Matthew Lillard Teases 5 Nights at Freddy’s 3 and Epic Showdown with Josh Hutcherson

This text comprises spoilers for 5 Nights At Freddy’s 2.

Two years after the primary movie broke Blumhouse’s field workplace file, 5 Nights At Freddy’s 2 has hit theaters. Directed by Emma Tammi and written by franchise creator Scott Cawthon, the movie stars Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Lail, Piper Rubio, Megan Fox, Matthew “MatPat” Patrick, Kellen Goff, Freddy Carter, Skeet Ulrich, and Matthew Lillard, amongst others.

Based mostly loosely on the 5 Nights At Freddy’s recreation franchise, it follows Mike Schmidt (Hutcherson), a former safety guard for Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza, as he tries to guard his youthful sister Abby (Rubio) from the vengeful spirits left within the wake of now-deceased serial killer William Afton (Lillard). Afton beforehand used the pizza place as a entrance for murdering kids, together with his victims happening to own animatronics. Whereas it considerably pulls from the sport of the identical identify, 5 Nights At Freddy’s 2 largely takes the story in its personal new path, together with teasing additional installments.

Lately, Lillard addressed plans for sequels down the road, stating: “Our hope is that we get to do three movies.” In line with the Scream star, making a trilogy “has at all times been the plan,” however “everything relies on how the film does in theaters.”

On account of Cawthon and Tammi making 5 Nights At Freddy’s 2 with the intention of establishing a sequel, Lillard’s Afton is used very sparingly, solely showing in flashbacks and dream sequences. “Like Star Wars or Harry Potter, Voldemort or Darth Vader, they each type of present up later within the collection,” mentioned Lillard. “So, sadly for me, I don’t have an enormous half in it. I do suppose the stuff I get to do is unbelievable. I like it.“

Opinions for 5 Nights At Freddy’s 2 had been dismal, considerably casting doubt on sequel plans. That’s, the important response appeared prefer it might dent the movie’s earnings till it topped this weekend’s field workplace with a projected $56.5 million haul. This does place it beneath the primary movie’s opening of $80 million, however because it had a finances of round $35 million, 5 Nights At Freddy’s 2 has a excessive chance of breaking even. Consequently, 5 Nights At Freddy’s 3 will probably be on its approach to the massive display screen quickly.

To that time, the movie’s post-credits scene arrange a return for Afton in a zombified animatronic type often called Springtrap within the video games. As such, Lillard’s suggestion that Afton shall be a much bigger a part of 5 Nights At Freddy’s 3 carries extra weight. Moreover, 5 Nights At Freddy’s 2 left a number of dangling threads within the type of Afton’s kids. Vanessa (Lail) was beforehand allied with Mike however ends the movie presumably possessed by one in all her father’s victims. In the meantime, her brother Michael (Carter), to not be confused with Mike, is unaccounted for and nonetheless needs to hold on his father’s schemes.

No matter the place these storylines go, Lillard teased that the theoretical sequel would see extra of his killer. “We’ll get that remaining Harry Potter vs. Voldemort or Luke Skywalker vs. Darth Vader,” Lillard acknowledged. “That’s our hope. Inside that, we’ll get to do this and discover extra.” Nonetheless, he made it very clear that these plans nonetheless hinge on whether or not the movie turns a revenue.

“For now, we’ve received an extended approach to go; we’ve received to get individuals into the theaters,” the actor concluded. 5 Nights At Freddy’s 2 is now taking part in in theaters.