyle Gallner, reprising his role from 2022’s Smile.

Sore When to stream, Smile 2 will premiere on digital streaming via premium video on demand on Tuesday, November 19, approximately one month after the film opened in theaters on October 18.

While When to stream is typically accurate in its reports, the streaming tracker previously noted that Paramount Pictures had announced or confirmed its release date, and it is subject to change.

Smile 2 is listed for pre-order on Prime video, Apple TV and VOODOO for $24.99, which will be the movie’s purchase price. Rental prices are generally $5 less than the purchase price of PVOD, so viewers can expect to rent Smile 2 for a 48-hour period for $19.99.

Naomi Scott says ‘Smile 2’ is more than a horror film

While Smile 2 is billed as a horror film and no doubt has its share of gruesome movie elements like blood and gore, Naomi Scott knew from the moment she read Parker Finn’s script for the film that it was going beyond genre.

In a recent Zoom conversation, Scott said she approached Smile 2 as she did all her other roles.

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“I am completely genre-agnostic and Smile 2 felt like an opportunity,” Scott said. “After watching the first film, it was very clear to me that it was a film that focuses on character. In Parker’s Smile film, the story depends on the character, and if you remove the horror elements – which I think only adds to the viewer’s experience, but also the conversation and the entertainment itself – it really plays like a drama.”

Rated R, Smile 2 playing in theaters and debuting on PVOD on Tuesday.

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