Five Nights at Freddy's (Movie)

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### Directed By

Scott Cawthon
Emma Tammi

### Published By

Scott Cawthon
Jason Blum
Kira Breed-Wrisley

### Screenplay By

Scott Cawthon
Emma Tammi
Jake Coburn

### Production Company

Blumhouse Productions
Striker Entertainment
Jim Henson's Creature Shop

### Starring

**Matthew Lillard** ("Steve Raglan" William Afton)
**Josh Hutcherson** (Mike Schmidt)
**Piper Rubio** (Abby)
**Mary Stuart Masterson** (Aunt Jane)
**Grant Feely** (Ghost Kid #1)

### Based On

Five Nights at Freddy's

The **Five Nights at Freddy's Movie** is a adaptation of the *Five Nights at Freddy's* series and is a science-fiction horror film based on the video game of the same name created by Scott Cawthon. It was initially estimated for a 2020 release, but later revealed to be released October 27th, 2023. Filming was scheduled to begin Spring 2021, but was delayed because of Scott Cawthon's retirement.

## Summary

Based on the popular horror video game, a man starts a job working as a night watch security guard at the restaurant Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, where he discovers the animatronics move at night and will kill anyone they see.

## Development

Warner Bros. Pictures announced in April 2015 that it had acquired the series' film rights, with Roy Lee, David Katzenberg, and Seth Grahame-Smith scheduled to produce. Grahame-Smith said that they would collaborate with Cawthon "to make an insane, terrifying and weirdly adorable movie". In July 2015, Gil Kenan signed to direct the adaptation and co-write it with Tyler Burton Smith.

In January 2017, Cawthon said that due to "problems within the movie industry as a whole", the film "was met with several delays and roadblocks" and was "back at square one". He promised "to be involved with the movie from day one this time, and that's something extremely important to me. I want this movie to be something that I'm excited for the fanbase to see." Cawthon tweeted a picture of a chair with the name "Freddy" with the Blumhouse Productions logo in March of that year, implying that the film has a new production company. Producer Jason Blum confirmed the news two months later, saying that he was excited about working closely with Cawthon on the adaptation. In June 2017, Kenan said that he was no longer directing the film after Warner Bros. Pictures' turnaround. It was announced in February 2018 that Chris Columbus would direct and write the film, also producing it with Blum and Cawthon.

In August 2018, Cawthon announced that the script's first draft (involving the events of the first game) was completed and a second and third film were possible. That month, Blum tweeted that the film was planned for a 2020 release. In November 2018, Cawthon announced that the film's script had been scrapped and the film would be further delayed. On September 2019, the script for the movie has been confirmed to be finished. In June 2020, Blum said in an interview that the film is in super active development, and that it's moving rapidly forward, but that he doesn't want to put a timeline on it. In November 2020, Cawthon stated in a Reddit post that the screenplay had been chosen and that filming will start in Spring 2021, around March. Included was a list of scrapped screenplays with a small description of each and why they were ultimately eliminated.

After many months of silence, minus a single teaser image of a scaled model of Freddy being made, Jason Blum announced on October 5th 2022 that the film would be directed by Emma Tammi, that Jim Henson's Creature Shop would be working on the animatronics and that filming would begin in February of 2023.

On October 13th, Geek Vibes Nation shared a leak regarding aspects of the film, mainly the major human characters. The leak described three human characters to be Mike, Abby, and Vanessa. The leak was met with hostility from the fanbase, as no sources were listed, however later on Production Weekly reported the same thing, likely proving the leaks correct.

On December 16th, Security Breach's first anniversary, DEADLINE reported that Matthew Lillard and Josh Hutcherson were set to be actors in the movie, making them the first confirmed cast members of the film. However their roles were not revealed at this point.  Then, the very next day, Scott Cawthon gave Dawko a list of some cast members and their roles in the film. This included the previously mentioned Matthew Lillard and Josh Hutcherson, who played William Afton and Mike Schmidt respectively, and Piper Rubio as Mike's younger sister Abby, and Mary Stuart Masterson as an Unnamed Villain character.

On January 31st, 2023, Matthew Lillard revealed that he had signed a three-part contract with Blumhouse, suggesting the idea that the FNaF Movie will be the first in a trilogy of films. Filming properly began on February 1st, 2023, as announced by Jason Blum on his twitter, and teased by some of the actors on Instagram.

Finally, on April 5th, 2023, Jason Blum would officially announce the release date for the film, being October 27th. On the same day, Universal announced that the film would have day 1 streaming on Peacock. Just over a month later on May 16th, Jason Blum would post the official FNaF poster, featuring the main four animatronics, and the official website would be put up as well. Four other posters for each individual animatronic would also be revealed. Later that same day, a short teaser trailer would be released.

## Plot

The **male lead (MIKE) is in his mid-20 to early-30s**. His character description lends to some plot points for the movie.
“Riddled with guilt over a tragedy in his past, and now struggling to take care of his younger sister on his own, Mike is low on options when he lands a new job to pay the bills; the night security guard at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria. Mike is vulnerable with a tough exterior. Though he means well, his obsession with digging for truth may have potentially disastrous consequences.”
**Female lead, ABBY, 10.**
“Mikes younger sister, Abby, is inquisitive and brave, with a creative mind and keen intuition. A bit of a loaner who keeps her thoughts and feelings close to her chest, she expresses herself primarily through drawings. Growing up without her parents, while being raised by her unreliable brother, Abby has learned to fend for herself. That said, she is still very much a child, emotionally vulnerable, full of imagination, and not without the normal outbursts of a 10-year old.”
**Female supporting lead, VANESSA, 20s**
“Vanessa is a police officer who shows up during one of Mike’s work shifts. While leading with a bright and sunny disposition, Vanessa has a keen understanding of the dark history and inner workings of the restaurant. Not wanting to reveal too much of what she may know, she works to help Mike survive the night.”

## Characters

* Bonnie
* Chica
	+ Mr. Cupcake
* Foxy
* Golden Freddy
* Balloon Boy
* Torture Freddy
* Shadow Freddy
* Sparky
* Arnold (aka Tina)
* Abby Schmidt
* William Afton (aka Steve Raglan)
* Vanessa Shelly
* Aunt Jane
* Bob
* Social Worker
* Garrett
* Max
* Mike's Parents
* Hank
* Carl
* Kim
* Dr. Lillian
* Doug
* Jeremiah
* Ness
* 80s Newscaster (Advertising Only)

## Trivia

* The 2019 science-fiction comedy-horror film *The Banana Splits Movie*, based on the Hanna-Barbera TV show, is speculated to be a reworking of the original *Five Nights at Freddy's* film Warner Bros. was supposed to work on before the rights went to Blumhouse Productions.
* The 2021 action-comedy horror-thriller film *Willy's Wonderland* appears to have a similar plot line to the *Five Nights at Freddy's* video games, but the writer and director of the film deny any resemblance.
* This film is Blumhouse Productions' first ever video game film.
* In an interview with Jason Blum, it was revealed that the film was Blumhouse Productions' top priority before it wrapped up production in 2023.
* On September 1, 2020, it was revealed that Jason Blum was using MatPat's *Five Nights at Freddy's* theory videos as research for the film.
* Jason Blum claimed that it was possible that *Five Nights at Freddy's* fan Jamie Lee Curtis from the *Halloween* franchise might have been in the film. However, she did not make an appearance in the final movie.
* On November 20, 2020, Scott Cawthon made a post on the official *Five Nights at Freddy's* subreddit, where he revealed that multiple screenplays were considered, as well as explaining why those screenplays were rejected.
* Before the film was released, it was theorized that Mike was actually Michael Afton, and that William Afton would be revealed to be his father. However, the film turns this on it's head, and makes Mike unrelated to Afton, instead making Vanessa his daughter.
* The teaser of the scale model of Freddy suggests that the costumes for the film might have been built off of Scott's own models, as many had pointed out that the proportions of the model seem to be identical to that of Scott's renders.
* Despite sharing the names of two pre-existing characters, Mike and Vanessa are noticeably different in their descriptions and depictions from their game counterparts, due to the movie being set in an alternative timeline.
	+ This is further supported by Mike's sister being named Abby, as well as Vanessa existing at the same time as Mike.
* Before the film released, it was speculated that Balloon Boy and The Puppet would appear in the film. While Balloon Boy did appear as a toy, The Puppet makes no appearance in the film.
* A diner featured in a scene early in the film is named "Sparky's", which is seemingly a reference to a popular hoax by Blrdnames of a secret animatronic of the same name. Later in the film, a suit of a dog character appears in the Backstage area of Freddy's, also seemingly being a reference to the hoax.

## References

1. ↑ Jason Blum announcing the release date for the FNaF Movie
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five\_Nights\_at\_Freddy%27s#cite\_note-114
3. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five\_Nights\_at\_Freddy%27s#cite\_note-115
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14. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five\_Nights\_at\_Freddy%27s#cite\_note-126
15. ↑ Jason Blum's announcement of the director and general production of the FNaF film.
16. ↑ Geek Vibes Nation's Article
17. ↑ Kane Carter showcasing screenshots of the two articles.
18. ↑ DEADLINE's report on Matthew and Josh joining the film's cast.
19. ↑ Matthew Lillard revealing in an interview his three-picture deal with Blumhouse for FNaF
20. ↑ Jason Blum teasing the first day of filming
21. ↑ Universal's Announcement tweet
22. ↑  https://cosmicbook.news/jamie-lee-curtis-five-nights-freddys-movie
23. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/fivenightsatfreddys/comments/jxvesb/bad\_news\_about\_the\_fnaf\_movie/