Keep watch over these safety cameras, as a result of Freddy Fazbear and his band of merry murderous animatronics are again with a vengeance in 5 Nights at Freddy’s 2. Based mostly on the viral horror online game collection, Blumhouse’s 5 Nights at Freddy’s adaptation turned the shock horror hit of 2023. Regardless of a same-day launch on Peacock, the movie went on to shatter expectations on the international field workplace, grossing practically $300 million in revenue. Contemplating the film reportedly solely price $20 million (adhering to Blumhouse’s mantra of “low finances, excessive idea” filmmaking), a sequel was all however inevitable.

The primary movie noticed a down-on-his-luck safety guard, Mike (Josh Hutcherson), take an uncommon job to function a safety guard at an deserted Chuck E. Cheese knock-off referred to as Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria. Little does Mike know that the uncanny and creepy animatronic characters within the restaurant are possessed by vengeful spirits, and their thought of playtime is hardly kid-friendly. For all the present particulars about Blumhouse’s horror sequel, reminiscent of its solid, plot particulars, launch date, and extra, right here is all the pieces we all know thus far about 5 Nights at Freddy’s 2.

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When is ‘5 Nights at Freddy’s 2’ Coming Out?

Blumhouse can be bringing some unsettling scares in for subsequent 12 months’s vacation season, as 5 Nights at Freddy’s 2 can be launched on Friday, December 5, 2025. Scream and Scooby-Doo star Matthew Lillard confirmed the December launch in Might 2024.

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The place Can You Watch ‘5 Nights at Freddy’s 2’?

Contemplating how properly the movie carried out on the field workplace, 5 Nights at Freddy’s 2 is all however assured to debut in theaters this December. 2025 is about to be a fairly large 12 months for brand new entries in beloved horror franchises, with examples together with:

• Wolf Man on January 17, 2025
• Till Daybreak on April 25, 2025
• 28 Years Later on June 20, 2025
• M3GAN 2.0 on June 27, 2025
• I Know What You Did Final Summer season on July 18, 2025
• The Conjuring: Final Rites on September 5, 2025
• Noticed XI on September 26, 2025
• The Bride on September 26, 2025
• The Black Cellphone 2 on October 17, 2025
• Predator: Badlands on November 7, 2025

Blumhouse and Common Photos have not but confirmed if the sequel can be getting a same-day streaming launch on Peacock like the primary movie did.

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Does ‘5 Nights at Freddy’s 2’ Have a Trailer?

Being a couple of 12 months out from launch, we’ll must be affected person for a brand new trailer for 5 Nights at Freddy’s 2. Nonetheless, Blumhouse did give a quick first glimpse on the upcoming follow-up on the 2024 New York Comedian Con with a brand-new poster. Not solely does the poster additional verify the movie’s December launch date, however it additionally teases the arrival of “Toy Freddy”, indicating that the film sequel is not less than considerably instantly adapting the sport’s sequel.

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Who Stars in ‘5 Nights at Freddy’s 2’?

A number of primary characters from the primary 5 Nights at Freddy’s film are set to reprise their roles for the sequel. This consists of Josh Hutcherson as Mike the safety guard, who simply narrowly escaped together with his sister, Abby (Piper Rubio), within the earlier movie. Finest identified for his function as Peeta within the Starvation Video games saga, Hutcherson’s different earlier work consists of Future Man and The Beekeeper. Hutcherson teased the “scarier” sequel in an October interview with Esquire:

“We’re discovering the steadiness proper now of constructing this world and increasing it in a very cool manner but additionally ensuring the characters keep actually grounded. That’s one thing that I actually suppose that all of us fought for within the first movie, as a result of this world that was created in ‘5 Nights at Freddy’s,’ it’s so out-there. It’s so over-the-top and wacky, in a manner, that to seek out the emotional fact of the characters was gonna be what was gonna work.”

Additionally returning because the 5 Nights at Freddy’s franchise’s large unhealthy is horror icon Matthew Lillard. First showing as a shifty social employee, Lillard’s character within the first movie is finally revealed as William Afton – a ruthless serial killer who’s chargeable for many of the tragic occasions within the 5 Nights universe. Lillard’s legendary standing as a horror icon is largely due to his breakout function as Stu Macher within the authentic Scream and as Shaggy in numerous Scooby-Doo initiatives. Although Mr. Afton appeared to endure a grim destiny on the finish of the unique film, Lillard has repeatedly confirmed he’ll be again for the sequel, reminiscent of this current interview with Collider:

“Here is the good information – I believe the followers fell in love with what we did, I believe [creator Scott Cawthon] is the shepherd of this unbelievable undertaking and I believe collectively the filmmakers listened to a few of the criticism that they received, and so they’re rising. I believe this movie goes to be tonally somewhat totally different. I believe we’ll have much more. I believe it’ll be an action-packed movie. Once more, I believe it is fan-centric, and I believe they are going to adore it.”

You star Elizabeth Lail and For All Mankind star Piper Rubio are additionally anticipated to return as Vanessa and Abby respectively.

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What Is the ‘5 Nights at Freddy’s’ Story So Far?

The primary 5 Nights at Freddy’s film begins with Mike Schmidt dropping his job as a safety guard in a neighborhood mall after he by chance accuses a father of abducting a baby. This fiasco places Mike susceptible to dropping custody of his little sister, Abby, so he wants a job and desires one quick. Mike already misplaced his youthful brother a few years in the past, so he cannot lose one other one among his relations. Fortunately, Mike will get a job provide to regulate the deserted Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria, and after taking Abby with him one evening, begins to suppose the restaurant’s animatronics are alive.

Following his assembly with a suspicious police officer named Vanessa, Mike not solely quickly discovers the animatronics are possessed by the souls of murdered kids, however they’ve even befriended younger Abby. Nonetheless, quickly sufficient, our bodies begin piling up, and the rogue animatronics are clearly accountable. Even worse, Mike additionally discovers that the person who gave him this job is a serial killer named William Afton who killed the kids that now possess the animatronics, in addition to Mike’s brother. Although Vanessa reveals herself as William’s daughter, she helps Mike and Abby escape William’s clutches after Abby exhibits the animatronics that William is their killer. Abby is put right into a coma within the course of and William is left wounded within the derelict halls of Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria, presumably plotting his revenge.

The poster for 5 Nights at Freddy’s 2 and behind-the-scenes pictures verify that the animatronics seen within the online game titled 5 Nights at Freddy’s 2 can be within the movie. In keeping with the lore of the video games, the sport model 5 Nights at Freddy’s 2 is believed to be a prequel to the unique sport, that includes earlier and fancier-looking fashions of the signature Freddy Fazbear crew. Solely time will inform if that very same route can be taken in Blumhouse’s adaptation.

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Who’s Making ‘5 Nights at Freddy’s 2’?

As per typical with each Blumhouse movie, 5 Nights at Freddy’s 2 will as soon as once more be produced by horror icon Jason Blum, who has labored on all the pieces from The Purge to the brand new Halloween trilogy. The movie can also be set to characteristic Emma Tammi as director and co-writer.

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When Did ‘5 Nights at Freddy’s 2’ Begin Filming?

5 Nights at Freddy’s 2 started filming in October 2024 in keeping with Matthew Lillard, which is about one 12 months to the day for the reason that authentic movie was launched.

The unique 5 Nights at Freddy’s movie is presently out there to stream on Prime Video.

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