This week, Five Nights At Freddy’s 2 is heading to theaters to see if it can scare up a box office return comparable to the original film’s $297.1 million worldwide take. Apparently, it’s already scared returning star Matthew Lillard enough to believe that the sequel could have gotten bumped to an R rating.
“It’s funny, Matthew Lillard saw the movie the other day and he called me and he was like, ‘It’s so scary… Is this still PG-13?,'” related director Emma Tammi during an interview with Dexerto. Tammi noted that the sequel does have a darker tone than its predecessor, but she wanted it to be PG-13 so younger fans could watch it as well.
“I think the audiences that maybe wanted the first one to go to scarier places will be really satisfied,” added Tammi. “We wanted to be inclusive of the younger audiences, and at the same time, we don’t want to limit how dark and scary it can feel for the older audiences.”
Josh Hutcherson is reprising his role as former Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza security guard Mike Schmidt, with Piper Rubio as his sister, Abby, and Elizabeth Lail as Vanessa, the daughter of Lillard’s William Afton. New cast members include Wayne Knight, Mckenna Grace, and Lillard’s Scream co-star, Skeet Ulrich. Megan Fox will provide the voice of Toy Chica, with Kellen Goff as the voice of Toy Freddy, while The Game Theorists YouTube channel host MatPat will voice Toy Bonnie.
As part of the film’s promotion, GameSpot tried out Popeyes’ Five Nights At Freddy’s Deluxe Box of chicken. But if you’re looking for reading material, Five Nights At Freddy’s Ultimate Guide Version 2.0 is out in book stores today.
Five Nights At Freddy’s 2 will hit theaters on Friday, December 5.
