The game that spawned more games and novels and graphic novels returns to theaters on December 5. Or rather, hits theaters only on December 5. The first Five Nights at Freddy’s had a dual release both theatrical and streaming on Peacock. It still cleaned up at the box office, and there’s no mystery why. Gen X has superhero movies; for millennials and younger, it’s video games.
Particularly good video games.
Written by game creator Scott Cawthon, Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 promises a new level of “animatronic terror,” which I’d love to see become a real subgenre. Cawthon plots well, even if some of the first film had its silly moments. The premise remains creepy, and the sequel doesn’t just bring back the cast that made the first one work. It reunites Matthew Lillard with Skeet Ulrich. There’s got to be a moment or two that will absolutely sing as a result.
And Freddy Fazbear loose at a carnival for “Fazfest”? I’m in.
They’re not just at Freddy’s anymore.
In 2023, Blumhouse’s box-office horror phenomenon Five Nights at Freddy’s, based on the blockbuster game series by Scott Cawthon, became the highest-grossing horror film of the year. Now, a shocking new chapter of animatronic terror begins.
One year has passed since the supernatural nightmare at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. The stories about what transpired there have been twisted into a campy local legend, inspiring the town’s first ever Fazfest. Former security guard Mike (Josh Hutcherson) and police officer Vanessa (Elizabeth Lail) have kept the truth from Mike’s 11-year-old sister, Abby (Piper Rubio), concerning the fate of her animatronic friends.
But when Abby sneaks out to reconnect with Freddy, Bonnie, Chica, and Foxy, it will set into motion a terrifying series of events, revealing dark secrets about the true origin of Freddy’s, and unleashing a long-forgotten horror hidden away for decades.
The cast of Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 includes returning co-stars Theodus Crane as Jeremiah and the legendary Matthew Lillard as William Afton. The film features new characters played by Freddy Carter (Shadow and Bone, Pennyworth), Wayne Knight (Jurassic Park, Seinfeld), Mckenna Grace (Ghostbusters franchise, Annabelle Comes Home) and horror icon Skeet Ulrich (Scream, Riverdale).
Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 is directed by acclaimed returning filmmaker Emma Tammi and is written by game series creator Scott Cawthon.
The film is produced by Blumhouse founder and CEO Jason Blum and Scott Cawthon, who together produced the first film. The executive producers are director Emma Tammi, Beatriz Sequeira, Christopher Warner, Russell Binder and Marc Mostman.
Cast: Josh Hutcherson, Piper Rubio, Elizabeth Lail, Freddy Carter, Theodus Crane, Wayne Knight, Mckenna Grace, with Skeet Ulrich and Matthew Lillard
Director: Emma Tammi
Written by: Scott Cawthon
Based on the Video Game Series “Five Nights at Freddy’s” by Scott Cawthon
Producers: Jason Blum, Scott Cawthon
Executive Producers: Emma Tammi, Beatriz Sequeira, Christopher Warner, Russell Binder and Marc Mostman
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