‘Smile 2’ Director Parker Finn Says His Sequel Was ‘Like Fitting a 10-Gallon Movie Into a Five-Gallon Bucket’: ‘I Tried to Push Everything to its Absolute Extreme’
variety.comJack Dunn Director Parker Finn beat the odds with the first “Smile” film. Shot for $17 million, the 2022 horror turned into a box office behemoth grossing over $200 million worldwide.
So while shooting “Smile 2,” Finn took the same approach, pushing his budget and schedule to the limits in a process he described as fitting “a 10-gallon movie into a five-gallon bucket.” “We had a few more resources, more toys to play with.
But I’m always trying to punch above my budget and above what the schedule affords,” Finn said. “[I tried] to push everything to its absolute extreme.
So in a way, it felt the same or almost more stressful because of what we bit off in this one.” Joined by Naomi Scott and the rest of the “Smile 2” leading cast, Finn walked a black carpet outside Paramount Studios in Los Angeles Tuesday night to celebrate the film’s premiere. “Smile 2” follows global pop sensation Skye Riley (Scott) as becomes the latest host of the sinister smiling spirit just before departing on her world tour.
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