First look–Five Nights at Freddy’s sequel coming in 2025

From video games to manga and children’s books to the big-screen, Five Nights at Freddy’s is coming back to theaters this year for a sequel. Blumhouse (who brought us wins with M3GAN, The Black Phone, and the Halloween and Happy Death Day films) has released its first teaser this week for Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, and it looks much darker than the first movie, 2023’s introduction to the franchise. That Showbiz Pizza and Chuck E. Cheese-inspired story wasn’t all that scary in compared to other Blumhouse films, but this sequel may just meet the promise of the marketing for the first, which was boasted as “blood-chilling” and “terrifying horror.” Troubled security guard Mike (The Hunger Games’ Josh Hutcherson) returns with Elizabeth Lail (Mack & Rita, Robot Chicken) as Vanessa, the local cop with more information than first believed, and Piper Rubio is back as Mike’s sister Abby.

Street cred for the first film came from the welcome personage of Matthew Lillard (Scooby Doo, Scream, The Bridge, Bosch). He’s expected back for this sequel, too, as are the animatronics by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop. But new to the franchise are actors Wayne Knight (Jurassic Park), Mckenna Grace (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina), Teo Briones (Chucky, Ratched), and Skeet Ulrich (Scream, Riverdale).

Check out this first look from Blumhouse at Five Nights at Freddy’s 2: