Matthew Lillard, Josh Hutcherson, Skeet Ulrich, McKenna Grace, Elizabeth Lail, Kellen Goff, MatPat, and the cast of Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 posing together on the red carpet at the Los Angeles premiere. — Griffin Nagel for Universal Pictures and Blumhouse

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Animatronics Took Over L.A.: Inside the Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 Premiere

December 3, 2025 2 Min Read

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Last night at the Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 premiere, the animatronics fully took over Los Angeles — and honestly, it’s a miracle anyone made it out with a pulse, let alone footage. The energy was chaotic in the best way, and the entire FNAF universe showed up: Matthew Lillard, Skeet Ulrich, Emma Tammi, McKenna Grace, Elizabeth Lail, Josh Hutcherson, Kellen Goff, MatPat, and more cast, crew, and creatives all packed into one place to celebrate the second chapter of this now-massive horror franchise.

The night kicked off on the carpet and ended with a party where the animatronics were very much the headliners. And while we can’t say much about the sequel yet (trust — that’s a whole other conversation), what we can say is that everyone we spoke with had a lot to share about how this world has evolved.

Emma Tammi talked about the emotional complexity of the series, explaining that in FNAF, “the line between who is evil and who you sympathize with is always blurred.” She also said she’d love to keep building the universe to match the number of games — but would need some help in doing it.

Kellen Goff and MatPat echoed that sentiment, opening up about the responsibility they’ve felt stepping into roles that fans worldwide have obsessed over for years — not just in the films, but across the lore, the voice work, the theories, and all the other wild corners of the franchise.

And one of the biggest fan-favorite crossovers? Seeing Matthew Lillard and Skeet Ulrich — horror icons in their own right — back together again in another major franchise. While chatting with Ulrich, he reflected on how horror has evolved since their Scream days and how creatively freeing the genre has become.

Across all the interviews, everyone agreed on one major thing:
the difference between the first movie and the second is night and day.

Cast described the sequel as bigger, darker, more ambitious, and “way more emotionally layered.” There was a lot of talk about how the second film deepens the mythology, raises the stakes, and leans even harder into the psychological, the heartbreaking, and the downright terrifying elements fans have always connected with.