Freddy Fazbear introduced the frights to San Diego Comedian-Con throughout Common Photos and Blumhouse’s Corridor H panel for “5 Nights at Freddy’s 2,” the sequel to the profitable 2023 horror sport adaptation.

The panel got here hours after the movie’s trailer was launched, revealing the revenge plans of the primary movie’s murderous animatronic robots.

In a dialog moderated by Juju “Straw Hat Goofy” Inexperienced, director Emma Tammi (who additionally helmed the primary movie) teased that the upcoming film options “greater than 3 times as many animatronics” as the primary movie. She praised collaboration with the Jim Henson Firm for the movie’s robots, including, “We we actually needed to make the electronics really feel and transfer as virtually as presumably, versus the CG route, which can also be unbelievable, but it surely simply didn’t really feel proper for the nostalgia that Freddy’s invokes. We met with the Henson staff, they usually completely obtained that. They clearly have been doing that for many years, masterfully. On high of that, they actually acknowledged that Freddy’s had this big fan base, and that the designs from the sport had been actually essential.”

Sport collection creator Scott Cawthon serves as screenwriter. Josh Hutcherson, Matthew Lillard, Elizabeth Lail and Piper Rubio reprise their roles for the sequel, and are joined by franchise newcomers Freddy Carter, Wayne Knight, Mckenna Grace, Teo Briones, Theodus Crane and Lillard’s “Scream” co-star Skeet Ulrich.

Tammi was joined on stage by by Blum, Hutcherson, Rubio, Briones, Crane and Ulrich. Briones teased that his character is a videographer in a magical exercise internet present, whereas Crane shared that his character expresses concern over the budding romance between Hutcherson’s Mike and Lail’s Vanessa: “He’s a vibes man, and the vibes are off.”

Hutcherson gave followers an replace on the place Mike stands at the beginning of the sequel, saying, “Mike and Abby went by means of rather a lot within the first film, and I believe Mike is simply desirous to get again to considerably of a standard life, and he’s making an attempt to supply stability for Abby. He’s looking for his method on the planet. He simply needs to have a relaxed, good, regular life, however that simply can’t occur in ‘FNAF.’ He’s obtained all this trauma and stuff that he’s lived by means of within the first movie in that story, and he’s simply making an attempt to faux it until you make it with out totally working by means of all that stuff that occurred, after which it occurs to him once more. Poor Mike!”

After consulting with Tammi and Blum to make sure he was allowed to disclose the information, Hutcherson additionally confirmed that fan-favorite animatronic Mangle, a reimagined and closely broken model of Funtime Cunning, will seem within the sequel.

Whereas Lillard couldn’t seem on the panel in individual, he despatched a video message to Corridor H, imploring audiences to assist the movie to allow them to make extra sequels: “Please go test it out, as a result of if you happen to test it out, and if it’s successful, they’re going to make a 3rd film. After which I get to kill Mike Schmidt!”

Lillard’s video message additionally launched Ulrich, who declined to elaborate on his position within the movie. “I play someone with a really explicit and particular previous. Any person who has a deep emotional tie to what’s occurring,” he stated.

The panel concluded with a short clip from the movie, exhibiting a magical investigation crew looking out the unique Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza location and encountering The Marionette, one other common animatronic from the video games.

The primary movie earned $297 million on the international field workplace and featured Hutcherson enjoying a safety guard at Freddys Fazbear’s Pizza, the place the animatronic mascots are liable to homicide. It grew to become Blumhouse’s highest-grossing film ever — all whereas streaming concurrently on Peacock.

The movie is produced by Blumhouse founder and CEO Blum and Cawthon, who each produced the primary movie. Govt producers are director Tammi, Beatriz Sequeira, Christopher Warner, Russell Binder and Marc Mostman.

“5 Nights at Freddy’s 2” hits theaters Dec. 5. Watch the brand new trailer: