Five Nights at Freddy's movie sequel officially in the works
eurogamer.netAfter a lot of speculation and a few rumours, the Five Nights at Freddy's movie adaptation is officially getting a sequel.
Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions first announced the news during CinemaCon, which is currently being held in Las Vegas, this week.
In a subsequent post on social media platform X, Blumhouse confirmed the next film will be released sometime in the autumn of next year, but no exact date was given.
Newscast: Will we buy PlayStation 5 Pro? Newscast: Will we buy PlayStation 5 Pro?Watch on YouTubeAt the time of writing, there are no further updates on plot details or returning cast members. That being said, actor Matthew Lillard — who played career counselor Steve Raglan in the first film — previously expressed his hope for a sequel, telling Screen Rant: «It's definitely nice to know that if they're going to make a sequel, the line's, 'I always come back'. That's part of the IP, so I am always coming back.»
This sentiment has also been shared by Lillard's Five Nights at Freddy's co-star Josh Hutcherson, who previously told Variety: «I'm dying to get back on set. Emma Tammi, our director, was fantastic, and it was such a fun world to play in. I'm excited to see what they are doing next.»
WE ARE CONFIRMING FOR THE FIRST TIME THAT THERE WILL BE A SEQUEL TO FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S, COMING FALL 2025.
— Blumhouse (@blumhouse) <a href=«https://twitter.com/blumhouse/status/1778210682670096853?ref_src=» https:>April 10, 2024 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settingsOn its release, Five Nights at Freddy's scored the second-largest debut of all time for a video game adaptation in the US, coming only behind that of Nintendo and Illumination's animated Super Mario Bros. Movie.
The first Five Nights at Freddy's film has now grossed over $291m worldwide, Deadline reports.
Read more on eurogamer.net
