The Smile franchise expands with a popstar-focused sequel, and after the events of its surprising finale, whether there’s a Smile 2 post-credits scene teasing more is known. Paramount and director Parker Finn launched a new horror franchise in 2022 as the first Smile movie received great reviews and performed very well at the box office. It was quickly announced that a sequel would come, and Smile 2 shows the Smile Curse find a new target in Skye Riley (Naomi Scott). The movie’s story unfolds as she is haunted by the entity amid the start of a global tour.
While the cliffhanger in Smile‘s ending left room for more stories to be told, it was not a guarantee that a sequel would come. Now that Smile 2 is part of an established franchise and Finn has teased ideas for more Smile sequels, there is a greater possibility that the franchise could utilize a post-credits scene to tease what else could come. The tactic is increasingly common with known franchises, and even though Smile did not have a credits scene, that did not fully rule out the chance of the sequel including something special in the credits.
Smile 2 Does Not Have A Post-Credits Scene
There’s No Sequel Tease In The Credits
It is confirmed that Smile 2 does not have a post-credits scene of any kind. There is no mid-credits or after-credits scene used to tease Smile 3 or payoff a lingering plotline from the sequel. That means audiences who watch Smile 2 in theaters or on streaming can not miss any major revelations in the credits. However, it is still encouraged to sit through the scrolling text to see the names of everyone who worked on the film and made it possible.
Why Smile 2 Does Not Have A Post-Credits Scene
The Decision Makes Sense For The Franchise
Instead of using a post-credits scene to tease where the franchise could go next, Smile 2 opts to keep its ending as the last way that the movie leaves the door open for more movies. Smile 2‘s ending leaves the franchise in a spot where future installments are very much possible. It also leaves a relatively blank canvas for Parker Finn when it comes to crafting the next story. That is better for the franchise’s long-term future than including a Smile 2 post-credits scene that pigeonholes the direction the series can go.
Smile 3 has not been officially announced
While some could take the lack of a Smile 2 after-credits scene as a disappointing sign for the franchise’s future prospects, that should not be the case. Finn’s hopes for the franchise to continue point to an optimistic outlook that Smile 3 will happen as long as Smile 2 is a success. Still, it is smarter for him and the series not to include an end-credits scene an overt sequel tease when one is not confirmed. Audiences are not promised another movie, so Smile 2 forgoing a credits scene and leaving the ending as the end makes sense.
- Director
- Parker Finn
- Release Date
- October 18, 2024