Fans have been anticipating this seriously jumpy video game-turned-horror film sequel since the first installment shattered box office records. The idea of possessed robots is unfathomable — it’s a totally different ball game when you’re talking zombies or dystopian worlds. 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 become 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, her actions set off a terrifying chain of events — revealing dark secrets about the true origin of Freddy’s and unleashing a long-forgotten horror hidden away for decades.
The sequel brings back Hutcherson, Lail, Theodus Crane as Jeremiah, and the legendary Matthew Lillard as William Afton. New faces joining the fray include 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 returning filmmaker Emma Tammi, written by game creator Scott Cawthon, and produced by Blumhouse founder Jason Blum alongside Cawthon. Executive producers include Tammi, Beatriz Sequeira, Christopher Warner, Russell Binder and Marc Mostman.
The original Freddy’s film opened to a record-breaking $80 million in October 2023, ultimately earning nearly $300 million worldwide. With its blend of nostalgia, fear and mechanical mayhem, this sequel promises to take the franchise to new — and even more terrifying — depths.
Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 opens in theaters December 5, 2025.
Genre: Horror
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, Marc Mostman
