When the first Five Nights at Freddy’s (FNAF) movie dropped in October 2023, it didn’t just break the “video game movie curse”—it shattered it. With an $80 million opening weekend and a nearly $300 million global haul, a sequel was inevitable. But as the animatronic terror escalates in Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, the scares aren’t just coming from the robots. They’re baked into the very fabric of the film. Literally.
While director Emma Tammi and creator Scott Cawthon have returned to dive deeper into the lore of Freddy Fazbear’s, a considerable part of the sequel’s immersive power comes from the meticulous work of Costume Designer Whitney Anne Adams.
Costume Designer Whitney Anne Adams and Costume Dog Cosmo
A Tale of Two Eras
The sequel isn’t just staying in the present. The story jumps between two very distinct time periods: the early 2000s (2003) and the neon-soaked, wood-paneled era of 1983. To get the tone right, Whitney and her team conducted a historical deep dive.
They scoured eBay for vintage yearbooks and hunted down archival commercials and old-school pizzeria uniforms. This wasn’t about “costumes”—it was about authenticity. By studying specific silhouettes, fabric textures, and color palettes, they ensured that the 1980s sequences feel like a grainy, half-remembered memory of a birthday party gone wrong.
Working with Legends: The Creature Shop Collaboration
One of the most notable aspects of Whitney’s role on FNAF 2 was the crossover between fashion and engineering. She worked hand-in-hand with the masters at Jim Henson’s Creature Shop.
The collaboration produced some of the film’s most haunting new visuals, notably the “Lisaonette” and “Abbionette” designs. Watching costume design overlap with top-tier animatronics meant the characters don’t just look like they’re wearing outfits—they look like they belong in that creepy, mechanical world.
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The Massive Undertaking of Fazfest
In the film, the town has turned the pizzeria’s tragic history into a campy local legend, culminating in a massive celebration called Fazfest. This was the costume department’s biggest challenge yet:
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150+ Handcrafted Outfits: The team created over 150 unique, fan-inspired costumes for festival-goers.
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Community Love: Whitney compiled over 40 pages of reference imagery based on real-life FNAF cosplayers.
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Stunt Ready: Every main character’s outfit had to be replicated multiple times to accommodate the intense stunts and VFX demands of the film’s massive action sequences.
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- Costume Truck Costumer-Taylor Price, Set Costumer-Gnatalie Crawford, Costume Supervisor – Kristin Morlino and Costume Designer-Whitney Anne Adams
The Stakes are Higher
The sequel picks up a year after the first film. Mike (Josh Hutcherson) and Vanessa (Elizabeth Lail) are doing their best to keep Abby (Piper Rubio) away from her “robotic friends.” Still, when Abby sneaks out to reconnect with the gang, she triggers a chain of events that unearths secrets dormant for decades.
With a cast that includes Skeet Ulrich and Matthew Lillard, alongside Wayne Knight and McKenna Grace, the world of Freddy’s has never felt bigger—or more dangerous.
Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 is in theaters now. Don’t forget to look closely at the background—every stitch was made with the fans in mind.
Check out the final trailer below and the behind-the-scenes featurette, which offers a look behind the scenes. Get your tickets now!
