Five Nights at Freddy’s: “it’s much bigger and the stakes are higher”, Josh Hutcherson talks about the sequel and the future of the franchise

Five Nights at Freddy’s It had its run-ins with professional critics, but in the end it met the expectations of its target audience: video game fans. After its great passage through the international billboard and streaming platforms, the producers authorized a sequel. Details remain scarce, but recently one of its protagonists shed a little light on the second installment and the future of the franchise in theaters.

We refer to Josh Hutchersonwho gave life to the security guard Michael Schmidt in the popular film in 2023. He is expected to reprise his role in the second installment, whose filming will begin at the end of October and will last until January 2025.

Now, the actor revealed new information about the scope of the sequel and talked about the potential of doing more projects set in the terrifying world of FNAF.

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Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 will be bigger than the first movie, says Josh Hutcherson

In a recent interview with the magazine esquire for the purpose of launching its new campaign with Ritz-Carltonthe American actor took a moment to talk about the next film project based on the video game Scott Cawthon.

Without providing too many details about it, Josh Hutcherson announced that the sequel to Five Nights at Freddy’s will be more ambitious and will introduce new animatronics. Along these lines, we must remember that images of the production that were shared in the 10th anniversary of the franchise confirmed the inclusion of Toy Chica, Toy Bonnie and Mangle.

“It’s much bigger and the stakes are higher. More and different animatronics are brought in, and the world will just open up in a huge way. “Right now we’re trying to find the balance between building this world and expanding it in a really cool way, but also making sure that the characters stay grounded,” explained Josh Hutcherson.

The actor of 31 years explains that the world of Five Nights at Freddy’s It’s very extravagant, crazy and exaggerated, so finding the emotional side of the characters was the most important thing in the first film.

Over the last decade, the horror game saga has expanded through sequels, multiple spin-offs, and novels. With this precedent on the table, it is not unreasonable to think of a similar path being followed in the movies.

Josh Hutcherson recognizes that there is a lot of potential for more projects and was open to the possibility of remaining in the franchise, but acknowledges that he has no inside information on the matter and that the production team’s attention is on the sequel that will arrive at the end of 2025.

“You never know. I love working in this world. Emma Tammi, our director, is phenomenal. With my character, Mike, I think the possibilities are endless. This movie may be very long and very fun, but right now we are focusing on the second film. We will see what comes next,” concluded the actor.

It’s certainly possible that the franchise’s future in theaters will be defined by the sequel’s box office performance; However, a previous report stated that Five Nights at Freddy’s 3 It would already be in a very early stage of production.

But tell us, do you think the second installment will meet expectations? Would you like to see more movies from the franchise?

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