Rosemarie DeWitt and Kyle Gallner Round Out Untitled ‘Smile’ Sequel Cast | Exclusive

Paramount Pictures’ untitled “Smile” sequel has rounded out its cast with Kyle Gallner (“Smile,” “The Passenger”) returning and Rosemarie DeWitt (“The Staircase”), TheWrap has learned exclusively.

The duo join previously announced cast Naomi Scott and Lukas Gage.

Parker Finn wrote the script and will direct the project. Temple Hill is producing. Plot details about the follow-up are being kept under wraps.

“Smile,” the 2022 psychological supernatural horror film, became the No. 1 horror movie of last year and grossed $217 million at the worldwide box office.  The original film was also Finn’s directorial expanding his 2020 short film “Laura Hasn’t Slept.”

“Smile” (2022) starred Sosie Bacon as Rose Cotter, a therapist haunted by a patient’s horrific suicide. Bearing a ghastly grin, the woman’s death triggers disturbing events making Rose question her sanity. When patients sport the same smile before meeting macabre fates, Rose’s terror escalates as the bizarre curse seemingly spreads. The film also starred Jessie T. Usher and Kal Penn.

DeWitt most recently starred in Max’s “The Staircase,” and “And Just Like That.” She is repped by CAA. Gallner, who starred in the original “Smile,” most recently appeared in MGM’s “The Passenger” and 2022’s “Scream” reboot. He is repped by Paradigm and Integral Artists.

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