‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Sequel in the Works at Universal, Blumhouse
Is it time for six nights at Freddy’s? A sequel to horror hit Five Nights at Freddy‘s is in the works, Universal revealed at CinemaCon Wednesday.
The first film was a surprise sensation that weathered poor reviews and a day-and-date release on Peacock to land Blumhouse’s top opening of all time with $78 million. The feature from director Emma Tammi was based on the video game and counted creator Scott Cawthon as its screenwriter. It centered on a security guard played by Josh Hutcherson, who took a job at a pizzeria with murderous animatronic animals.
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Tammi previously told The Hollywood Reporter of a potential sequel: “We have some loose ends that I think are going to have to come back in a sequel to be tied up.”
The Five Nights sequel comes as both video game movies and TV shows are having a moment, with titles such as The Super Mario Bros. Movie and the Sonic the Hedgehog films performing strong at the box office, and TV shows like The Last of Us and Fallout earning critical acclaim.
Blumhouse has been a steady fixture at CinemaCon this week, and was part of Lionsgate’s presentation earlier in the day, where the studio revealed Blumhouse would make a new Blair Witch Project and also help reimagine other titles in the Lionsgate library.
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