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Smile 3 Officially In The Works — David Bruckner To Direct From Nick Antosca Script

Empire·Oct 29, 2026 · 5:17 AM CT
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Two years after Naomi Scott's spiraling pop star in Smile 2, the horror franchise is getting a third film, according to Variety.

David Bruckner, director of The Night House and The Ritual, will direct, and Nick Antosca, behind Apple TV's recent Cape Fear remake, will write. Parker Finn, who created the series, is focused on his upcoming Possession remake but provided the framework for the new entry and will produce.

Because the films work like an anthology, with the first centered on Sosie Bacon's haunted therapist and the second on Scott's pop star, Empire notes it's unclear what Smile 3 will be about or who will star.

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