The official poster for Universal and Blumhouse’s “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2,” a horror sequel set in the haunted Chuck E. Cheese-esque establishment known as Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza, has been unveiled.
Jason Blum couldn’t reveal details Friday about Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, but he brought New York Comic Con attendees the poster for the sequel to last year’s highest-grossing horror movie ($137.2M domestic, $291.4M).
The first movie opened during the actors strike, day-and-date on Peacock, and defied all the hurdles of last fall’s marketplace.
The movie based on the hit video game was an anomaly performing equally well in theaters and on Peacock since it was a hot, fan-frenzied franchise.
"Five Night’s Freddy‘s" was Peacock‘s most-watched film or series ever in its first five days, besting previous record-holders "Halloween Ends", "The Super Mario Bros. Movie", "Bel-Air" and "The Best Man: The Final Chapters."
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Blum also gave props to the pic’s screenwriter Scott Cawthon for having the foresight that it would be a hit.
The movie won over fans with its faithful-to-the-video-game production design, down to the eyeliner on the stuffed walking animals. Universal’s marketing machine harnessed that to sell to the Freddy faithful.
Emma Tammi returns to direct Freddy’s 2 off a script she co-wrote with Cawthon and Seth Cuddeback.
Matthew Lillard, Josh Hutcherson, Piper Rubio, and Elizabeth Lail star.
"Five Nights at Freddy’s 2" opens on December 5 next year. While typically a dead zone at the box office post-Thanksgiving, a movie like this could defy expectations.
The biggest opening for a movie during the post-Black Friday frame is Tom Cruise’s "The Last Samurai" with $24.2M.