Overview
- Paramount has hired David Bruckner to direct Smile 3 and engaged Nick Antosca to write the screenplay.
- Creator Parker Finn will not direct the third film but remains attached as a producer after pitching the story framework and keeping a first-look deal with the studio.
- No plot details or casting information for Smile 3 have been made public.
- The Smile series has earned more than $350 million worldwide, with the first film grossing about $217 million and the 2024 sequel roughly $138–139 million, which underpins the studio's push for another installment.
- Bruckner and Antosca bring recent horror credits and experience that match the franchise's standalone, anthology-style approach, a format that gives Paramount flexibility in tone, casting, and future expansions.