Start gathering your quarters and order some pizza, as a result of Collider has realized that the highly-anticipated sequel to final yr’s blockbuster success, Five Nights at Freddy’s<em> </em>is about to start manufacturing at the tip of subsequent month. While it’s unclear the place filming will happen on Five Night’s at Freddy’s 2, the primary film within the budding franchise was shot in New Orleans, so it is potential that is the place the sequel will likely be shot.

The information comes simply over one month after Scott Cawthon, the creator of the sport that began all of it, shared a picture from the upcoming movie’s script on social media. Playing a brand new recreation together with his followers, Cawthon additionally posted two different pretend pages, so we don’t actually know which route the film goes in fairly but. But one factor we do know is that the ball is rolling, and the crew is preparing to yell “action” for the follow-up.

We’ve identified for fairly a while that Blumhouse and Universal Pictures can be shifting ahead on the sequel following the immense monetary success that the unique movie discovered. And, to their credit score, the studios have been shifting swiftly to make sure the puzzle items match snugly into place earlier than the decision sheet arrives on set. The announcement that filming is kicking off subsequent week absolutely tracks as, again in May, Five Nights at Freddy’s star, Matthew Lillard ( Scream ), took to his social media to drop the information that the sequel was set to land in cinemas in December 2025.

The Cast Is Just as Thrilled as Fans Are To Be Back within the ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Business

Along with Lillard, Josh Hutcherson (The Hunger Games movie collection) can even reprise his position from the primary movie in Five Nights at Freddy’s 2. At the very starting of the yr, Hutcherson teased followers that he and the remainder of these concerned had been “patiently waiting” for extra details about the film’s plot and filming schedule. He mentioned:

“We’re all patiently waiting. I mean, look, I think that they have a lot to figure out as far as where to take the story because there’s a lot of options based on the various formats of the game and story and lore. So, I think they’re kind of trying to nail down exactly which avenue they’re gonna proceed down, and then we’ll get to shooting.”

Now, it seems like not solely our prayers, but additionally Hutcherson’s have been answered by this thrilling new improvement. Five Nights at Freddy’s is now streaming on Prime Video. Stay tuned to Collider for extra details about the sequel.

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