Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025)

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Josh Hutcherson Says ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ Is in the Works and He’s ‘Dying to Get Back on Set,’ Jennifer Lawrence Texted Him About Film’s Box Office

Josh Hutcherson starred in one of 2023 biggest box office success stories — the horror video game adaptation “Five Nights at Freddy’s” — and he recently told Variety that things are moving along on the second chapter. Hutcherson, who is currently on the press circuit for the action movie “The Beekeeper,” suggested the status of a “Five Nights at Freddy’s” sequel is looking good.

“I know they’re in the process right now of nailing down the story, and they want to get going as soon as possible,” Hutcherson said. “Obviously, the fans are amazing and die hard. For me to be a part of it was was so cool and phenomenal.

“We hoped it would connect with audiences,” he continued. “But I don’t think that anybody, even on our side of things, expected it to really connect the way that it did. I’m dying to get back on set. Emma Tammi, our director, was fantastic, and it was such a fun world to play in. I’m excited to see what they are doing next.”

[Jennifer Lawrence Fan]

Have her be in the sequel! ☺

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Originally Posted by Jennifer Lawrence Fan

Have her be in the sequel! ☺

[drb999]

Elizabeth Lail looks a little bit like Jennifer Lawrence.

[Jennifer Lawrence Fan]

Originally Posted by drb999

Elizabeth Lail looks a little bit like Jennifer Lawrence.

Make it happen, Blum!

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Release Date: December 5, 2025

[Zivouhr]

Is the video game or first movie truly scary, or mostly just entertaining in the horror genre? Haven't played the games yet.

The trailer leads me to believe it's "mostly entertaining" than actually scary, but I'd have to see the film to know for sure.

[JPLeon]

Originally Posted by Zivouhr

Is the video game or first movie truly scary, or mostly just entertaining in the horror genre? Haven't played the games yet.

The trailer leads me to believe it's "mostly entertaining" than actually scary, but I'd have to see the film to know for sure.

The games themselves aren't truly scary or horrifying, (well maybe FNAF 4), the gameplay relies more on the stressful (and panic if its your first time playing) experience of playing them. Each game has a different game mechanic and the scare factor comes primarly from the anticipation of getting jumpscared by an animatronic. The game's lore itself tho is way, way, WAY more interesting and is the main thing fans get crazy about. It's disturbing at times yet silly in a supernatural/ sci-fi kinda way. The movie is watchable in my opinion but it's not scary. Average at best and honestly it didn't the games justice enough. It's entertaining, the animatronics look faithful, has some nice kills, and is simple enough for people who are unfamiliar with the games. Also it has its own cannon/storyline separate from the games.

[Zivouhr]

Originally Posted by JPLeon

The games themselves aren't truly scary or horrifying, (well maybe FNAF 4), the gameplay relies more on the stressful (and panic if its your first time playing) experience of playing them. Each game has a different game mechanic and the scare factor comes primarly from the anticipation of getting jumpscared by an animatronic. The game's lore itself tho is way, way, WAY more interesting and is the main thing fans get crazy about. It's disturbing at times yet silly in a supernatural/ sci-fi kinda way.

The movie is watchable in my opinion but it's not scary. Average at best and honestly it didn't the games justice enough. It's entertaining, the animatronics look faithful, has some nice kills, and is simple enough for people who are unfamiliar with the games. Also it has its own cannon/storyline separate from the games.

Thank you for those details on the lore, game and movie.
So the stories were the creepiest aspect, and then the movie wasn't scary in comparison, not doing the game or stories justice. That's disappointing, although expected with Hollywood tampering with the essence of things so often.

[SpacemanDoug]

Originally Posted by Zivouhr

Is the video game or first movie truly scary, or mostly just entertaining in the horror genre? Haven't played the games yet.

The trailer leads me to believe it's "mostly entertaining" than actually scary, but I'd have to see the film to know for sure.

I'm gonna contradict what the guy above me said

The first game is legitimately horrifying and can be nightmare inducing, it made choices none of the other games had and before the lore ruined everything, part of the scare factor was the mystery of what these things were and why they were trying to kill you

The second game comes close but is weaker in the scare factor compared to the first, 3 is mediocre and it's when the games began to try too hard, the fourth game is absolutely awful, by then it was just about the jumpscares and looking over the top in terms of design

Everything after 3 just tried way too hard and just cared about jumpscares rather than the psychological factor that made the first game work so well

[Zivouhr]

Originally Posted by SpacemanDoug

I'm gonna contradict what the guy above me said

The first game is legitimately horrifying and can be nightmare inducing, it made choices none of the other games had and before the lore ruined everything, part of the scare factor was the mystery of what these things were and why they were trying to kill you

The second game comes close but is weaker in the scare factor compared to the first, 3 is mediocre and it's when the games began to try too hard, the fourth game is absolutely awful, by then it was just about the jumpscares and looking over the top in terms of design

Everything after 3 just tried way too hard and just cared about jumpscares rather than the psychological factor that made the first game work so well

Interesting, thanks. Good to hear that first game sounds like it's good for horror, which can be subjective for what scares one but not another.

That brings up a good point about how revealing too much about a horror villain can ruin a sense of mystery and dread. I was really liking the horror aspect of an older movie, Stir of Echoes, and then it revealed who the ghost was and it was no longer scary IMO, turning it into an investigative movie instead. Sometimes less is more for a horror villain's origin. That movie would've been great for horror if it didn't reveal the ghost's story.

[SpacemanDoug]

Originally Posted by Zivouhr

Interesting, thanks. Good to hear that first game sounds like it's good for horror, which can be subjective for what scares one but not another.

That brings up a good point about how revealing too much about a horror villain can ruin a sense of mystery and dread. I was really liking the horror aspect of an older movie, Stir of Echoes, and then it revealed who the ghost was and it was no longer scary IMO, turning it into an investigative movie instead. Sometimes less is more for a horror villain's origin. That movie would've been great for horror if it didn't reveal the ghost's story.

That is one thing that the original game has a major advantage of if you're unfamiliar with the lore, it has this consistent sense of dread throughout and has some legitimately disturbing imagery and sound effects

I dare you to play that game with your headphones

[originalHDphantom]

Hopefully this one's better than the first film....

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGV7zwjvxKs

[StarWarsIsAwesome123]

Didn’t care for the first movie that much but this looks like a considerable step up.

[BluBonnet]

Jason Blum is clearly having fun with this...

[Prohibida]

My favorite part of the trailer...

[FlamedLiquid]

I spotted McKenna Grace. Getting a lot of Horror/Spooky roles lately.

[Maximux]

Liked the first movie, will sure check out for this sequel