‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ Director Breaks Down Those Post-Credit Scenes, [Spoiler]’s Death and What Fans Can Expect From a Third Movie

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• The film’s ending — complete with a mid-credits scene, an end-credits scene and a handful of cliffhangers — is already encouraging plenty of debate and analysis online.
• Related Stories ‘On the Road’ Continues Worldwide Rollout Following Double Venice Awards Wins (EXCLUSIVE) Lady Gaga, Robert Redford and Prince Photos Being Auctioned Off at Boys & Girls Club of Hollywood Benefit Emma Tammi, who directed both films in the series, spoke with Variety about the series’ next steps.
• During this film’s mid-credits scene, Springtrap — the antagonistic animatronic from the game “Five Nights at Freddy’s 3” — is seen booting up.
• It’s implied that the spirit of William Afton (Matthew Lillard), the co-founder of Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza, now controls the device.
• Popular on Variety Tammi said that she and screenwriter Scott Cawthon (who also created the games) planned to bring the villain back for a third movie, after he makes a cameo in the visions of his daughter Vanessa Shelly (Elizabeth Lail) in “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2.” “We end Movie One with him being dragged off, and the idea was always that he would be teed up at the end of Movie Two for a third film, should we be fortunate enough to make one,” Tammi said.