Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 (film)

Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 is an American horror slasher film and a sequel to 2018’s Five Nights at Freddy’s. The film is produced by Universal Studios and distributed by Blumhouse Productions. It stars Paul Rudd and Michael Keaton reprising their roles as Mike Schmidt and William Afton from the previous film, respectively.

The film was released theatrically in the United States on July 13, 2018. It was a box office success, grossing $800 million against a $200 million budget, and received critical acclaim for its plot, casting, performances, gore, and fittingness to the source material. A sequel was released on July 12, 2019.

Plot
Shortly after the events of the previous film, Mike Schmidt discovers that they are making a second Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza and applies for the job. He gets accepted again and waits until the place is built. Meanwhile, William Afton kills a Security Guard during an Interrogation with him and breaks out of jail, plotting revenge on Mike for the events of the previous film.

One Year Later, Mike has an interview with his boss for the events of the previous film and his Boss accepts why he set the Restaurant on fire after accusing him of going mentally insane. The Boss then leaves him to prepare for his first Night at the Restaurant.

That Night, Mike arrives at the new Restaurant and is introduced to Toy Freddy (Darren Roebuck), Toy Bonnie (Stephanie Belinda Quinn), Toy Chica (Amber Lee Connors), Mangle (Stephanie Belinda Quinn), Balloon Boy (Matthew Cirtus), and Marionette (Amber Lee Connors). Mike then goes to his new Office and prepares for his first Night.

He notices that an unknown figure stands outside of his office, as Afton found the new Restaurant and prepares to kill him. Afton leaves and begins his plot of terror on Mike, making Toy Bonnie move out of Position. Mike discovers that Toy Bonnie goes through Vents and disguises himself with a Mask.

He survives the Night and talks with his Boss about the events, but his Boss still believes that Afton died in the fire. As Mike tries to relax and watches TV, Afton stalks him across the street.

The Next Night, Mike notices that a Whithered version of Freddy Fazbear moves, as the Animatronics from the previous film survived the fire. Mike then disguises himself again, but Foxy recognizes him and he hides in the vents. Balloon Boy tries to take the Flashlight batteries from Mike, but Mike catches him and Winds the Music Box, which controls Marionette.

As Mike leaves, Afton repairs Withered Freddy, Withered Bonnie, Withered Chica, and Withered Foxy. He then finds the old Golden Freddy Animatronic and repairs him as well. He then hacks into the Toy Animatronics and rigs them to scan everything to search for Mike’s footprints. He spends two days building the Animatronics, missing Mike’s third night.

On the Fourth Night, the Animatronics search the Office as Mike searches for Afton’s office, hoping to deactivate the Animatronics. Mike discovers Afton waiting in the Kitchen for a dealer that created the Animatronics named Afton Electronics, his old Company that he was fired from. Mike grabs Afton’s phone when he leaves and cancels the order, but the order is permanent and cannot be deleted. Mike then leaves and prepares for his fourth night.

On the Fifth Night, Mike arrives again, but the Animatronics have already started moving outside and destroy his car, hoping that it can prevent him from returning home for the night. Afton searches the Restaurant for Mike, who prepares to defeat Afton once and for all. He remembers that the souls of the Children are trapped in the Animatronics and attempts to go to Parts and Service to free their souls. Afton catches him and he is about to be killed, but Mike destroys the Animatronic suits, freeing the Children’s souls.

Afton runs from the Souls as he is cornered in an Alleyway. He then discovers an old suit of Spring Bonnie, Fredbear’s best friend, and hides in the suit, only to bleed out and die in the process. The Children then return to the destroyed suits and become Phantom versions of themselves. Mike returns home and the Restaurant is closed for Murder cases.

In a mid-credit scene, a new restaurant called Fazbear’s Family Fright opens and Afton is revealed to be alive but trapped in the suit. He then goes to Fazbear’s Family Fright to control the Animatronics, knowing that Mike would take the job.

Cast
Additionally, Darren Roebuck, Stephanie Belinda Quinn, Amber Lee Connors, and Matthew Cirtus reprise their roles from the game as the voices of Toy Freddy, Toy Bonnie, Toy Chica, Mangle, Balloon Boy, and Marionette. Also, Yoon Ho, George Osborne, Darbi Logan, Joe Gaudet, and Rob Riggle reprise their roles as Freddy Fazbear, Bonnie the Bunny, Chica the Chicken , Foxy the Pirate Fox, and the Boss from the first film, respectively.
 * Paul Rudd as Mike Schmidt, the original Knight Guard who has to defeat the Animatronics a second time.
 * Michael Keaton as William Afton, an infamous serial killer also known as the Purple Guy who plots to kill kids.

Production
Shortly after the release of the first film, Blumhouse wrote a script for the sequel due to its massive success, with Rudd and Keaton announcing online that they signed on for multiple sequels. Roebuck, Quinn, Connors, and Cirtus took the roles of Toy Freddy, Toy Bonnie, Toy Chica, Mangle, Balloon Boy, and Marionette, while Ho, Osborne, Logan, Gaudet, and Riggle reprised their roles as Freddy, Bonnie, Chica, Foxy, and the Boss, respectively.

Filming took place between August 2018 and January 2019. A teaser was released shortly after filming, announcing the film.

Reception
The film received critical acclaim for its plot, casting, performances, gore, and fittingness to the source material. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film received a 96% score, based on 500 reviews, with an average rating of 9.00/10. The website’s critical consensus reads, “An even scarier follow-up to the FNaF Saga, Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 makes its mark in cinemas to terrify audiences and have hype for a third chapter in the saga that all fans of the games enjoy.” On an A+ to F Scale, the film received an “A+”.

Release
The film was released theatrically in the United States on July 13, 2018. It was also released digitally on September 23, 2018, and on Blu-Ray and DVD on October 13, 2018

Sequel
A sequel, titled Five Nights at Freddy’s 3, was released theatrically in the United States on July 12, 2019.