Josh Hutcherson, Mike in the movie Five Nights at Freddy’s, has hinted in an interview with Squire some clues about what the sequel will be like. Among them, he states that “it’s going to be scarier.“
Five Nights at Freddy’s, a movie based on the game of the same name, enjoyed greater success than expected at the box office. In fact, the Blumhouse production managed to become the second-best opening for a film based on a video game in history (first place goes to Super Mario Bros. The Movie).
During the interview, the actor states that the sequel will be “much bigger […] More animatronics are incorporated, different animatronics, and the world opens up in a big way.” Hutcherson clarifies that “right now, we are finding the balance between building this world and expanding it in a really cool way, but also ensuring that the characters remain grounded.”
“This is something I think we all struggled with in the first movie because the world that was created in Five Nights at Freddy’s is very exaggerated. It’s so over-the-top and crazy that, in a way, finding the truth of the characters is what was going to yield the best results,” the actor commented.
Hutcherson firmly believes that “the fans are going to be blown away by it. It will be a lot of fun with the source it comes from. In fact, it’s also going to be scarier.” Five Nights at Freddy’s is scheduled to be released on December 5, 2025.