''Five Nights at Freddy's 2'' is an upcoming American

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based on

Scott Cawthon Scott Braden Cawthon is an American video game developer, writer, and producer. He is best known for creating ''Five Nights at Freddy's'', a series of survival horror video games which expanded into a media franchise. Cawthon began his career ...

's ''

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'' video game series, and the sequel to ''

'' (2023). The film is directed by Emma Tammi and written by Cawthon.

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, Piper Rubio, and

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, reprise their roles from the previous film, with

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, and Teo Briones joining the cast. Cawthon stated in August 2018 that there could be a second ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' film, based on the events of the 2014 video game of the same name, if the first film were successful. Hutcherson revealed the development of a sequel in January 2024, with

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officially confirming it three months later.

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began in November 2024 and wrapped in February 2025. ''Five Nights at Freddy's 2'' is scheduled to be released in the United States by

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on December 5, 2025.

Cast

as Mike Schmidt, a former security guard at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza *

as Vanessa Shelly, a local police officer and William Afton's daughter * Piper Rubio as Abby Schmidt, Mike's younger sister *

as William Afton, a serial killer and Vanessa's father who was previously trapped and crushed by his own springlock suit *

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as Jeremiah, Mike's former co-worker *

as a paranormal activity hunter * Teo Briones as Alex, a paranormal activity hunter *

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as a security guard at Freddy's *

Production

Development

In August 2018,

said that if the first film were to be successful, there could be a second film that follows the events of the second game. A sequel was revealed to be in development by

, the actor who portrayed the role of Mike Schmidt in the previous film, in January 2024. In April 2024,

officially confirmed the sequel, and that

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would return to design animatronics for the film. In October 2024, Hutcherson,

, Piper Rubio, and

were confirmed to reprise their roles; the latter of whom had signed a three-picture deal with the studios. In April 2025,

, and Teo Briones joined the cast in undisclosed roles.

Filming

was expected to start in late October 2024. At New York Comic-Con on October 17, Matthew Lillard stated that filming would start in "10 days", putting the filming date at October 27 specifically. Filming began by November 2024 and wrapped in February 2025.

Release

''Five Nights at Freddy's 2'' is scheduled to be released in the

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on December 5, 2025.

References

External links

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