‘Harry Potter vs. Voldemort’: Matthew Lillard reveals hopes for climactic Five Nights at Freddy’s 3
Although his William Afton doesn't have a "huge part" in Five Nights at Freddy's 2, Matthew Lillard hopes the third horror movie will bring a climactic final battle between his villain and Josh Hutcherson's Mike Schmidt.
Matthew Lillard hopes Five Nights at Freddy’s 3 will act as a climactic finale for the series.
The 55-year-old actor stars in the horror franchise as the evil William Afton, and while Lillard doesn’t have a “huge part” in Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, he hopes the next instalment will give him a “Harry Potter vs. Voldemort”-style final battle with Josh Hutcherson’s Mike Schmidt.
Speaking with Comic Book Resources, he said: “Don’t hold your breath to seeing a lot of William Afton [in Five Nights at Freddy’s 2]. Like Star Wars or Harry Potter, Voldemort or Darth Vader, they both sort of show up later in the series.
“So, unfortunately for me, I don’t have a huge part in it. I do think the stuff I get to do is fantastic. I love it. Our hope is that we get to do three films. That’s always been the plan. Everything is dependent on how the movie does in theaters.”
The Scream star added: “We’ll get that final Harry Potter vs. Voldemort or Luke Skywalker vs. Darth Vader [in Five Nights at Freddy’s 3]. That’s our hope.
“Within that, we’ll get to do that and explore more. For now, we’ve got a long way to go; we’ve got to get people into the theaters.”
Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 picks up one year after the events of the first film, and follows former Fazbear Entertainment security guard Mike Schmidt (Hutcherson) as he tries to protect his young sister Abby (Piper Rubio) from the terrifying truth of the pizzeria.
However, after Abby sneaks out to reconnect with her animatronic friends Freddy, Bonnie, Chica and Foxy, the pair soon discover the sinister origins of the pizzeria.
Five Night’s at Freddy’s 2 also stars Elizabeth Lail as Vanessa Shelly, Freddy Carter as Jeremy Fitzgerald and Megan Fox as Toy Chica.
The movie also acts as a reunion between Lillard and his former Scream castmate Skeet Ulrich, who plays Afton’s Fazbear Entertainment business partner Henry Emily.
Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 director Emma Tammi said the reunion between the two ex-Ghostface killers felt like a “serendipitous happening”.
She told Collider: “It wasn't a coincidence, but it felt like, still, a serendipitous happening.
“I'm, like, pinching myself even thinking that this is what we're talking about. But Skeet's name was brought up when we were talking about one of the new characters in the film, and, of course, we went to Matt right away and asked how he felt about Skeet as a potential bud in the franchise.
“Of course, he was just gushing over him in every way, personally, professionally, and also got very excited about the idea of this reunion of sorts.
“It just worked. It worked out, and we're so lucky to have them, both of them.”
