The director said the casting allowed him to pay homage to ‘his favorite film of all time’
Fans have been praising an actor starring a new horror film due to his performance and likeness to his father.
Sequels don’t always hit the money but Smile 2 seems to have delighted viewers following its release on October 18.
Those impressed with the follow-up to the first horror flick from 2022 – which was dubbed ‘one of the creepiest movies of the year’ – have been applauding one cast member you might have recognized from the promotional material.
A viral Twitter post has praised the casting while also arguing it was a nepotism hire.
But who was the supposed nepo-casting? Well, it seems the marketing department behind the film wanted to play into the actor’s resemblances to his father and one of his most famous movies.
If you have seen some of the promotional material for Smile 2 you might be wondering why acting legend Jack Nicholson had come out of retirement to star in this film.
Only to realize that it actually wasn’t Jack Nicholson but his son, Ray Nicholson – they just have a very similar face.