Matthew Lillard hopes 5 Nights at Freddy’s 3 will act as a climactic finale for the collection.
The 55-year-old actor stars within the horror franchise because the evil William Afton, and whereas Lillard doesn’t have a “large half” in 5 Nights at Freddy’s 2, he hopes the following instalment will give him a “Harry Potter vs. Voldemort”-style remaining battle with Josh Hutcherson’s Mike Schmidt.
Talking with Comedian E-book Assets, he stated: “Don’t maintain your breath to seeing a variety of William Afton [in Five Nights at Freddy’s 2]. Like Star Wars or Harry Potter, Voldemort or Darth Vader, they each kind of present up later within the collection.
“So, sadly for me, I don’t have an enormous half in it. I do assume the stuff I get to do is unbelievable. I find it irresistible. Our hope is that we get to do three movies. That’s at all times been the plan. All the pieces depends on how the film does in theaters.”
The Scream star added: “We’ll get that remaining Harry Potter vs. Voldemort or Luke Skywalker vs. Darth Vader [in Five Nights at Freddy’s 3]. That’s our hope.
“Inside that, we’ll get to try this and discover extra. For now, we’ve received a protracted option to go; we’ve received to get folks into the theaters.”
5 Nights at Freddy’s 2 picks up one 12 months after the occasions of the primary movie, and follows former Fazbear Leisure safety guard Mike Schmidt (Hutcherson) as he tries to guard his younger sister Abby (Piper Rubio) from the terrifying reality of the pizzeria.
Nonetheless, after Abby sneaks out to reconnect along with her animatronic associates Freddy, Bonnie, Chica and Cunning, the pair quickly uncover the sinister origins of the pizzeria.
5 Night time’s at Freddy’s 2 additionally stars Elizabeth Lail as Vanessa Shelly, Freddy Carter as Jeremy Fitzgerald and Megan Fox as Toy Chica.
The film additionally acts as a reunion between Lillard and his former Scream castmate Skeet Ulrich, who performs Afton’s Fazbear Leisure enterprise accomplice Henry Emily.
5 Nights at Freddy’s 2 director Emma Tammi stated the reunion between the 2 ex-Ghostface killers felt like a “serendipitous taking place”.
She advised Collider: “It wasn’t a coincidence, but it surely felt like, nonetheless, a serendipitous taking place.
“I am, like, pinching myself even considering that that is what we’re speaking about. However Skeet’s title was introduced up after we have been speaking about one of many new characters within the movie, and, after all, we went to Matt instantly and requested how he felt about Skeet as a possible bud within the franchise.
“After all, he was simply gushing over him in each approach, personally, professionally, and in addition received very excited concerning the thought of this reunion of kinds.
“It simply labored. It labored out, and we’re so fortunate to have them, each of them.”