Summary

• Five Nights At Freddy's 2 needs bigger shocks to draw viewers back in for another animatronic horror story.
• Josh Hutcherson's performance as a villain in The Beekeeper proves he has the potential to play a twisted antagonist.
• Possession plot mechanics could see Mike becoming a villain in Five Nights At Freddy's 2, adding a surprising twist.

While Five Nights At Freddy’s 2 could replicate the formula of the original movie, an unexpectedly successful blockbuster has proven that the sequel may also pull off an audacious twist. Although it took Five Nights At Freddy’s years to reach the screen, the video game adaptation had a surprisingly straightforward story in the end. The ending of Five Nights At Freddy’s featured no major twists and even viewers who weren’t familiar with the source material could guess the villain’s identity early on. This didn’t hurt the movie’s box office, with Five Nights At Freddy’s becoming 2023’s biggest horror movie.

While this wasn’t an issue in the original movie, the upcoming sequel Five Nights At Freddy’s 2 will need to up the ante in terms of surprises. It won’t be as easy to draw viewers back in for another animatronic horror story, meaning the sequel needs bigger shocks. Since the video game series has a great supply of lore, Five Nights At Freddy’s 2 could be hard-pressed to find a twist that makes the sequel surprising. That said, one thing that could make Five Nights At Freddy’s 2 scarier would be a new villain.

The Beekeeper Proved Josh Hutcherson Can Play A Twisted But Entertaining Villain

The Five Night at Freddy’s franchise’s leading man can pull off villainous roles

While Josh Hutcherson’s Mike was an affable hero in Five Nights At Freddy’s, he could play the sequel’s villain. Hutcherson’s performance as the odious Derek Danforth in The Beekeeper proves he has villain potential and Five Nights At Freddy’s 2 turning the original movie’s sweet slacker hero into an antagonist would be a genuine shock. Fortunately for the franchise, the plot mechanics of possession mean that anyone could become a villain in the series. The Insidious franchise temporarily possessed its heroes to keep viewers guessing at the identity of the villain and Five Nights At Freddy’s 2 could borrow this approach.

Since Mike’s dreams in Five Nights At Freddy’s already implied that he has some sort of psychic connection with William Afton's young victims, it wouldn’t be a big stretch to suggest that his sequel story could see him overcome by one of their spirits. Mike might try to reach out to a ghost only to discover that they were one of Afton’s twisted accomplices and not an innocent victim. Mike’s obsessive search for his missing brother led him into harm’s way repeatedly during the original movie, so there is no reason to think the sequel wouldn’t make this worse.

Five Nights At Freddy's 2 Should Consider Making Mike A Villain Next

Mike could be possessed by one of the franchise’s villains temporally or permanently

If Mike were possessed by one of the franchise’s villains, this would provide Five Nights At Freddy’s 2 with a human villain while also allowing Hutcherson to show off his range. The Beekeeper's villain was a truly nasty piece of work, and Five Nights At Freddy’s 2 should capitalize on the star’s nice guy image by subverting Mike’s kindly persona. This would be even better than Golden Freddy returning in Five Nights At Freddy's and other franchise Easter eggs. While callbacks can be fun, Five Nights At Freddy’s 2 needs to offer something the games haven’t already provided.