A real smile can brighten your day. But you most likely 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 may take delight 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 approach to masks its intentions. Although given the clearly malevolent intent behind these expressions, it’s arduous 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 girl 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 folks earlier than it strikes. Soon sufficient, Rose learns that her now deceased affected person could not have been loopy in spite of everything. Or maybe her insanity is solely infectious.

Because this can be a horror story, we will fairly assume that Rose has been cursed by some demonic entity. But 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 actually flip to. No one believes her claims, and that’s why she could lose her life to this menace.

The Boys‘ Jessie T. Usher co-stars in the film as Rose’s good friend, 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 solid consists of Rob Morgan, Judy Reyes, Gillian Zinser, Kevin Keppy, Sara Kapner, and Jack Sochet.

Smile will probably be launched solely in theaters on September 30.

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