As Smile 2 continues scaring up bigger audiences than its popular predecessor at the global and domestic box offices, director Parker Finn is providing some insight into the decisions that went into the making of his horror sequel.

"My dad and I don't talk that much about acting," said the actor, 32, who added, "It's important for me to find my way"

Smile 2’ director Parker Finn talked about the horror sequel and casting of the film, reported Deadline. He said, he cast actor Ray Nicholson in the Naomi Scott starrer as an homage to his “favourite film of all time”,

Ray Nicholson takes after his father, Jack Nicholson, in the looks department.

Jack Nicholson's son Ray Nicholson inherited his father's taste for show business! The actor’s child opened up about the nature of their relationship and their common interests. “We’re very different people,

Ray Nicholson — the son of Hollywood icon and The Shining star Jack Nicholson — is no dull boy in Smile 2. Director Parker Finn tells Entertainment Weekly that he "totally" cast Ray as a reference to his father's Stanley Kubrick-directed horror masterpiece,

In order to pay tribute to his "favourite film of all time", 'Smile 2' director cast Jack Nicholson's son Ray in the new horror flick as a nod to 'The Shining'.