Blumhouse head Jason Blum got into costume, as he is known to do, to debut the first trailer for Five Nights at Freddy’s.
At CinemaCon on Wednesday, the producer was dressed head-to-toe in a get-up resembling one worn by the murderous animatronic figures in the franchise that adapts the popular video game series.
“The first Five Nights at Freddy’s was Blumhouse’s biggest hit,” Blum boasted from the stage. He acknowledged that exhibitors weren’t thrilled that the first movie was released day-and-date on Peacock but assured the crowd that the new film would launch exclusively in theaters.
The trailer teases more mysteries involving the pizzeria where Josh Hutcherson‘s character worked. “They’re out there, Mike,” Elizabeth Lail says in the footage. After Hutcherson asks what that means, she clarifies, “Everywhere.”
Piper Rubio and Matthew Lillard so-star in director Emma Tammi‘s sequel to the 2023 original film. Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 hits theaters Dec. 5.
The first Five Nights at Freddy’s film centers on a security guard (Hutcherson) at a pizzeria who soon learns that the establishment is home to some evil animatronics. The movies are based on the video game franchise of the same name that debuted in 2014.
The first film, despite the streaming release on Peacock, nabbed Blumhouse all-time best opening weekend with $80 million domestically. Tammi directs the sequel from a script she co-wrote with Scott Cawthon and Seth Cuddeback.
Universal announced at last year’s CinemaCon that a sequel was in the works. Tammi, who also helmed the first film, previously told The Hollywood Reporter of a possible follow-up: “We have some loose ends that I think are going to have to come back in a sequel to be tied up.”
CinemaCon is the annual event for exhibitors and Hollywood studios that runs this year from March 31 to April 3. It is presented by Cinema United (formerly the National Association of Theatre Owners).