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‘Laura Hasn’t Slept’ – Watch the Original Short Film That Became This Year’s ‘Smile’ [Video]
Originally made for Paramount+, Parker Finn‘s Smile was instead released into theaters and has scared up an incredible $215 million worldwide to date, a massive success for Paramount that’s sure to jumpstart Finn’s career here in the horror industry. But where did it all begin for the filmmaker? It was back in 2019 when Finn made the short film that became Smile.
Titled Laura Hasn’t Slept, that 11-minute short will be available on Smile‘s Blu-ray, and it has also been uploaded to YouTube by the official Paramount Entertainment Australia account.
Finn explains, “Laura Hasn’t Slept premiered at South by Southwest in 2020, and that’s where Paramount first saw it. This is the origin of everything that became Smile.”
Caitlin Stasey (Kindred Spirits) and Lew Temple (The Devil’s Rejects) star in Laura Hasn’t Slept, which begins with Stasey’s Laura explaining a recurring series of dreams to her therapist. She’s being pursued by a mysterious smiling man in her dreams, and soon Laura realizes that she may not actually be in a therapist’s office at all. She may be trapped in another nightmare…
The influence of A Nightmare on Elm Street can be felt in Smile but even more so in Laura Hasn’t Slept, which essentially plays out like an Elm Street short. There’s no Freddy Krueger here, of course, but rather Lew Temple’s Smiling Man, who’s eager to show Laura his true face. It’s an exceptionally well made horror short, showcasing Finn’s clear talents in the space.
Watch Laura Hasn’t Slept below and grab Smile on 4K & Blu-ray on December 13.
In Smile, “After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter (Sosie Bacon) starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can’t explain. As an overwhelming terror begins taking over her life, Rose must confront her troubling past in order to survive and escape her horrifying new reality.”
Sony returns to their own Marvel universe with the upcoming Kraven the Hunter, which has been bumped all over the release schedule. This week, it’s been bumped once more.
There was a time when Sony was going to unleash Kraven in theaters in October 2023, but the film was then bumped to August 2024. It’ll now release on December 13, 2024.
Kraven the Hunter will be the very first Marvel movie from Sony to be released into theaters with an “R” rating, with lots of bloody violence being promised.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson stars as the title character, Marvel’s ultimate predator.
“Kraven the Hunter is the visceral story about how and why one of Marvel’s most iconic villains came to be. Set before his notorious vendetta with Spider-Man, Aaron Taylor-Johnson stars as the titular character in the R-rated film.”
Ariana DeBose will play Calypso in the upcoming Kraven the Hunter movie.
Christopher Abbott (Possessor) is playing The Foreigner, with Levi Miller (Better Watch Out) also on board. Alessandro Nivola (The Many Saints of Newark) will play another villain, but character details are under wraps. Russell Crowe and Fred Hechinger also star.
J.C. Chandor (A Most Violent Year) is directing Kraven the Hunter.
The screenplay was written by Art Marcum & Matt Holloway and Richard Wenk.
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