‘5 Nights at Freddy’s 2’ Panel

Josh Hutcherson and his animatronic associates are again to terrorize San Diego Comedian-Con. 

Conference attendees at Corridor H received a glimpse of 5 Nights at Freddy’s 2 (in theaters Dec. 5) at a star-studded panel on Thursday, July 24, that included Hutcherson, 32, costars Skeet Ulrich, Piper Rubio, Theodus Crane, Teo Briones, alongside director Emma Tammi and CEO of Blumhouse Productions Jason Blum.

The filmmaking crew unveiled footage and mentioned key particulars within the upcoming sequel to the 2023 field workplace hit primarily based on Scott Cawthon’s horror video video games. 5 Nights at Freddy’s 2 options Elizabeth Lail, Matthew Lillard and Rubio reprising their roles from the unique movie, plus newcomers Ulrich, Briones, Wayne Knight, and Mckenna Grace.

“Mike and Abby went by way of rather a lot within the first film. Mike is simply looking for a steady life,” Hutcherson advised the gang of returning safety guard Mike Schmidt. “He needs to have a pleasant, calm, regular life. And that simply can’t occur … Poor Mike. He’s going by way of it.”

“However the bond between Mike and Abby is tremendous sturdy. They usually get to a spot the place it’s even stronger,” Hutcherson added.

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The Starvation Video games actor famous that followers can count on “much more animatronics” and “larger set items” this time round. Tammi emphasised the rise in terrifying animatronics, noting “there’s a lot extra motion on this one… with the animatronics and that was extremely thrilling.”

“I personally have change into so invested in [these characters] and it was simply an unimaginable alternative to proceed to get to inform their tales and increase on them,” the director mentioned.

Regardless of how scary they’re on the skin, Hutcherson admitted there was one animatronic he would not thoughts cosplaying (or technically, sitting inside) at Comedian-Con. “I’m gonna go along with Cupcake, as a result of then I get carried round… it simply sounds good. There’s loads of strolling right here.”

Lillard, 55, who performs Mike’s profession counselor, appeared by way of a video message to notice how “loopy” it was that the movie had “graced” Comedian-Con’s legendary Corridor H. The Scream actor urged followers to go see the movie so {that a} third can come alongside the place he can lastly kill off Hutcherson’s Mike.

He then launched good friend and Scream costar Ulrich, 55, who expressed how grateful he was to affix the franchise. “I can’t let you know how honored I’m to be part of this household, and to the fandom that’s actually voracious.”

Ulrich teased somewhat about his character, sharing with the Corridor H viewers, “I’ll say I play anyone with a specific previous and a deep emotional tie to what’s occurring.”

The Riverdale actor additionally gave a shoutout to Lillard, who will reprise his unique Scream villain Stu Macher for the upcoming Scream 7. The actor first appeared within the Wes Craven-directed movie as highschool scholar Stu, a horror-movie-obsessed good friend of Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) who’s finally revealed to be one of many killers behind the Ghostface masks, alongside Billy Loomis (Ulrich).

Ulrich shared that the 2 have remained in contact all through the years, telling the gang, “I’m honored to name him a good friend.”

In 2023, Tammi advised Selection that her crew was “positively excited to maintain making extra motion pictures on this world, ought to we be fortunate sufficient to do this.” 

In April 2024, Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Productions confirmed on social media that Jim Henson’s Creature Store would return to design the movie’s scary animatronics.

5 Nights at Freddy’s 2 is in theaters Dec. 5. San Diego Comedian-Con 2025 runs July 24 to 27.