The creepy trailer for Paramount Pictures's latest horror flick, 'Smile,' is downright chilling. Was 'Smile' based on an current book?

Katherine Stinson - Author

September is nearing its end, and you realize what that implies — spooky season is truly upon us. Start off the absolute best time of the 12 months proper by means of catching the new Paramount Pictures horror flick Smile on Sept. 30th, 2022.

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However, prior to you do, let's be informed a bit more about Smile. Is it based on a book?

The trailer makes it relatively clear that the film will completely exchange a viewer's outlook on smiling. Who considered such a creepy tale thought? Here's what we know.

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'Smile' is based on the brief film, 'Laura Hasn't Slept.'

Why make a characteristic film based on anyone else's book when you can just use your own plot concept from a short film you additionally directed?

That's exactly what author/director Parker Finn did with Smile. The characteristic film is based off of Parker's 2020 short film Laura Hasn't Slept.

Here's the synopsis for Laura Hasn't Slept, in step with the film's IMDb web page: "Desperate to rid herself of a recurring nightmare, a young woman seeks the help of her therapist."

The quick film is Eleven minutes long. So, can you move it any place? It is not available to look at on YouTube in the end.

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Unfortunately, Laura Hasn't Slept is not available on any streaming platform. However, what we do know is that the brief film used to be commemorated with a particular jury reputation award at South By Southwest 2020, consistent with Parker's Instagram web page.

The synopsis for Smile is not precisely the same as Laura Hasn't Slept, however it is very identical: "After a bizarre, traumatic event involving a patient, a psychiatrist begins to experience terrifying occurrences that only she can see."

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According to the synopsis, the psychiatrist turns into "increasingly convinced that she's being pursued by a malevolent supernatural force."

The original working title for Smile was once Something's Wrong With Rose. However, we expect the name Smile in point of fact will get the level across higher!

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Wait, was that a star from 'The Boys' in the 'Smile' trailer?

Sosie Bacon performs the haunted psychiatrist in question (and sure, she is in reality, the daughter of Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick).

Before taking on her first function as leading woman in a function film, Sosie portrayed Clay Jensen's ex-girlfriend on 13 Reasons Why. The actress additionally received rave critiques for her performance in the television collection Mare of Easttown.

Jessie T. Usher also appears in the Smile trailer. According to the film's IMDb web page, Jessie performs a personality named Trevor. Fans of The Boys will certainly acknowledge Jessie as the supe A-Train from the Prime Video sequence. Kal Penn also stars in Smile as the persona Dr. Morgan Desai. The query is, will all in their characters make it to the finish of the film?

We'll simply have to find out when Smile premieres in theaters on Sept. 30, 2022! Happy haunting everyone!

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