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Josh Hutcherson hints at what fans can expect from ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’: ‘The main focus is…’

Josh Hutcherson's upcoming film, 'Five Nights at Freddy's 2', is slated to release in December this year

Josh Hutcherson is dropping hints about the highly anticipated sequel to ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’, which is scheduled to hit the theatres on December 5, 2025. During his latest interview with Variety, Hutcherson, well-known for playing the role of Mike Schmidt, a former security guard at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, in the popular video game adaptation, candidly spoke about the forthcoming horror film and revealed what fans can expect from the sequel to the 2023 film ‘Five Nights at Freddy's'. 'The Hunger Games' star mentioned that the sequel has "more than double" the creatures from the first film. For the unversed, one of the characters featured in the film, named Mangle, requires "a team of 10 or 12 people to operate."

While shedding light on the process of filming with the animatronics, Hutcherson said, "The stunt actor has to turn and look to the right, but then three people with remote controls have to make the eyes time with the blink. You'll do 10 takes, because the animatronic movement isn't quite working. That one take [where] the animatronic is perfect, you better be perfect too, because that's the one that's going in the movie. And the animatronics might find a way to leave the pizzeria, which is a big deal. Yes, but there's, like, certain rules of the game that… It's murky. And I don't fully get it, but I know it's a big deal that the animatronics that leave, leave. It's a whole thing." 

When Hutcherson came on board for the first 'Five Nights at Freddy's' film, he had no clue about the "absolutely rabid fan base" for the mid-2010s video games that inspired the films. Speaking of the sequel, which has been directed by Emma Tammi with a script by Scott Cawthon, Hutcherson said, "The main focus is making something that the FNAF fandom will go crazy for. Sometimes I'm like, 'This doesn’t make any sense! How can I possibly do this?' And they're like, 'It's from the game.' All right, all right, all right, I'm on board, I'm on board.' But it's crazy."

Along with Hutcherson, 'Five Nights at Freddy's 2' also stars Elizabeth Lail, Piper Rubio, Wayne Knight, Matthew Lillard, McKenna Grace, Skeet Ulrich, and Teo Briones in pivotal roles. Furthermore, Megan Fox and YouTuber Matthew 'MatPat' have lent their voice for animatronics. In case you're wondering, the upcoming movie will revolve around Mike and his younger sister Abby Schmidt (Rubio) as they sneak out to connect with the latter's animatronic friends to learn more about the mysteries surrounding Freddy's.