San Diego Comic-Con 2025: ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ Panel

The Blumhouse horror comedy sequel will be out this December, but cast and filmmakers offered up some news and inside information on the project.

Toy Freddy in ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’, directed by Emma Tammi. Photo: Universal Pictures. © Universal Pictures.

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Blumhouse brought ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ to San Diego Comic-Con.
Stars Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Lail and Matthew Lillard were in attendance.
Footage was screened for fans.

The first adaptation of cult horror video game 'Five Nights at Freddy's' was a big hit for Universal and Blumhouse (and became the highest-grossing horror title of 2023), so naturally, a sequel is on the way.

And Team Blumhouse brought actors Josh Hutcherson, Teo Briones, Piper Rubio, and Theodus Crane alongside director Emma Tammi and producer/Blumhouse boss Jason Blum to this year's San Diego Comic-Con to talk up the new movie.

'Five Night's at Freddy's 2' faces plenty of pressure to deliver, especially in light of recent disappointments such as 'M3GAN 2.0'. But the enthusiasm for this one certainly appears high.

What’s the story of ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’?

(L to R)Abby (Piper Rubio), Mike (Josh Hutcherson) and Vanessa (Elizabeth Lail) in ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’, directed by Emma Tammi. Photo: Universal Studios. © 2025 Universal Studios.

One year has passed since the supernatural nightmare at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. The stories about what transpired there have been twisted into a campy local legend, inspiring the town’s first ever Fazfest.

Former security guard Mike (Hutcherson) and police officer Vanessa (Elizabeth Lail) have kept the truth from Mike’s 11-year-old sister, Abby (Piper Rubio), concerning the fate of her animatronic friends.

But when Abby sneaks out to reconnect with Freddy, Bonnie, Chica, and Foxy, it will set into motion a terrifying series of events, revealing dark secrets about the true origin of Freddy’s, and unleashing a long–forgotten horror hidden away for decades.

What happened at the ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ Comic-Con panel?

(L to R) Josh Hutcherson and Director Emma Tammi on the set of Five Nights at Freddy’s 2. Photo: Universal Studios. © 2025 Universal Studios.

With Tammi and Blum taking the stage first, Tammi offered up word that we can expect more than three times the amount of animatronics this time around.

Briones plays a new character, named Alex, who is a videographer with web show about paranormal activity. He'll get more than he bargains for!

Rubio's Abby has developed an interest in robotics since her encounters with Freddy and co. last time. She's lonely, and has no friends to talk to... So she makes some.

As for Hutcherson's Mike, he's still trying to live something close to a normal life. This is what the actor had to say:

"Mike and Abby went through a lot… Mike is just wanting to get back to somewhat of a normal life, but that just can’t happen in the 'Freddy's' world. Mike is in a way, trying to fake it till you make it without fully working through all that stuff that happened, and then it happens to him again! Poor Mike."

Skeet Ulrich is also in the cast for the new movie, and he arrived on stage. He had this to say about his character: