A real smile can brighten your day. However you in all probability gained’t see any of these life-affirming grins in Smile, an upcoming horror movie from author and director Parker Finn. Not even a dental hygienist might take pleasure in these twisted portents of doom. And as Finn explains in a brand new video featurette for the film, the entity behind this curse makes use of smiles as a option to masks its intentions. Though given the clearly malevolent intent behind these expressions, it’s exhausting to argue that it’s an efficient masks. It’s extra like a non-verbal menace.
The video additionally introduces Sosie Bacon because the movie’s lead character, Dr. Rose Cotter. She’s a therapist who treats a lady who’s affected by the delusion that one thing evil is out to get her. And it’s one thing that solely she will be able to see as a depraved smile in different individuals earlier than it strikes. Quickly sufficient, Rose learns that her now deceased affected person could not have been loopy in any case. Or maybe her insanity is solely infectious.
As a result of it is a horror story, we are able to fairly assume that Rose has been cursed by some demonic entity. However to everybody else in Rose’s life, it appears like she has suffered a psychotic break. That in the end endangers Rose as a result of she has nobody that she will be able to really flip to. Nobody believes her claims, and that’s why she could lose her life to this menace.
The Boys‘ Jessie T. Usher co-stars within the movie as Rose’s buddy, Trevor. Kal Penn additionally seems as Dr. Morgan Desai, with Kyle Gallner as Joel, Caitlin Stasey as Laura, and Nick Arapoglou as Greg. The remainder of the supporting forged consists of Rob Morgan, Judy Reyes, Gillian Zinser, Kevin Keppy, Sara Kapner, and Jack Sochet.
Smile shall be launched solely in theaters on September 30.
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