We’re going back… and by that I mean we’re actually taking things out of the pizza parlor, believe it or not. The first Five Nights At Freddy’s 2 trailer has arrived and there are a ton of exciting things to highlight within it — the first, of course, being that the Freddy’s animatronics will be leaving Fazbear’s Pizza in the series’ second entry, and wreaking havoc in the outside world.
But that’s not the only thing to focus on in this sneak peek. After being introduced to the device on the film’s first poster, we get a little bit more insight on what’s going on with the FazTalker, a toy that feels like a cross between a two-way radio and an old kid’s Fisher Price boombox. It seems as though it is functioning somewhat as fans speculated, by allowing spirits to communicate with the land of the living.
It appears, though, that instead of trying to communicate with Josh Hutcherson’s leading man Mike, the spirits are trying to get a hold of his younger sister, Abby, who built a connection with — spoiler alert — the spirits inside the animatronics in the first film. They ask for her help in the trailer, and it seems that she, her brother, and his cop friend Vanessa (Elizabeth Lail) answer that call. That said, I wouldn’t be surprised if this ended up being a trap, potentially one at the hands of Matthew Lillard’s William Afton, even if he is presumed dead.
Fans also get a glimpse of the Withered animatronics, particularly Withered Bonnie — also known as Faceless Bonnie, which we see on full terrifying display in the trailer. Withered Bonnie is the main antagonist for the second FNAF game, so it appears the movie will follow the game’s lead there.
Finally, one of the most fun tidbits from the trailer comes right at the end, when Mike finds a Freddy mask in the parlor’s office, which fans of the game will know should help him stay incognito when the animatronics start roaming around at night. “There’s no way this’ll work,” Mike says before Chica and Withered Bonnie attempt an attack.
All in all, FNAF 2 is shaping up to be an exciting ride that might actually follow the second game rather than trying to do something completely different than what fans would expect — which may just work in its favor if all the pieces come together just right.
Five Nights At Freddy’s 2 is set to arrive in theaters on December 5, 2025.
Lex Briscuso is a film and television critic and a freelance entertainment writer for IGN. You can follow her on Twitter at @nikonamerica.
