Smiling It was an interesting movie for me. Robert Salernoa legendary producer whose work includes some of the most distinctive and daring cinematic works of this century so far (We Need to Talk About Kevin, Single Man, Nocturnal Animals, Thinking About Ending Things, 21 Grams, ArbitrationUnlike the famous directors behind those films (Iñárritu, Kaufman, Ford, Ramsey, Jarecki), Parker Finn's film Smiling This was his directorial debut. However, it worked out remarkably well, as Smiling It became one of the biggest horror films of the year, both in terms of critics and audiences.
Now, a sequel (First in Salerno) with a simple title: smile 2 It's coming out in less than a month. When we spoke with Salerno, we asked him when he, Finn, and the entire team first learned that Smiling A sequel was certainly in the cards. “Very early on,” Salerno said, adding:
“Once the first song came out, it just felt like that kind of song.”
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So it was really exciting for all of us to see this movie. I mean, we all felt like we made a great movie the first time. But it wasn't until the movie was a big hit that we felt like we could make a great movie.
Oh my God, we have to keep doing this. This is a story we have to keep telling.
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SmilingThis was of course a difficult horror film, and unlike anything Salerno had ever made. “I've never made a horror film like this before. Smiling It was the first serious horror movie I did. I've done more horror movies, and there's We need to talk about Kevin.They're just emotional horror movies, and that's what I did. Smiling “He was blowing it up.” Now, Salerno is taking over as director on his first feature film, and guess what? It’s a horror film, albeit one that’s more dramatic, cinematic, and emotional.
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Balerno's new movie is called Here thenand the story, led by Connie Britton, is more of a supernatural drama than a straight horror film, more of a Don't look now From a Halloween.and Don't look now The comparison is appropriate – Here then It is a ghost story set in Italy about a parent who suffers from psychological trauma.
While the film doesn’t carry the same menace as Venice, it does use the subtle Catholic iconography of Rome to its advantage in telling a very serious story about a woman whose daughter narrowly escapes death, but may have brought with her a dark spirit from the other side. Like some of Salerno’s films, it’s a deeply emotional film, technically a horror film, but ultimately a worldly drama.
“I'm really interested and fascinated by finding ways to achieve that balance between emotional horror that can also be, maybe not as broad and bold as Smiling“But you have to find a balance between the two,” Salerno explained. “And I feel, you know, This is just the beginning.“.”
We can't wait to see what's next. Here then It is set to be released on September 13, 2024 in theaters and on demand, while smile 2 It will be released in theaters on October 18, 2024.Salerno's next movie. Rothko It also looks like a winner; more on that later.
