I did not count on “5 Nights at Freddy’s 2” to characteristic a shot of beloved character actor Wayne Knight being killed by a robotic monster probably possessed by the spirit and rotted corpse of a small baby within the first look teaser trailer out of CinemaCon 2025, however I am actually not mad about it! The eagerly awaited follow-up to the biggest box office success in the history of Blumhouse, “5 Nights at Freddy’s 2,” has gotten the animatronic pizza occasion place band again collectively as it could, with director Emma Tammi again within the director’s chair, Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Lail, Piper Rubio, and Matthew Lillard all reprising their roles from the primary movie, and a screenplay from “Five Nights at Freddy’s” video game creator, Scott Cawthon.
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After we final noticed our homicidal besties, the machines had killed the evil William Afton (Lillard) by forcing him into the springlock yellow Bonnie the Bunny swimsuit to kill him, reworking him into the terrifying Springtrap. Our people made it out of the Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza place alive with solely a wee little bit of emotional scarring, particularly given the affinity Abby (Rubio) now has for the maniacal machines. Within the coming days (let’s be trustworthy, hours), the die-hard FNaF fandom will gladly go body by body to dissect the hidden secrets and techniques inside as a result of there’s already a lot to look at in simply the less-than-a-minute footage of the fast-tracked horror sequel.
Are you prepared for Freddy? I do know I’m!
Mckenna Grace, Mangle, and Toy Freddy Fazbear, oh my!
“5 Nights at Freddy’s 2” is taking the present on the street, now not maintaining the story locked to one of many Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza Place places. The opening of the trailer does present poor Wayne Knight being attacked within a constructing, and primarily based on the ornamental bulletin boards and lengthy hallways, it seems to be a bit like a college. It is unclear if that is Abby’s faculty or maybe a flashback scene, however both manner, somebody is gonna die in that college.
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The footage then cuts to a carnival with Freddy Fazbear-themed video games, prizes, costumes, and animatronics strolling across the areas. Abby leaves a observe on the door that claims “gone to repair my buddies,” which her older brother Mike Schmidt (Hutcherson) finds and is aware of instantly means she’s gone to hang around with these scary ass animatronics that just about killed them within the final film. Officer Vanessa Shelly (Elizabeth Lail), who we discovered was the daughter of William Afton within the final film, exhibits up alive (yay!) to warn Mike that the creatures are nonetheless on the market.
“The place?” he asks. “In all places,” she replies.
In the event you watch intently, you may catch scenes exhibiting folks being tormented of their dwelling, Springtrap grabbing a weapon, the Balloon Boy as a full-on animatronic and never only a jump-scare toy like within the first movie, the terrifying Cunning animatronic generally known as Mangle, the lovable albeit creepy Toy Freddy, and … Mckenna Grace?! For these unaware, prolific younger performer Mckenna Grace (“Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” “The Haunting of Hill Home,” “Scream 7”) is a large fan of the “5 Nights at Freddy’s” online game collection, and has been very outspoken about her want to play an element within the movie franchise. Properly, like MatPat and The Living Tombstone that came before her, being a superfan has paid off.
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“5 Nights at Freddy’s 2” can have a theatrical-only launch on December 5, 2025.
