Smile 2
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Smile 2andTraphave a weird thing in common . M. Night Shyamalan directedTrap , his latest psychological thriller starring Josh Hartnett , which was theatrically released on August 2 , 2024.Trap ’s $ 82 - million box berth reckoning is comparable toSmile 2 ’s , which was direct by Parker Finn and release on October 18 , 2024 . Ahit 2024 horror flickstill raking it in at the box office , Smile 2is a breakout office for Naomi Scottas a papa star haunted by the Smile entity .
BothSmile 2andTrapcenter on pop star performing a portentous concert . InSmile 2,Naomi Scott ’s Skye Riley is recover from a car fortuity that killed her boyfriend , and her endeavour at a comeback is literally cursed by the Smile entity , leading to her psychological breakdown . Trapco - stars M. Night Shyamalan ’s daughter , Saleka Night Shyamalan , who play Lady Raven , a pop maven throwing a concert specifically to trap a serial Orcinus orca known as the Butcher , the hugger-mugger identicalness of fire-eater Cooper Abbott ( Josh Hartnett ) .
Smile 2 & Trap Have Pop Stars That Are Weirdly Often Left Alone
Where Are Skye Riley And Lady Raven’s Entourages?
The curious phenomenonSmile 2shares withTrapis thatboth film ’s tonic stars spend a queer amount of time alone , which allows their respective stories ' patch twisting to happen . InSmile 2,world - noted singer Skye Rileylives alone in a Manhattan high - rise , and she is regularly leave alone set-apart backstage . Even though Skye has a domineering female parent / manager named Elizabeth ( Rosemarie DeWitt ) , and Skye is a recover drug junkie with an notorious self - destructive streak , the young popping star finds herself on a regular basis isolate instead of get an retinue around specifically to keep an eye on her . This arrive at Skye easy prey for the Smile entity .
Smile 2 is bringing a new form to continue the curse of the Smile Entity , but it also numerate on the presence of an role player from the first movie .
Trap ’s Lady Raven is also weirdly desolate by her entourage in the second one-half of the film . During Lady Raven ’s concert , she is appropriately surrounded by handlers , director , and security . Yet Cooper can isolate Raven in a dressing elbow room to unveil he is the Butcher , and Lady Raven ’s people permit her to leave alone with Cooper and his daughter , Riley ( Ariel Donoghue ) . by and by , Lady Raven ’s limo driver not only lets her enter the Coopers ' home unaccompanied , but he even let Cooper take the wheel of the limousine to snatch her . It ’s bizarre that Lady Raven ’s team would n’t keep tabs on their employerat all times .
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Smile 2 & Trap’s Pop Stars Have Very Different Endings
Lady Raven Doesn’t Share Skye Riley’s Fate
M. Night Shyamalan’sTrapendsvery differently for Lady Raven thanSmile 2does for Skye Riley . Although Skye endeavor to fight the Smile entity ' and rid herself of its curse , she is ultimately consumed by its control over her . When Skye finally performs her concert , she is short-change by the Smile entity for the last time , andthe demon forces Skye to commit self-destruction in front of thousands of fans . agree toSmile ’s rule , the Smile entity can taint anyone who witnesses a smiling end . Thus , the Smile entity right away curses an sports stadium full of Skye Riley ’s devotee .
Naomi Scott ’s character name Skye Riley and Cooper Abbott ’s daughter being name Riley is another coincidence share byTrapandSmile 2 .
Skye Riley fails to be the Hero of Alexandria of her own floor inSmile 2 , but Lady Raven emerges as a hero inTrap . Lady Raven successfully outwits Cooper Abbottand uses her societal media follow to find and rescue Cooper ’s dupe , Spencer ( Mark Bacolcol ) . Lady Raven also manages to release herself from Cooper and fly the coop him , ensuring she does n’t become his latest victim . Thanks to Lady Raven , the FBI in the end apprehends Cooper . Smile 2andTrapmay be about pop whiz often left alone , but Lady Raven succeeds while Skye Riley is tragically doom .
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