Five Nights at Freddy's star Josh Hutcherson says the second Freddy-themed movie is “much bigger” and “scarier” than its predecessor.
Speaking to Esquire, as spotted by TheGamer, Hutcherson talked about the “higher stakes” and teased that there will be “more” and “different” animatronics, with the Freddy universe “opening up in a big way.”
“We're finding the balance right now between building this world and expanding it in a really cool way, but also making sure the characters stay really grounded,” Hutcherson said. “That's something that I really think we all struggled with in the first movie, because this world that was created in Five Nights at Freddy's is so strange.
“It's so over-the-top and outlandish, in a way, that finding the emotional truth of the characters was going to be what was going to work. I think the fans are going to love it. It's going to be a lot of fun with the source material. It's actually going to be scarier, too. “.
Speaking about how much he enjoys working in the Freddy-centric world, Hutcherson says the possibilities with his character, Mike, “are endless.”
Does that mean a third movie could be on the way?
“This could be a very long run and it could be a lot of fun, but at this point we're focusing on the second movie. We'll see what comes next,” Hutcherson joked.
Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions announced the sequel in April at CinemaCon.
Upon its release, Five Nights at Freddy's scored the second-biggest debut of all time for a video game adaptation in the US, behind only Nintendo and Illumination's Super Mario Bros. animated film.