EXCLUSIVE: Dylan Gelula (Dream Situation) has joined Paramount Footage‘ untitled sequel to Smile, the 2022 horror thriller from Parker Finn, which went on to outsized success in theaters after initially being set to debut on Paramount+.
The actress joins an ensemble that additionally consists of Naomi Scott, Lukas Gage, Kyle Gallner and Rosemarie DeWitt, as beforehand introduced.
Particulars as to the plot and forged members’ roles are below wraps. However Finn has returned to direct from his personal script, with Temple Hill producing. The sequel is slated for launch on October 18, 2024, when it’ll go up in opposition to an unnamed title from Common Footage.
Grossing over $217M on the worldwide field workplace, Smile was one of many nice, sudden field workplace successes of 2022. One among quite a lot of unique studio horror movies of late to increase right into a franchise, pic tells the story of Dr. Rose Cotter (Sosie Bacon), a psychiatrist who turns into more and more satisfied she is being threatened by an uncanny entity, after witnessing a weird, traumatic incident involving a affected person.
Most just lately seen starring reverse Nicolas Cage in A24’s comedy Dream Situation, which world premiered at TIFF, Gelula has beforehand taken on roles in movies just like the Prime video rom-com I Need You Again, Cooper Raiff’s directorial debut Shithouse, Jeff Baena’s Horse Woman starring Alison Brie, the Elisabeth Moss-led punk rocker drama Her Odor, Andrew Bujalski’s Gotham and Unbiased Spirit Award-nominated Assist the Women, and Max Winkler’s intercourse comedy Flower. Beforehand showing on exhibits like Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Shameless and Informal, she’ll additionally quickly be seen within the third season of the Emmy-winning Max comedy, Hacks.
Gelula is represented by Gersh, Mosaic and Jackoway Austen Tyerman.
