Josh Hutcherson Says Five Nights at Freddys 2 Is in the Works and Hes Dying to

Publish date: 2024-06-23

Josh Hutcherson starred in one of 2023 biggest box office success stories — the horror video game adaptation “Five Nights at Freddy’s” — and he recently told Variety that things are moving along on the second chapter. Hutcherson, who is currently on the press circuit for the action movie “The Beekeeper,” suggested the status of a “Five Nights at Freddy’s” sequel is looking good.

“I know they’re in the process right now of nailing down the story, and they want to get going as soon as possible,” Hutcherson said. “Obviously, the fans are amazing and die hard. For me to be a part of it was was so cool and phenomenal.

“We hoped it would connect with audiences,” he continued. “But I don’t think that anybody, even on our side of things, expected it to really connect the way that it did. I’m dying to get back on set. Emma Tammi, our director, was fantastic, and it was such a fun world to play in. I’m excited to see what they are doing next.”

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Hutcherson also shared that his “Hunger Games” co-star Jennifer Lawrence dropped him a line to celebrate “Five Nights at Freddy’s” box office success, on the same weekend that her film “No Hard Feelings” topped the Netflix chart.

“Jen texted me when “Freddy’s’ came out,” Hutcherson said. “She was like, ‘My movie’s #1 on Netflix, and your’s is #1 at the box office! Let’s go!’ I was like, ‘I love you!'”

Hutcherson’s new film, “The Beekeeper,” is debuting in theaters on Jan. 12.

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