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| director = Emma Tammi
| director = Emma Tammi
| screenplay = {{plainlist|
| screenplay = {{plainlist|
* [[Scott Cawthon]]
* [[Scott Cawthon]]
* Emma Tammi
* Seth Cuddeback
* Seth Cuddeback
* Emma Tammi
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* Scott Cawthon
* Chris Lee Hill
* Tyler MacIntyre
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| based_on = {{based on|''[[Five Nights at Freddy's]]''|Scott Cawthon}}
| based_on = {{based on|''[[Five Nights at Freddy's]]''|Scott Cawthon}}
| producer = {{plainlist|
| producer = {{plainlist|
* [[Jason Blum]]
* Scott Cawthon
* Scott Cawthon
* [[Jason Blum]]
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| starring = {{plainlist|
| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Josh Hutcherson]]
* [[Josh Hutcherson]]
* [[Matthew Lillard]]
* [[Mary Stuart Masterson]]
* Piper Rubio
* Kat Conner Sterling
* [[Elizabeth Lail]]
* [[Elizabeth Lail]]
* Piper Rubio
* [[Mary Stuart Masterson]]
* [[Matthew Lillard]]
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| music =
| music = [[The Newton Brothers]]
| cinematography = Lyn Moncrief
| cinematography = Lyn Moncrief
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* Andrew Wesman
* William Paley
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* [[Blumhouse Productions]]<ref name="Moviefone">{{cite web |title=Five Nights at Freddy's (2023) |url=https://www.moviefone.com/movie/five-nights-at-freddys/7kGMSZp1Ti07Ax9HcTPR77/main/ |website=[[Moviefone]] |access-date=14 November 2024}}</ref>
* [[Blumhouse Productions]]
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* Striker Entertainment
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| distributor = [[Universal Pictures]]
| distributor = [[Universal Pictures]]
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| released = {{Film date|2023|10|25|United Kingdom|2023|10|27|United States}}
| runtime = 109 minutes<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/five-nights-at-freddys-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmdeznzy4|title=''Five Nights at Freddy's'' (15)|website=[[British Board of Film Classification|BBFC]]|date=October 4, 2023|access-date=October 4, 2023|archive-date=October 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005121004/https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/five-nights-at-freddys-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmdeznzy4 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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The untitled '''''Five Nights at Freddy's''''' film is an upcoming American [[supernatural horror film]] directed by Emma Tammi, from a screenplay she co-wrote with [[Scott Cawthon]] and Seth Cuddeback, based on the [[Five Nights at Freddy's|video game franchise of the same name]] created and developed by Cawthon. It stars [[Josh Hutcherson]], [[Matthew Lillard]], [[Mary Stuart Masterson]], Piper Rubio, Kat Conner Sterling, and [[Elizabeth Lail]].
'''''Five Nights at Freddy's''''' is a 2023 American [[supernatural horror film]] based on the [[Five Nights at Freddy's|video game series of the same name]] created by [[Scott Cawthon]]. Directed by Emma Tammi, who co-wrote the screenplay with Cawthon and Seth Cuddeback from a story by Cawthon, Chris Lee Hill, and Tyler MacIntyre, the film stars [[Josh Hutcherson]] as a troubled security guard who starts a job at an abandoned [[pizzeria]] where he discovers its [[Animatronics|animatronic mascot]]s are possessed by the souls of murdered children. [[Elizabeth Lail]], Piper Rubio, [[Mary Stuart Masterson]] and [[Matthew Lillard]] star in supporting roles.


The film was first announced in April 2015 with the involvement of [[Warner Bros. Pictures]], and in July 2015, [[Gil Kenan]] made a deal to direct and co-write it. After [[development hell|several delays to begin production]], Warner Bros. eventually put the project into [[Turnaround (filmmaking)|turnaround]] and Kenan was no longer involved. In March 2017, it was announced that [[Blumhouse Productions]] would produce the film. [[Chris Columbus (filmmaker)|Chris Columbus]] was set to write and direct it in February 2018. Later, Columbus left the project, with Tammi replacing him as director and co-writer in October 2022. [[Principal photography]] began in February 2023 in New Orleans and is has ended on April 3 of the same year.
Development of a ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' film adaptation began in April 2015 under [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]. [[Roy Lee]], [[Seth Grahame-Smith]], and David Katzenberg were set to produce it, with [[Gil Kenan]] announced as director and co-writer. After multiple [[Development hell|production delay]]s, Kenan resigned from the project and further development on the film was transferred from Warner Bros. to [[Jason Blum]]'s [[Blumhouse Productions]]. [[Chris Columbus (filmmaker)|Chris Columbus]] was hired to direct and co-write the film in February 2018, ultimately leaving the project and being replaced by Tammi in October 2022. It was filmed from February to April 2023 in New Orleans and surrounding communities on a budget of $20 million.


''Five Nights at Freddy's'' was simultaneously released for streaming on [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]] and theatrically in the United States on October 27, 2023, by [[Universal Pictures]]. Despite receiving generally negative reviews from critics, the film was a commercial success, grossing $297.1 million and becoming Blumhouse's highest-grossing film worldwide, surpassing'' [[Split (2016 American film)|Split]]'' (2016). A sequel, ''Five Nights at Freddy's 2'', is scheduled to be released on December 5, 2025.<ref name=FNAF2RD>{{cite web |last1=Grobar |first1=Matt |title=Universal Dates 'Five Nights At Freddy's 2,' 'Woman In The Yard' & 'Drop'; 'The Black Phone', 'M3GAN' Sequels Pushed |url=https://deadline.com/2024/05/five-nights-at-freddys-2-sets-release-date-m3gan-sequel-pushed-1235919529/ |website=Deadline |access-date=16 May 2024 |date=16 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Scott Games Shares Additional Teases for Five Nights at Freddy's Movie Sequel Animatronics |url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/five-nights-at-freddys-toy-chica-toy-bonnie/ |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=Gaming |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Klein |first=Brennan |date=2024-05-16 |title=Five Nights At Freddy's 2 Release Date Revealed By Blumhouse |url=https://screenrant.com/five-nights-at-freddys-2-release-date-december-2025/ |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref>
The film is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States by [[Universal Pictures]].<ref name="Universal">{{Cite web |last=Scott |first=Ryan |date=February 3, 2023 |title=Is Blumhouse Planning a FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S Trilogy?! |url=https://www.fangoria.com/original/is-blumhouse-planning-a-five-nights-at-freddys-trilogy/ |access-date=February 3, 2023 |website=[[Fangoria]] |archive-date=February 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204015455/https://www.fangoria.com/original/is-blumhouse-planning-a-five-nights-at-freddys-trilogy/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


== Premise ==
== Plot ==
At Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, a once-successful abandoned [[pizzeria]], a terrified night security guard attempts to flee from the building but is captured and strapped to a torture device, which kills him.
Mike Schmidt, a troubled security guard, starts a night-time job at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, a [[family entertainment center]], where he discovers its four [[Animatronics|animatronic mascots]] move and kill anyone that is still there after midnight.<ref>{{Cite web|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|date=December 16, 2022|title=Blumhouse's 'Five Nights At Freddy's' Sets Josh Hutcherson & Matthew Lillard|url=https://deadline.com/2022/12/five-nights-at-freddys-sets-matthew-lillard-amp-josh-hutcherson-1235201233/|access-date=March 22, 2023|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|archive-date=December 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216204539/https://deadline.com/2022/12/five-nights-at-freddys-sets-matthew-lillard-amp-josh-hutcherson-1235201233/|url-status=live}}</ref>


Sometime later, mall security guard Mike Schmidt is fired for assaulting a negligent father whom he mistook for a kidnapper. Mike's career counselor, Steve Raglan, offers him a job as a night guard at the pizzeria. Though initially reluctant, Mike accepts after [[social services]] threaten to take custody of his younger sister, Abby, and pass her to their estranged aunt, Jane, who desires the custody's monthly payments.
== Cast ==
* [[Josh Hutcherson]] as Mike Schmidt
* [[Matthew Lillard]] as William Afton
* [[Mary Stuart Masterson]] as an unnamed villain
* Piper Rubio as Abby Schmidt
* Kat Conner Sterling as Max
* [[Elizabeth Lail]] as Vannessa


During his first night, Mike falls asleep and dreams about the kidnapping of his little brother, Garrett. He meets five children who also witnessed the crime, but they flee when he approaches them. The following day, Jane hires a gang of vandals, which includes Abby's babysitter, Max, to vandalize the pizzeria to get Mike fired and hasten Jane's custody of Abby. At Mike's shift that night, he meets police officer Vanessa Shelly, who explains that the building closed during the 1980s after five children went missing there. Once Mike's shift ends and he leaves, the vandals break in, but the pizzeria's [[Animatronics|animatronic mascots]] — Freddy Fazbear, Bonnie, Chica, Foxy, and Mr. Cupcake — kill the entire group. Max's disappearance forces Mike to bring Abby along on his next shift, in which the animatronics befriend Abby and Mike discovers that they are possessed by the ghosts of the missing children, who consistently mention a "yellow rabbit".
== Production ==
=== Development ===
==== Warner Bros. Pictures (2015–2017)====
[[Warner Bros. Pictures]] announced in April 2015 that it had acquired the [[film rights]] to the video game series ''[[Five Nights at Freddy's]]''. [[Roy Lee]], David Katzenberg, and [[Seth Grahame-Smith]] were set to produce the adaptation. Grahame-Smith stated that they would collaborate with series creator [[Scott Cawthon]] "to make an insane, terrifying and weirdly adorable movie".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-videos/video-game-five-nights-at-787061/|title=Video Game 'Five Nights at Freddy's' Getting Movie Treatment (Exclusive)|first=Borys|last=Kit|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=April 7, 2015|access-date=February 4, 2023|archive-date=November 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101224831/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-videos/video-game-five-nights-at-787061/|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2015, [[Gil Kenan]] signed to direct the adaptation and co-write it with Tyler Burton Smith.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/07/five-nights-at-freddys-gil-kenan-warner-bros-1201486628/|title=Gil Kenan To Direct 'Five Nights At Freddy's' For Warner Bros|first=Mike Jr.|last=Fleming|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=July 28, 2015|access-date=February 4, 2023|archive-date=July 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150729124737/http://deadline.com/2015/07/five-nights-at-freddys-gil-kenan-warner-bros-1201486628/|url-status=live}}</ref>


On the fourth night, Abby is accidentally injured when she, Mike, and Vanessa are bonding with the animatronics. The next morning, Mike reluctantly gets Jane to babysit a frustrated Abby as he goes back to the pizzeria and takes some sleeping pills. The children appear in his dream again and tell him that he can stay with Garrett forever in exchange for Abby. Mike initially accepts, but when he changes his mind, he is attacked. After being strapped to the torture device that killed the previous guard and narrowly escaping, Mike is cornered and injured by Foxy. Meanwhile, a damaged yellow Freddy animatronic,{{efn|Identified off-screen as Golden Freddy.}} possessed by the leader of the children, kills Jane and takes Abby back to the pizzeria.
In January 2017, Cawthon stated that partially due to "problems within the movie industry as a whole", the film "was met with several delays and roadblocks" and it was "back at square one", but he promised, {{Blockquote|"I'm 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."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Groux|first=Christopher|url=https://www.player.one/five-nights-freddys-movie-release-back-square-one-says-scott-cawthon-581764|title='Five Nights At Freddy's' Movie Release Is Back At Square One, Says Scott Cawthon|date=February 1, 2017|access-date=February 4, 2023|website=Player.One|archive-date=January 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113134737/https://www.player.one/five-nights-freddys-movie-release-back-square-one-says-scott-cawthon-581764|url-status=live}}</ref>}}In March 2017, Cawthon posted on [[Twitter]] a picture at [[Blumhouse Productions]], announcing the film had a new production company.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Barkan|first=Jonathan|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/220696/five-nights-freddys-movie-produced-blumhouse/|title=Five Nights at Freddy's Movie Being Produced by Blumhouse|website=[[Dread Central]]|date=March 28, 2017|access-date=February 4, 2023|archive-date=October 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171031170025/http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/220696/five-nights-freddys-movie-produced-blumhouse/|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2017, producer [[Jason Blum]] said he was excited and working closely with Cawthon on the adaptation.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Justimbaste|first=Kristinova|url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/five-nights-at-freddys-news-film-adaptation-will-work-says-producer-jason-blum-185102/|title='Five Nights at Freddy's' Movie Adaptation Will Work, Says Producer Jason Blum|website=[[The Christian Post]]|date=May 26, 2017|access-date=February 4, 2023|archive-date=February 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205050550/https://www.christianpost.com/news/five-nights-at-freddys-news-film-adaptation-will-work-says-producer-jason-blum-185102/|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2017, Kenan said he was no longer directing the film after Warner Bros. Pictures' [[turnaround (filmmaking)|turnaround]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Groux|first=Christopher|url=https://www.player.one/five-nights-freddys-movie-director-confirm-five-nights-freddys-4-94977|title=Five Nights At Freddy's Movie Former Director Confirms He's Not Involved|website=Player.One|date=June 29, 2017|access-date=February 4, 2023|archive-date=February 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205050552/https://www.player.one/five-nights-freddys-movie-director-confirm-five-nights-freddys-4-94977|url-status=live}}</ref>


Vanessa treats Mike's injuries and reveals that she is the daughter of William Afton, the serial killer who kidnapped and murdered Garrett and the other children. He hid their bodies in the animatronics, and now, their souls are under his control. Realizing the animatronics plan to kill Abby and have her join them in the afterlife, Mike rushes to the pizzeria. He defeats the animatronics, but Steve arrives wearing the "yellow rabbit" suit,{{efn|Known in the games as Spring Bonnie.}} reactivates them, and reveals himself to be Afton. Mike tries to incapacitate Afton, but is easily overpowered. Vanessa also attempts to stop Afton, but he stabs her with a knife. An injured Mike reminds Abby that the animatronics like drawings and tells her to show them what really happened. Abby draws a picture of Afton murdering the children to free them from his influence and make them realize the truth. With Mike's help, Abby shows the drawing to the animatronics, who turn on Afton. Mr. Cupcake bites off part of Afton's suit, triggering its internal springlock mechanisms, which trap and fatally wound him. As the animatronics drag Afton away, Mike and Abby carry Vanessa out of the collapsing pizzeria.
==== Blumhouse Productions (2017–present) ====
[[File:Jason Blum by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|upright|Producer [[Jason Blum]].]]
In February 2018, it was announced that [[Chris Columbus (filmmaker)|Chris Columbus]] would direct and write the film, besides producing it alongside Blum and Cawthon.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/02/five-nights-at-freddys-chris-columbus-harry-potter-blumhouse-1202286349/|title=Chris Columbus To Write & Direct 'Five Nights At Freddy's' For Blumhouse|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=February 12, 2018|access-date=February 4, 2023|archive-date=February 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212203138/http://deadline.com/2018/02/five-nights-at-freddys-chris-columbus-harry-potter-blumhouse-1202286349/|url-status=live}}</ref>


Some time later, Vanessa has fallen into a [[coma]] and is hospitalized, while Mike and Abby have reconciled and resume their normal lives. Back at the pizzeria, the leader of the children watches a dying Afton in the suit before leaving him to his fate.
In August 2018, Cawthon announced that the first draft of the film's script, which he wrote with co-author of the [[Five Nights at Freddy's#Novel trilogy|''Five Nights at Freddy's'' novel trilogy]] Kira Breed-Wrisley, was completed, and would involve the events of the [[Five Nights at Freddy's (video game)|first game]] in the series.<ref name="sequels">{{Cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3518906/five-nights-freddys-creator-reveals-first-draft-film-script-complete/|title='Five Nights at Freddy's' Creator Reveals First Draft of Film Script Complete + More|first=Mike|last=Wilson|date=August 31, 2018|access-date=February 4, 2023|website=[[Bloody Disgusting]]|archive-date=November 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109004906/https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3518906/five-nights-freddys-creator-reveals-first-draft-film-script-complete/|url-status=live}}</ref> In the same month, Blum wrote on Twitter that the film was aiming for a 2020 release.<ref>{{Cite AV media|author=IGN|author-link=IGN|url=https://www.ign.com/videos/jason-blum-five-nights-at-freddys-movie-coming-pretty-soon|title=Jason Blum: Five Nights at Freddy's Movie Coming "Pretty Soon"|type=video|via=[[IGN]]|date=October 5, 2018|access-date=February 4, 2023|archive-date=January 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113135129/https://www.ign.com/videos/jason-blum-five-nights-at-freddys-movie-coming-pretty-soon|url-status=live}}</ref> In November, Cawthon announced that his script for the film, despite being liked by Columbus and Blum, had been scrapped by him, as he "had a different idea for [the story], one that I liked better". This would contribute to a further delay to the film, which Cawthon took full responsibility.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/five-night-at-freddys-movie-delay-1203026536/|title='Five Night at Freddy's' Movie Script Scrapped, New Script in Works|first=Brian|last=Crecente|date=November 12, 2018|access-date=February 4, 2023|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|archive-date=February 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214212805/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/five-night-at-freddys-movie-delay-1203026536/|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2020, during an interview with [[Fandom (website)|Fandom]], producer Jason Blum, when asked about the progress of the film, stated: {{blockquote|"It's super active, so I really feel like we have a very good shot at seeing a ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' movie...I feel like it's really moving forward; it's not stalled or anything else. It's moving forward rapidly. I don't want to put a timeline on it, but soon we'll get a movie. I feel really confident about that."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Damaske|first=Damion|date=June 23, 2020|title=Five Nights at Freddy's movie still on the way!|url=https://www.joblo.com/five-nights-at-freddys-movie-moving-rapidly-forward/|access-date=February 4, 2023|website=[[JoBlo.com]]|archive-date=January 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113135222/https://www.joblo.com/five-nights-at-freddys-movie-moving-rapidly-forward/|url-status=live}}</ref>}}


==Cast==
In September 2021, it was revealed by Blum that Columbus was no longer involved with the project, but it was still in active development.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Foutch|first=Haleigh|date=September 29, 2021|title='Five Nights at Freddy's Movie: Jason Blum Reveals Chris Columbus Is No Longer Directing, but the Film Is Still Happening|url=https://collider.com/five-nights-at-freddys-movie-is-it-cancelled-2021/|access-date=February 4, 2023|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|archive-date=September 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929200235/https://collider.com/five-nights-at-freddys-movie-is-it-cancelled-2021/|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2022, Blum revealed [[Jim Henson's Creature Shop]] would be working on the animatronics for the film.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Squires|first=John|title=Jason Blum Teases 'Five Nights at Freddy's' Movie and Jim Henson's Creature Shop Involvement [Image]|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3726573/jason-blum-teases-five-nights-at-freddys-movie-and-jim-hensons-creature-shop-involvement-image/|website=[[Bloody Disgusting]]|access-date=February 4, 2023|date=August 9, 2022|archive-date=February 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205050601/https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3726573/jason-blum-teases-five-nights-at-freddys-movie-and-jim-hensons-creature-shop-involvement-image/|url-status=live}}</ref> In October of the same year, Emma Tammi was announced to direct the film in addition to co-writing alongside Cawthon and Seth Cuddeback.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kit|first=Borys|title='Five Nights at Freddy's' Movie Finds Its Director in Emma Tammi|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/five-nights-at-freddys-movie-set-for-2023-start-1235234292/|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=February 4, 2023|date=October 5, 2022|archive-date=December 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221228145746/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/five-nights-at-freddys-movie-set-for-2023-start-1235234292/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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{{castlist|
=== Casting ===
* [[Josh Hutcherson]] as Mike Schmidt, a struggling young man who takes a job as the night guard of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza
In December 2022, [[Josh Hutcherson]] and [[Matthew Lillard]] joined the cast as undisclosed roles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/12/five-nights-at-freddys-sets-matthew-lillard-amp-josh-hutcherson-1235201233/|title=Blumhouse's 'Five Nights At Freddy's' Sets Josh Hutcherson & Matthew Lillard|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=December 16, 2022|access-date=February 4, 2023|archive-date=December 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216204539/https://deadline.com/2022/12/five-nights-at-freddys-sets-matthew-lillard-amp-josh-hutcherson-1235201233/|url-status=live}}</ref> Popular [[YouTuber]] [[Dawko]] later revealed during a [[livestream]] that Hutcherson would portray security guard [[Mike Schmidt (character)|Mike Schmidt]] and Lillard would portray the main villain [[William Afton]]. He also revealed that [[Mary Stuart Masterson]] and Piper Rubio joined the cast as an undisclosed female villain and Schmidt's younger sister Abby, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Squires|first=Bethy|date=December 18, 2022|title=Vanessa: They're Making a Five Nights at Freddy's Movie|url=https://www.vulture.com/2022/12/blumhouse-five-nights-at-freddys-movie-details.html|access-date=February 4, 2023|website=[[New York (magazine)#Vulture|Vulture]]|archive-date=February 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202205339/https://www.vulture.com/2022/12/blumhouse-five-nights-at-freddys-movie-details.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2023, it was reported that Kat Conner Sterling and [[Elizabeth Lail]] were cast in the film.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|date=March 21, 2023|title=Kat Conner Sterling Boards Blumhouse's 'Five Nights At Freddy's'|url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/five-nights-at-freddys-kat-conner-sterling-blumhouse-1235305914/|access-date=March 21, 2023|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|archive-date=March 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321180615/https://deadline.com/2023/03/five-nights-at-freddys-kat-conner-sterling-blumhouse-1235305914/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/five-nights-at-freddys-elizabeth-lail-blumhouse-1235307406/|title=Elizabeth Lail Gets Ready For Blumhouse's 'Five Nights At Freddy's'|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=March 22, 2023|access-date=March 22, 2023|archive-date=March 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322213643/https://deadline.com/2023/03/five-nights-at-freddys-elizabeth-lail-blumhouse-1235307406/|url-status=live}}</ref>
**Wyatt Parker as young Mike Schmidt
* Piper Rubio as Abby, Mike's younger sister
* [[Elizabeth Lail]] as Vanessa, a local police officer
* [[Matthew Lillard]] as Steve Raglan / William Afton, Mike's career counselor
* [[Mary Stuart Masterson]] as Aunt Jane, Mike and Abby's aunt
* Kat Conner Sterling as Max, Abby's babysitter
* David Lind as Jeff, the leader of a juvenile gang and Max's brother
* Christian Stokes as Hank, a member of Jeff's gang
* Joseph Poliquin as Carl, a member of Jeff's gang
* Grant Feely as Ghost Kid (Blonde Boy), the murdered child whose soul haunts Golden Freddy
* Asher Colton Spence as Ghost Kid (With Hook), the murdered child whose soul haunts Foxy
* David Huston Doty as Ghost Kid (With Bunny Ears), the murdered child whose soul haunts Bonnie
* Liam Hendrix as Ghost Kid (With Hat), the murdered child whose soul haunts Freddy Fazbear
* Jophielle Love as Ghost Kid (Blue-Eyed Girl), the murdered child whose soul haunts Chica
* Tadasay Young as Dr. Lillian, Abby's therapist
* Michael P. Sullivan as Doug, Jane's lawyer
* Lucas Grant as Garrett, Mike's younger brother who was abducted as a child
* [[Theodus Crane]] as Jeremiah, Mike's previous co-worker
* [[MatPat|Matthew Patrick]] as <!--NOT credited with a name-->Sparky's<!--NOT credited with a name--> Diner<!--NOT credited with a name--> waiter
* [[CoryxKenshin|Cory Williams]] as a [[Cab driver|cabbie]]
}}


The suit performers include Kevin Foster as Freddy Fazbear,<ref name="Voices">{{Cite web |last=Shrishty |date=October 16, 2023 |title='Five Nights at Freddy's' Animatronics Come to Life in New Featurette |url=https://collider.com/five-nights-at-freddys-sneak-peek/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019072439/https://collider.com/five-nights-at-freddys-sneak-peek/ |archive-date=October 19, 2023 |access-date=October 16, 2023 |website=Collider }}</ref> the pizzeria's brown bear animatronic and namesake; [[Jade Kindar-Martin]] as Bonnie,<ref name="Voices" /> an indigo rabbit animatronic; and Jessica Weiss as Chica,<ref name="Voices" /> a yellow chicken animatronic. The [[Scat singing|scatted]] pirate song that Foxy, a red pirate fox animatronic, sings throughout the film is performed by [[Kellen Goff]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ulrich |first=Evelyn |date=October 27, 2023 |title=Five Nights at Freddy's soundtrack: All the songs that play in the movie |url=https://hiddenremote.com/2023/10/27/five-nights-at-freddys-soundtrack-all-the-songs-that-play-in-the-movie/ |website=Hidden Remote |publisher=[[FanSided]] |access-date=October 29, 2023 |archive-date=November 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103094929/https://hiddenremote.com/2023/10/27/five-nights-at-freddys-soundtrack-all-the-songs-that-play-in-the-movie/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
=== Filming ===
[[Principal photography]] was initially set to begin in spring 2021.<ref name="Drafts">{{Cite web|author=animdude|author-link=Scott Cawthon|title=Bad news about the FNAF movie. :(|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/fivenightsatfreddys/comments/jxvesb/bad_news_about_the_fnaf_movie/|date=November 20, 2020|access-date=February 4, 2023|website=[[Reddit]]|archive-date=January 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122111608/https://www.reddit.com/r/fivenightsatfreddys/comments/jxvesb/bad_news_about_the_fnaf_movie/|url-status=live}}</ref> However, due to script issues, filming was delayed.<ref name=":0"/> Filming began in New Orleans on February 1, 2023, under the [[working title]] ''Bad Cupcake'', and [[wrap (filmmaking)|wrapped up]] on April 3.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Productions|url=https://filmneworleans.org/productions/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/yzU0R|archive-date=March 29, 2023|access-date=March 29, 2023|website=Film New Orleans}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Makuch|first=Eddie|title=Five Nights At Freddy's Movie Finally Starts Filming|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/five-nights-at-freddys-movie-finally-starts-filming/1100-6511115/|date=February 2, 2023|access-date=February 4, 2023|website=[[GameSpot]]|archive-date=February 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204043824/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/five-nights-at-freddys-movie-finally-starts-filming/1100-6511115/|url-status=live}}</ref> Lillard began filming his scenes in mid February.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dick |first=Jeremy |date=2023-02-20 |title=Matthew Lillard Is on Set Filming the Five Nights at Freddy's Movie |url=https://movieweb.com/matthew-lillard-filming-fnaf/ |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=[[MovieWeb]] |archive-date=February 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230220173430/https://movieweb.com/matthew-lillard-filming-fnaf/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


== Release ==
==Production==
[[File:Jason Blum by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|Producer [[Jason Blum]] in 2018]]
The film is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States by [[Universal Pictures]].<ref name="Universal"/>


== Future ==
===Development===
In April 2015, [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] announced it had acquired the [[film rights]] to the [[Five Nights at Freddy's|''Five Nights at Freddy's'' video game franchise]] with [[Roy Lee]], David Katzenberg, and [[Seth Grahame-Smith]] set to produce the adaptation. Grahame-Smith stated that they would collaborate with franchise creator [[Scott Cawthon]], who co-wrote the books in collaboration with ghostwriting firm [https://www.ka-writing.com Kevin Anderson and Associates],<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Northshore Magazine|title=West Newbury Writer Kevin Anderson Tells All about the Business of Ghostwriting|date=April 7, 2022|url=https://www.nshoremag.com/faces-places/newbury-writer-kevin-anderson-tells-all-about-the-business-of-ghostwriting/|access-date=October 28, 2023|archive-date=November 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102081820/https://www.nshoremag.com/faces-places/newbury-writer-kevin-anderson-tells-all-about-the-business-of-ghostwriting/|url-status=live}}</ref> "to make an insane, terrifying and weirdly adorable movie".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=April 7, 2015 |title=Video Game 'Five Nights at Freddy's' Getting Movie Treatment (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-videos/video-game-five-nights-at-787061/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101224831/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-videos/video-game-five-nights-at-787061/ |archive-date=November 1, 2021 |access-date=February 4, 2023 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> In July 2015, [[Gil Kenan]] signed to direct the film from a screenplay co-written with Tyler Burton Smith.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=July 28, 2015 |title=Gil Kenan To Direct 'Five Nights At Freddy's' For Warner Bros |url=https://deadline.com/2015/07/five-nights-at-freddys-gil-kenan-warner-bros-1201486628/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150729124737/http://deadline.com/2015/07/five-nights-at-freddys-gil-kenan-warner-bros-1201486628/ |archive-date=July 29, 2015 |access-date=February 4, 2023 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>
In August 2018, Cawthon said that if the first film (which, at the time, was planned to pick up the story from the first game) were to be successful, there could be a second and third film, following the events of the [[Five Nights at Freddy's 2|second]] and [[Five Nights at Freddy's 3|third]] games, respectively.<ref name="sequels"/> In January 2023, in an interview on the [[podcast]] ''WeeklyMTG'', Lillard revealed he signed a three-picture deal with Blumhouse and [[Universal Pictures]].<ref name="Universal"/>


In March 2017, Cawthon announced [[Blumhouse Productions]] as the film's new production company after Warner Bros. Pictures put the project in [[Turnaround (filmmaking)|turnaround]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=March 29, 2017 |title=Fright Franchise 'Five Nights At Freddy's' Blumhouse-Bound? |url=https://deadline.com/2017/03/five-nights-at-freddys-blumhouse-movie-deal-1202055420/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628054558/https://deadline.com/2017/03/five-nights-at-freddys-blumhouse-movie-deal-1202055420/ |archive-date=June 28, 2023 |access-date=June 28, 2023 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |url-status=live }}</ref> In May 2017, producer [[Jason Blum]] said he was excited and working closely with Cawthon on the film.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Justimbaste|first=Kristinova|url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/five-nights-at-freddys-news-film-adaptation-will-work-says-producer-jason-blum-185102/|title='Five Nights at Freddy's' Movie Adaptation Will Work, Says Producer Jason Blum|website=[[The Christian Post]]|date=May 26, 2017|access-date=February 4, 2023|archive-date=February 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205050550/https://www.christianpost.com/news/five-nights-at-freddys-news-film-adaptation-will-work-says-producer-jason-blum-185102/|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2017, Kenan said he was no longer directing the film.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Groux|first=Christopher|url=https://www.player.one/five-nights-freddys-movie-director-confirm-five-nights-freddys-4-94977|title=Five Nights At Freddy's Movie Former Director Confirms He's Not Involved|website=Player.One|date=June 29, 2017|access-date=February 4, 2023|archive-date=February 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205050552/https://www.player.one/five-nights-freddys-movie-director-confirm-five-nights-freddys-4-94977|url-status=live}}</ref>
== References ==
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In February 2018, [[Chris Columbus (filmmaker)|Chris Columbus]] was announced as Kenan's replacement as director and writer, besides producing the film alongside Blum and Cawthon.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/02/five-nights-at-freddys-chris-columbus-harry-potter-blumhouse-1202286349/|title=Chris Columbus To Write & Direct 'Five Nights At Freddy's' For Blumhouse|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=February 12, 2018|access-date=February 4, 2023|archive-date=February 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212203138/http://deadline.com/2018/02/five-nights-at-freddys-chris-columbus-harry-potter-blumhouse-1202286349/|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2018, Cawthon revealed that the first draft of the film's script, which he wrote with co-author of the [[Five Nights at Freddy's#Novel trilogy|''Five Nights at Freddy's'' novel trilogy]], Kira Breed-Wrisley, was completed, and it would involve the events of the series' [[Five Nights at Freddy's (video game)|first game]].<ref name="sequels">{{Cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3518906/five-nights-freddys-creator-reveals-first-draft-film-script-complete/|title='Five Nights at Freddy's' Creator Reveals First Draft of Film Script Complete + More|first=Mike|last=Wilson|date=August 31, 2018|access-date=February 4, 2023|website=[[Bloody Disgusting]]|archive-date=November 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109004906/https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3518906/five-nights-freddys-creator-reveals-first-draft-film-script-complete/|url-status=live}}</ref> That same month, Blum wrote on Twitter that the film was aiming for a 2020 release.<ref>{{Cite AV media|author=IGN|author-link=IGN|url=https://www.ign.com/videos/jason-blum-five-nights-at-freddys-movie-coming-pretty-soon|title=Jason Blum: Five Nights at Freddy's Movie Coming "Pretty Soon"|type=video|via=[[IGN]]|date=October 5, 2018|access-date=February 4, 2023|archive-date=January 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113135129/https://www.ign.com/videos/jason-blum-five-nights-at-freddys-movie-coming-pretty-soon|url-status=live}}</ref> In November, Cawthon announced that he scrapped the script, despite being liked by Columbus and Blum, as he "had a different idea for [the story], one that I liked better". It contributed to a further delay to the film, for which Cawthon took full responsibility.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/five-night-at-freddys-movie-delay-1203026536/|title='Five Night at Freddy's' Movie Script Scrapped, New Script in Works|first=Brian|last=Crecente|date=November 12, 2018|access-date=February 4, 2023|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|archive-date=February 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214212805/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/five-night-at-freddys-movie-delay-1203026536/|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2020, during an interview with [[Fandom (website)|Fandom]], Blum, when asked about the progress of the film, stated:{{blockquote|"It's super active, so I really feel like we have a very good shot at seeing a ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' movie...I feel like it's really moving forward; it's not stalled or anything else. It's moving forward rapidly. I don't want to put a timeline on it, but soon we'll get a movie. I feel really confident about that."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Damaske|first=Damion|date=June 23, 2020|title=Five Nights at Freddy's movie still on the way!|url=https://www.joblo.com/five-nights-at-freddys-movie-moving-rapidly-forward/|access-date=February 4, 2023|website=[[JoBlo.com]]|archive-date=January 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113135222/https://www.joblo.com/five-nights-at-freddys-movie-moving-rapidly-forward/|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
== External links ==
* {{IMDb_title|7206068|{{noitalic|Untitled}} Five Nights at Freddy's {{noitalic|film}}}}


In September 2021, Blum revealed that Columbus was no longer involved with the project, which was still in active development.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Foutch|first=Haleigh|date=September 29, 2021|title='Five Nights at Freddy's Movie: Jason Blum Reveals Chris Columbus Is No Longer Directing, but the Film Is Still Happening|url=https://collider.com/five-nights-at-freddys-movie-is-it-cancelled-2021/|access-date=February 4, 2023|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|archive-date=September 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929200235/https://collider.com/five-nights-at-freddys-movie-is-it-cancelled-2021/|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2022, Blum announced that [[Jim Henson's Creature Shop]] would be working on the [[Animatronics|animatronic characters]] for the film.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Squires|first=John|title=Jason Blum Teases 'Five Nights at Freddy's' Movie and Jim Henson's Creature Shop Involvement [Image]|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3726573/jason-blum-teases-five-nights-at-freddys-movie-and-jim-hensons-creature-shop-involvement-image/|website=[[Bloody Disgusting]]|access-date=February 4, 2023|date=August 9, 2022|archive-date=February 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205050601/https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3726573/jason-blum-teases-five-nights-at-freddys-movie-and-jim-hensons-creature-shop-involvement-image/|url-status=live}}</ref> In October, Emma Tammi was announced as Columbus' replacement as director, in addition to co-writing the screenplay alongside Cawthon and Seth Cuddeback.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kit|first=Borys|title='Five Nights at Freddy's' Movie Finds Its Director in Emma Tammi|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/five-nights-at-freddys-movie-set-for-2023-start-1235234292/|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=February 4, 2023|date=October 5, 2022|archive-date=December 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221228145746/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/five-nights-at-freddys-movie-set-for-2023-start-1235234292/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Casting===
In December 2022, [[Josh Hutcherson]] and [[Matthew Lillard]] joined the cast in undisclosed roles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/12/five-nights-at-freddys-sets-matthew-lillard-amp-josh-hutcherson-1235201233/|title=Blumhouse's 'Five Nights At Freddy's' Sets Josh Hutcherson & Matthew Lillard|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=December 16, 2022|access-date=February 4, 2023|archive-date=December 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216204539/https://deadline.com/2022/12/five-nights-at-freddys-sets-matthew-lillard-amp-josh-hutcherson-1235201233/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Five Nights at Freddy's''-related [[YouTuber]] Dawko later revealed during a [[livestream]] that Hutcherson would portray the first game's security guard Mike Schmidt and Lillard would portray the franchise's main villain William Afton. He also revealed that [[Mary Stuart Masterson]] and Piper Rubio joined the cast as Mike's aunt Jane, and Mike's younger sister Abby, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Squires|first=Bethy|date=December 18, 2022|title=Vanessa: They're Making a Five Nights at Freddy's Movie|url=https://www.vulture.com/2022/12/blumhouse-five-nights-at-freddys-movie-details.html|access-date=February 4, 2023|website=[[New York (magazine)#Vulture|Vulture]]|archive-date=February 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202205339/https://www.vulture.com/2022/12/blumhouse-five-nights-at-freddys-movie-details.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2023, it was reported that Kat Conner Sterling and [[Elizabeth Lail]] were cast in the film.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|date=March 21, 2023|title=Kat Conner Sterling Boards Blumhouse's 'Five Nights At Freddy's'|url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/five-nights-at-freddys-kat-conner-sterling-blumhouse-1235305914/|access-date=March 21, 2023|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|archive-date=March 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321180615/https://deadline.com/2023/03/five-nights-at-freddys-kat-conner-sterling-blumhouse-1235305914/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/five-nights-at-freddys-elizabeth-lail-blumhouse-1235307406/|title=Elizabeth Lail Gets Ready For Blumhouse's 'Five Nights At Freddy's'|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=March 22, 2023|access-date=March 22, 2023|archive-date=March 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322213643/https://deadline.com/2023/03/five-nights-at-freddys-elizabeth-lail-blumhouse-1235307406/|url-status=live}}</ref> Lucas Grant and Jessica Blackmore were also cast in undisclosed roles.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Franklin |first=Garth |date=May 17, 2023 |title=Teaser Trailer: "Five Nights at Freddy's" |url=https://www.darkhorizons.com/teaser-trailer-five-nights-at-freddys/ |access-date=May 17, 2023 |website=[[Dark Horizons]] |archive-date=May 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517091028/https://www.darkhorizons.com/teaser-trailer-five-nights-at-freddys/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Markiplier|Mark Fischbach]], also known as Markiplier, was contacted to have a role in the film as the security guard that preceded Mike before being murdered at the opening of the film, but turned it down due to scheduling conflicts with his own film [[Iron Lung (film)|''Iron Lung'']].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dick |first=Jeremy |date=October 20, 2023 |title=Markiplier Reveals if He's in the Five Nights at Freddy's Movie |url=https://www.cbr.com/markiplier-on-five-nights-at-freddys-cameo/ |access-date=October 29, 2023 |website=CBR |archive-date=October 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026144354/https://www.cbr.com/markiplier-on-five-nights-at-freddys-cameo/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Yin-Poole |first=Wesley |date=October 17, 2023 |title=Markiplier Reveals Why He Had to Turn Down Role in Five Nights at Freddy's Movie |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/markiplier-reveals-why-he-had-to-turn-down-role-in-five-nights-at-freddys-movie |access-date=October 18, 2023 |website=IGN |archive-date=October 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018233719/https://www.ign.com/articles/markiplier-reveals-why-he-had-to-turn-down-role-in-five-nights-at-freddys-movie |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Filming===
[[Principal photography]] was initially set to begin in March 2021.<ref name="Drafts">{{Cite web|author=animdude|author-link=Scott Cawthon|title=Bad news about the FNAF movie. |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/fivenightsatfreddys/comments/jxvesb/bad_news_about_the_fnaf_movie/|date=November 20, 2020|access-date=February 4, 2023|website=[[Reddit]]|archive-date=January 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122111608/https://www.reddit.com/r/fivenightsatfreddys/comments/jxvesb/bad_news_about_the_fnaf_movie/|url-status=live}}</ref> However, due to script issues, filming was delayed.<ref name=":0"/> Filming began in New Orleans on February 1, 2023, under the [[working title]] ''Bad Cupcake'', with an estimated production budget of $25 million before tax incentives.<ref name="budget">{{cite web |url=https://fastlaneng.louisianaeconomicdevelopment.com/public/search/ent |title=Fastlane NextGen: Initial Certification Search |website=Louisiana Economic Development |format=Type "Five Nights At Freddy's" in the search box |access-date=June 3, 2023 |archive-date=June 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615095911/https://fastlaneng.louisianaeconomicdevelopment.com/public/search/ent |url-status=live }}</ref> Filming [[wrap (filmmaking)|wrapped]] on April 3.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Productions|url=https://filmneworleans.org/productions/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329032819/https://filmneworleans.org/productions/|archive-date=March 29, 2023|access-date=March 29, 2023|website=Film New Orleans}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Makuch|first=Eddie|title=Five Nights At Freddy's Movie Finally Starts Filming|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/five-nights-at-freddys-movie-finally-starts-filming/1100-6511115/|date=February 2, 2023|access-date=February 4, 2023|website=[[GameSpot]]|archive-date=February 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204043824/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/five-nights-at-freddys-movie-finally-starts-filming/1100-6511115/|url-status=live}}</ref> Lillard began filming his scenes in mid-February.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dick |first=Jeremy |date=February 20, 2023 |title=Matthew Lillard Is on Set Filming the Five Nights at Freddy's Movie |url=https://movieweb.com/matthew-lillard-filming-fnaf/ |access-date=February 20, 2023 |website=[[MovieWeb]] |archive-date=February 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230220173430/https://movieweb.com/matthew-lillard-filming-fnaf/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Music===
{{Main|Five Nights at Freddy's (soundtrack)}}
[[The Newton Brothers]] composed the film's score,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2023/09/01/emma-tammis-five-nights-at-freddys-to-feature-music-by-the-newton-brothers/|title=Emma Tammi's 'Five Nights at Freddy's' to Feature Music by The Newton Brothers|date=September 1, 2023|access-date=September 8, 2023|archive-date=September 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908042205/https://filmmusicreporter.com/2023/09/01/emma-tammis-five-nights-at-freddys-to-feature-music-by-the-newton-brothers/|url-status=live}}</ref> while the fan-made song "[[Five Nights at Freddy's (song)|Five Nights at Freddy's]]" by [[the Living Tombstone]] was featured in the end credits.<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=October 27, 2023 |title=''Five Nights At Freddy''s' Frenzy Fires Up With Around $7M+ In Previews – Box Office |url=https://deadline.com/2023/10/box-office-five-nights-at-freddys-1235584788/ |access-date=October 27, 2023 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=October 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028192820/https://deadline.com/2023/10/box-office-five-nights-at-freddys-1235584788/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Odom |first=Dani Kessel |date=October 27, 2023 |title=Five Nights At Freddy's Soundtrack Guide: Every Song & When It Plays |url=https://screenrant.com/five-nights-at-freddys-soundtrack-guide/ |access-date=October 27, 2023 |website=ScreenRant |archive-date=October 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029074712/https://screenrant.com/five-nights-at-freddys-soundtrack-guide/ |url-status=live }}</ref> "[[Talking in Your Sleep (The Romantics song)|Talking in Your Sleep]]" by [[the Romantics]] is featured in multiple scenes where the song is performed by the animatronics.<ref name=":3" />

==Release==
''Five Nights at Freddy's'' was released simultaneously in theaters and on [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]] in the United States by [[Universal Pictures]] on October 27, 2023.<ref name="FNaFRelease">{{Cite web|last=Murphy|first=J. Kim|date=April 5, 2023|title='Five Nights at Freddy's' to Debut Simultaneously in Theaters and on Peacock in October|url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/five-nights-at-freddys-release-date-peacock-1235575257/|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=April 5, 2023|archive-date=April 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406014502/https://variety.com/2023/film/news/five-nights-at-freddys-release-date-peacock-1235575257/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Universal">{{Cite web |last=Scott |first=Ryan |date=February 3, 2023 |title=Is Blumhouse Planning a Five Nights at Freddy's Trilogy?! |url=https://www.fangoria.com/original/is-blumhouse-planning-a-five-nights-at-freddys-trilogy/ |access-date=February 3, 2023 |website=[[Fangoria]] |archive-date=February 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204015455/https://www.fangoria.com/original/is-blumhouse-planning-a-five-nights-at-freddys-trilogy/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It was released two days earlier on October 25, 2023, in the United Kingdom.<ref name="TotalFilm"/> The film was released on [[Amazon Prime Video]] on March 5, 2024, after its removal from Peacock.

===Marketing===
In October 2023, the film's animatronics were put on display for [[Universal's Halloween Horror Nights]] at the [[Universal Studios Hollywood]] theme park,<ref>{{cite web|last=Seibold|first=Witney|title=How You Can Visit The Five Nights At Freddy's Animatronics In Real Life|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1435145/visit-five-nights-at-freddys-animatronics/|publisher=[[:/Film]]|date=October 31, 2023|access-date=December 2, 2023|archive-date=November 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101062500/https://www.slashfilm.com/1435145/visit-five-nights-at-freddys-animatronics/|url-status=live}}</ref> with a pop-up location also being built at [[Sunset Boulevard]], both of which are located in Los Angeles, California. The latter is described as being decorated similarly to the Freddy Fazbear's Pizza location as seen in the film.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Graves |first1=Sabina |title=You Can Visit Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria in Los Angeles |url=https://gizmodo.com/visit-freddy-fazbears-pizzeria-in-los-angeles-1850910638 |access-date=7 November 2023 |work=Gizmodo |date=8 October 2023 |language=en |archive-date=November 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107134915/https://gizmodo.com/visit-freddy-fazbears-pizzeria-in-los-angeles-1850910638 |url-status=live }}</ref> A [[making-of]] book titled ''The Art and Making of Five Nights at Freddy's: The Movie'' was released on August 20, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Art and Making of Five Nights at Freddy's: The Movie by Scott Cawthon |url=https://www.bookmanager.com/tbm/?q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keyword&qse=B6hoD3clO6nLLUR4BmX_rg |access-date=September 21, 2023 |website=bookmanager.com |archive-date=September 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926122743/https://www.bookmanager.com/tbm/?q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keyword&qse=B6hoD3clO6nLLUR4BmX_rg |url-status=live }}</ref> A novelization of the film was released on December 26, 2023.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Cawthon |first1=Scott |title=Five Nights at Freddy's: The Official Movie Novel |last2=Tammi |first2=Emma |last3=Cuddeback |first3=Seth |date=December 26, 2023 |publisher=Scholastic Inc. |isbn=978-1-339-04759-1 }}</ref>

===Home media===
''Five Nights at Freddy's'' was released on digital platforms on November 28, followed by a [[Blu-ray]], [[DVD]], and [[4K resolution|4K UHD]] release on December 12.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/five-nights-at-freddys-announces-digital-blu-ray-release-dates-and-special-features|title=Five Nights at Freddy's Reveals Blu-Ray Release Date, Killer Cineplex Full of Special Features|website=www.nbc.com|date=November 21, 2023|access-date=December 20, 2023|archive-date=December 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220115941/https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/five-nights-at-freddys-announces-digital-blu-ray-release-dates-and-special-features|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Reception==

===Box office===
''Five Nights at Freddy's'' grossed $137.3 million in the United States and Canada, and $159.9 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $297.2 million.<ref name="BOM" /><ref name="NUM" /> ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'' calculated the net profit of the film to be $161{{nbsp}}million.<ref name="DHNetProfit">{{cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |title= 'Five Nights At Freddy's' Defies Theatrical Day-And-Date Odds, Is No. 8 In Deadline's 2023 Most Valuable Blockbuster Tournament |url= https://deadline.com/2024/04/five-nights-at-freddys-profits-1235898624/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=April 29, 2024 |access-date=April 26, 2024}}</ref>

In the United States and Canada, ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' was released alongside [[Freelance (2023 film)|''Freelance'']] and [[After Death (2023 film)|''After Death'']], and was initially projected to gross around $50 million from 3,550 theaters in its opening weekend.<ref name=Projections>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=October 24, 2023 |title='Five Nights At Freddy's' To Jump-Start Sleepy Autumn Box Office With $50M+ Debut Despite Peacock Day & Date – B.O. Preview |url=https://deadline.com/2023/10/five-nights-at-freddys-box-office-preview-1235581874/ |access-date=October 25, 2023 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=October 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025000921/https://deadline.com/2023/10/five-nights-at-freddys-box-office-preview-1235581874/ |url-status=live }}</ref> After making $39.4 million on its first day (including $10.3 million from Thursday night previews, the biggest-ever for a film with a simultaneous streaming release), estimates were raised to $78 million. It ended up debuting to $80 million, topping the box office. The film had the second-best [[Simultaneous release|day and date]] opening weekend ever (behind ''[[Black Widow (2021 film)|Black Widow]]''{{'}}s $80.3 million in 2021), the best opening weekend for a horror film in 2023, the best opening from Blumhouse, topping ''[[Halloween (2018 film)|Halloween]]''{{'}}s $76.2 million, and the second highest opening for a video game film behind ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''{{'}}s $146.4 million the previous April.<ref name=opening>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=October 28, 2023 |title='Five Nights At Freddy's' $78M Breaks Mold On Peacock Theatrical Day & Date; Best Opening For Blumhouse, Halloween & More – Box Office Update |url=https://deadline.com/2023/10/box-office-five-nights-at-freddys-1235584788/ |access-date=October 29, 2023 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=October 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028192820/https://deadline.com/2023/10/box-office-five-nights-at-freddys-1235584788/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Calia |first=Mike |date=October 30, 2023 |title='Five Nights at Freddy's' rides PG-13 rating, video game fame to Halloween box office crown |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/30/five-nights-at-freddys-dominates-halloween-box-office.html |access-date=October 30, 2023 |website=CNBC |archive-date=November 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114045207/https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/30/five-nights-at-freddys-dominates-halloween-box-office.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Murphy |first1=J. Kim |last2=Zee |first2=Michaela |date=November 4, 2023 |title=Box Office: 'Five Nights at Freddy's' Fending Off New Releases in Quiet Weekend |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/box-office/box-office-five-nights-at-freddys-second-weekend-priscilla-expansion-1235779985/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=November 4, 2023 |archive-date=November 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113202338/https://variety.com/2023/film/box-office/box-office-five-nights-at-freddys-second-weekend-priscilla-expansion-1235779985/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The film remained in first place the following weekend with $19.4 million, though the 76% drop was one of the largest of all time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=November 5, 2023 |title=Autumn Box Office Blues: 'Freddy's At $19M+ Leads 'Dune'-Less Frame As Strike Continues – Sunday Update |url=https://deadline.com/2023/11/box-office-actors-strike-five-nights-at-freddys-dune-part-two-1235593150/ |access-date=November 5, 2023 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=November 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231104220746/https://deadline.com/2023/11/box-office-actors-strike-five-nights-at-freddys-dune-part-two-1235593150/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Biggest Second Weekend Drops |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/chart/biggest_second_weekend_gross_drop/ |access-date=November 5, 2023 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |archive-date=November 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125220543/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/chart/biggest_second_weekend_gross_drop/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On its seventh weekend, the film surpassed ''[[Split (2016 American film)|Split]]'' ($278 million) to become Blumhouse's highest-grossing release worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/box-office-disney-wish-disappoints-napoleon-beats-expectations-1235808957/ |title=Box Office: Disney's 'Wish' Fizzles, 'Napoleon' Beats Expectations as 'Hunger Games' Lands on Top Again |date=November 26, 2023 |access-date=November 27, 2023 |archive-date=November 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231127114002/https://variety.com/2023/film/news/box-office-disney-wish-disappoints-napoleon-beats-expectations-1235808957/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' completed its theatrical run in the United States and Canada on December 21, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Five Nights at Freddy's |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl764248833/?ref_=bo_tt_gr_1 |access-date=December 25, 2023 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |archive-date=December 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225095551/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl764248833/?ref_=bo_tt_gr_1 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Critical response===
''Five Nights at Freddy's'' received generally negative reviews from critics.<ref name=":52">{{cite news |last1=Valens |first1=Ana |date=25 October 2023 |title=So, About Those 'Five Nights at Freddy's Movie Reviews … |url=https://www.themarysue.com/fnaf-movie-reviews-is-it-worth-it/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031184238/https://www.themarysue.com/fnaf-movie-reviews-is-it-worth-it/ |archive-date=October 31, 2023 |access-date=7 November 2023 |work=The Mary Sue |language=en}}</ref> {{Rotten Tomatoes prose|32|4.6|214|consensus=Loaded with Easter eggs, ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' may be fun to watch for fans of the game, but most viewers of any other persuasion will find this adaptation muddled and decidedly unscary.|access-date=November 28, 2023|ref=y}} {{Metacritic film prose|33|38|ref=yes|access-date=November 4, 2023}} Audiences surveyed by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale, while those polled at [[PostTrak]] gave it a 77% overall positive score.<ref name="opening" />

Murtada Elfadl of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' felt the animatronic characters were underutilized, with the film instead focusing on "a baffling plot and backstory for their protagonist". He also criticized a perceived lack of effective jump scares and concluded, "In trying to adapt the game for the screen, they forgot what makes the original special, wringing unintentional laughter from its bizarre story instead of entertaining audiences".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Elfadl |first=Murtada |date=October 26, 2023 |title=''Five Nights at Freddy''s' Review: Creepy Mascots Go Rogue in a Listless and Repetitive Video Game Adaptation |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/reviews/five-nights-at-freddys-review-1235768953/ |access-date=October 26, 2023 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-date=October 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026172004/https://variety.com/2023/film/reviews/five-nights-at-freddys-review-1235768953/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Dylan Roth of ''[[The New York Observer]]'' gave the film a score of one out of five and wrote, "There are jump scares, but no real thrills. There are jokes, but no genuine laughs".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roth |first=Dylan |date=October 26, 2023 |title=''Five Nights At Freddy''s' Review: Zero Thrills In This Video Game Adaptation |url=https://observer.com/2023/10/five-nights-at-freddys-review-zero-thrills-in-this-video-game-adaptation/ |access-date=October 26, 2023 |website=[[The New York Observer]] |archive-date=October 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026174846/https://observer.com/2023/10/five-nights-at-freddys-review-zero-thrills-in-this-video-game-adaptation/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

''[[The Guardian]]''{{'s}} Benjamin Lee gave a two out of five rating, arguing "The low-stakes, late-night thrill we expect from the material never arrives, held back by a mixture of indecisive restraint and misplaced self-importance. ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' is somehow a slog to get through and will be promptly forgotten by morning".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Benjamin |date=October 26, 2023 |title=''Five Nights at Freddy's'' review – horror game movie is an unscary Halloween trick |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/oct/26/five-nights-at-freddys-review-halloween |access-date=October 26, 2023 |website=[[The Guardian]] |archive-date=October 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026200942/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/oct/26/five-nights-at-freddys-review-halloween |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]''{{'s}} Natalia Winkelmann expressed similar criticisms: "...[Although] ''Five Nights at Freddy's'', based on a popular video game franchise, reaches for horror-comedy flair, this dreary, mild adaptation never achieves the hybrid pleasures of a movie like ''[[M3GAN]]''. You may chuckle, but it's hard to tell if the movie is laughing with you".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Winkelmann |first=Natalia |date=October 26, 2023 |title=''Five Nights at Freddy's'' Review: Creepypizza
|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/26/movies/five-nights-at-freddys-review.html |access-date=October 26, 2023 |website=[[The New York Times]] |archive-date=October 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026220651/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/26/movies/five-nights-at-freddys-review.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[RogerEbert.com]]'s Simon Abrams, giving a two out of four rating, was also negative: "''Five Nights at Freddy’s'' has most of the right elements for a good post-Amblin kiddy fright-fest, except maybe good dialogue and distinct characters. Watching the movie, one gets the sense that the games' morbid personality has been sanded down to its most generic jump-scares and banal revelations."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Abrams |first=Simon |date=October 27, 2023 |title=Five Nights at Freddy's |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/five-nights-at-freddys-movie-review-2023 |access-date=October 27, 2023 |website=[[RogerEbert.com]] |archive-date=October 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027140211/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/five-nights-at-freddys-movie-review-2023 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Kevin Maher (writer)|Kevin Maher]] of ''[[The Times]]'' gave the film a rating of one out of five and said, "Like ''[[Teletubbies]]'' with chainsaws, or knife-wielding Fimbles, it's absurd. But not in a good way."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/five-nights-at-freddys-film-review-qkld8pwkn|title=Five Nights at Fpants's review — an absurd video game adaptation}}</ref>

Meagan Navarro of [[Bloody Disgusting]] gave a score of three out of five and wrote, "It's the type of handsomely made, charming creature feature that'll play well at slumber parties or rowdy theaters full of obsessed fans, which is precisely its target audience. ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' won't scare the pants off of seasoned horror fans; the animatronic denizens of Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria will likely make you want to hug them instead".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Navarro |first=Meagan |date=October 26, 2023 |title=''Five Nights at Freddy''s' Review – Cuddly Gateway Horror Goes Light on Scares |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/reviews/3785751/five-nights-at-freddys-review/ |access-date=October 26, 2023 |website=[[Bloody Disgusting]] |archive-date=October 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026174847/https://bloody-disgusting.com/reviews/3785751/five-nights-at-freddys-review/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Total Film]]''{{'s}} Neil Smith scored the film a two out of five and ended his review, "With robot heads containing flesh-mangling chainsaws, faces resembling that of battle-scarred [[Terminator (character concept)|Terminator]]s, and the lumbering gait of [[George A. Romero|Romero]] zombies, Freddy Fazbear and his pals would seem precision-tooled for terror. Sadly, though, they are about as scary as [[Barney & Friends|Barney]] the purple dinosaur in what is ultimately a ploddingly predictable, gore-lite yawner".<ref name="TotalFilm">{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Neil |date=October 25, 2023 |title=Five Nights at Freddy's review: "Five nights too many" |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/five-nights-at-freddys-movie-review/ |access-date=October 26, 2023 |website=[[Total Film]] |archive-date=October 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026034229/https://www.gamesradar.com/five-nights-at-freddys-movie-review/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Mark Kennedy of the ''[[Associated Press]]'' stated: "Caught between PG and R, as well as lost at the crossroads of inadvertent comedy and horror, the PG-13 ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' has to go down as one of the poorest films in any genre this year".<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Kennedy |first=Mark |date=October 26, 2023 |title=Movie Review: Video game-to-horror flick ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' misfires badly |url=https://apnews.com/article/five-nights-freddys-movie-review-67bd8b18740c2cef316a3bbcd23852c7 |access-date=October 27, 2023 |website=[[Associated Press]] |archive-date=November 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109152050/https://apnews.com/article/five-nights-freddys-movie-review-67bd8b18740c2cef316a3bbcd23852c7 |url-status=live }}</ref> Similarly, the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''{{'s}} Michael Phillips condemned "the film's attempt to be a cuddly version of ''[[Saw (franchise)|Saw]]'', with faces getting sliced open by a robo-critter's whirring saw blades", going on to say "To keep the PG-13 rating intact, the camera and editor cut away just before the splurch, nearly every time... The premise, meantime, of ''Five Nights at Freddy's''... very likely would've made more sense as a straight-up R-rated splatterfest."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Phillips |first=Michael |date=October 26, 2023 |title='Five Nights at Freddy's' review: Pizza and killer animatronics? On second thought, how about tacos somewhere?
|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/sc-ent-five-nights-freddys-movie-review-1026-20231027-luyqwgd37bg33dqcmvlin6mfee-story.html |access-date=October 28, 2023 |website=[[Chicago Tribune]] |archive-date=October 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027023513/https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/sc-ent-five-nights-freddys-movie-review-1026-20231027-luyqwgd37bg33dqcmvlin6mfee-story.html|url-status=live }}</ref>

===Accolades===
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|[[49th People's Choice Awards|February 18, 2024]]
|The Drama Movie of the Year
|''Five Nights at Freddy's''
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| align="center" |<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lewis |first1=Hilary |last2=Rahman |first2=Abid |date=January 11, 2024 |title=People's Choice Awards Nominations: 'Barbie' Leads Film Nods With Nine |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/2024-peoples-choice-awards-nominations-list-1235785327/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111140118/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/2024-peoples-choice-awards-nominations-list-1235785327/ |archive-date=January 11, 2024 |access-date=January 14, 2024 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>
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! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[Golden Raspberry Awards]]
|[[44th Golden Raspberry Awards|March 9, 2024]]
|[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress|Worst Supporting Actress]]
|[[Mary Stuart Masterson]]
|{{nom}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/razzie-awards-nominations-2024-full-list-1235803012/ |title=Razzie Awards: 'Expend4bles' Leads Nominations |last=Nordyke |first=Kimberly |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=January 22, 2024 |access-date=January 22, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://people.com/expend4bles-meg-2-and-shazam-fury-of-the-gods-among-2024-razzie-nominations-of-worst-movies-8547029 |title='Expend4bles', 'Meg 2', and 'Shazam! Fury of the Gods' Among 2024 Razzie Nominations of "Worst" Movies |last=VanHoose |first=Benjamin |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=January 22, 2024 |access-date=January 22, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/razzie-nominations-2024-chris-evans-jennifer-lopez-1235879949/ |title=Razzie Noms 2024: Chris Evans and Jennifer Lopez Up for Worst Actors; 'Shazam 2' and 'Ant-Man 3' Tie with 4 Nods |last=Murphy |first=J. Kim |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=January 22, 2024 |access-date=January 22, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/razzies-razzie-award-nominations-1235800390/ |title=Razzie Awards: 'Expend4bles', 'The Exorcist: Believer', 'Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey' Race to the Bottom |last=Evans |first=Greg |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=January 22, 2024 |access-date=January 22, 2024}}</ref>
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==Sequel==
In August 2018, Cawthon said that if the first film were to be successful, there could be a second film that follows the events of [[Five Nights at Freddy's 2|the second game]].<ref name="sequels"/> In January 2023, in an interview on the [[podcast]] ''WeeklyMTG'', Lillard revealed that he signed a three-picture deal with the studios.<ref name="Universal"/> In January 2024, despite Blumhouse's vice president of feature film development Ryan Turek claiming a sequel was not yet green-lit,<ref name="Blumhousesequel">{{cite web |last=Abaroa |first=Patricia |date=January 2, 2024 |title=Five Nights at Freddy's Movie Sequel Hasn't Been Greenlit Yet |url=https://movieweb.com/five-nights-at-freddys-sequel-not-greenlit/ |website=[[MovieWeb]] |access-date=February 21, 2024 |archive-date=February 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221215507/https://movieweb.com/five-nights-at-freddys-sequel-not-greenlit/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Hutcherson revealed the sequel was in development.<ref name="Varietysequel">{{cite web |last=Earl |first=William |date=January 8, 2024 |title=Josh Hutcherson Says 'Five Nights at Freddy's 2' Is in the Works and He's 'Dying to Get Back on Set,' Jennifer Lawrence Texted Him About Film's Box Office |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/five-nights-at-freddys-2-script-josh-hutcherson-1235863907/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=January 13, 2024 |archive-date=January 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240108152424/https://variety.com/2024/film/news/five-nights-at-freddys-2-script-josh-hutcherson-1235863907/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In April 2024, Blumhouse officially confirmed the sequel,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Couch |first=Aaron |date=2024-04-10 |title='Five Nights at Freddy's' Sequel in the Works at Universal, Blumhouse |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/five-nights-at-freddys-sequel-1235871387/ |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> and that [[Jim Henson's Creature Shop]] would return to design animatronics for the film.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/blumhouse/p/C5jAMKJL98Z/ |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref> Filming for the sequel began in the fall of 2024 in Louisiana.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Five Nights at Freddy's 2 {{!}} Production List |url=https://productionlist.com/production/five-nights-freddys-2-2/|website=Film & Television Industry Alliance|access-date=May 20, 2024}}</ref> In October 2024, a teaser poster for the film was revealed, showing the character Toy Freddy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hermanns |first=Grant |date=2024-10-18 |title=Five Nights At Freddy's 2 Poster Confirms Iconic New Version Of Freddy For Sequel |url=https://screenrant.com/five-nights-at-freddys-2-poster-toy-freddy-confirmed/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref>

''Five Nights at Freddy's 2'' is set to be released on December 5, 2025.<ref name=FNAF2RD />

==See also==
* [[List of films based on video games]]
* ''[[Willy's Wonderland]]''
* ''[[The Banana Splits Movie]]''

==Notes==
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==References==
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Five Nights at Freddy's
Theatrical release poster
Directed byEmma Tammi
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Scott Cawthon
  • Chris Lee Hill
  • Tyler MacIntyre
Based onFive Nights at Freddy's
by Scott Cawthon
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyLyn Moncrief
Edited by
  • Andrew Wesman
  • William Paley
Music byThe Newton Brothers
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release dates
  • October 25, 2023 (2023-10-25) (United Kingdom)
  • October 27, 2023 (2023-10-27) (United States)
Running time
109 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20 million[3]
Box office$297.1 million[4][5]

Five Nights at Freddy's is a 2023 American supernatural horror film based on the video game series of the same name created by Scott Cawthon. Directed by Emma Tammi, who co-wrote the screenplay with Cawthon and Seth Cuddeback from a story by Cawthon, Chris Lee Hill, and Tyler MacIntyre, the film stars Josh Hutcherson as a troubled security guard who starts a job at an abandoned pizzeria where he discovers its animatronic mascots are possessed by the souls of murdered children. Elizabeth Lail, Piper Rubio, Mary Stuart Masterson and Matthew Lillard star in supporting roles.

Development of a Five Nights at Freddy's film adaptation began in April 2015 under Warner Bros. Pictures. Roy Lee, Seth Grahame-Smith, and David Katzenberg were set to produce it, with Gil Kenan announced as director and co-writer. After multiple production delays, Kenan resigned from the project and further development on the film was transferred from Warner Bros. to Jason Blum's Blumhouse Productions. Chris Columbus was hired to direct and co-write the film in February 2018, ultimately leaving the project and being replaced by Tammi in October 2022. It was filmed from February to April 2023 in New Orleans and surrounding communities on a budget of $20 million.

Five Nights at Freddy's was simultaneously released for streaming on Peacock and theatrically in the United States on October 27, 2023, by Universal Pictures. Despite receiving generally negative reviews from critics, the film was a commercial success, grossing $297.1 million and becoming Blumhouse's highest-grossing film worldwide, surpassing Split (2016). A sequel, Five Nights at Freddy's 2, is scheduled to be released on December 5, 2025.[6][7][8]

Plot

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At Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, a once-successful abandoned pizzeria, a terrified night security guard attempts to flee from the building but is captured and strapped to a torture device, which kills him.

Sometime later, mall security guard Mike Schmidt is fired for assaulting a negligent father whom he mistook for a kidnapper. Mike's career counselor, Steve Raglan, offers him a job as a night guard at the pizzeria. Though initially reluctant, Mike accepts after social services threaten to take custody of his younger sister, Abby, and pass her to their estranged aunt, Jane, who desires the custody's monthly payments.

During his first night, Mike falls asleep and dreams about the kidnapping of his little brother, Garrett. He meets five children who also witnessed the crime, but they flee when he approaches them. The following day, Jane hires a gang of vandals, which includes Abby's babysitter, Max, to vandalize the pizzeria to get Mike fired and hasten Jane's custody of Abby. At Mike's shift that night, he meets police officer Vanessa Shelly, who explains that the building closed during the 1980s after five children went missing there. Once Mike's shift ends and he leaves, the vandals break in, but the pizzeria's animatronic mascots — Freddy Fazbear, Bonnie, Chica, Foxy, and Mr. Cupcake — kill the entire group. Max's disappearance forces Mike to bring Abby along on his next shift, in which the animatronics befriend Abby and Mike discovers that they are possessed by the ghosts of the missing children, who consistently mention a "yellow rabbit".

On the fourth night, Abby is accidentally injured when she, Mike, and Vanessa are bonding with the animatronics. The next morning, Mike reluctantly gets Jane to babysit a frustrated Abby as he goes back to the pizzeria and takes some sleeping pills. The children appear in his dream again and tell him that he can stay with Garrett forever in exchange for Abby. Mike initially accepts, but when he changes his mind, he is attacked. After being strapped to the torture device that killed the previous guard and narrowly escaping, Mike is cornered and injured by Foxy. Meanwhile, a damaged yellow Freddy animatronic,[a] possessed by the leader of the children, kills Jane and takes Abby back to the pizzeria.

Vanessa treats Mike's injuries and reveals that she is the daughter of William Afton, the serial killer who kidnapped and murdered Garrett and the other children. He hid their bodies in the animatronics, and now, their souls are under his control. Realizing the animatronics plan to kill Abby and have her join them in the afterlife, Mike rushes to the pizzeria. He defeats the animatronics, but Steve arrives wearing the "yellow rabbit" suit,[b] reactivates them, and reveals himself to be Afton. Mike tries to incapacitate Afton, but is easily overpowered. Vanessa also attempts to stop Afton, but he stabs her with a knife. An injured Mike reminds Abby that the animatronics like drawings and tells her to show them what really happened. Abby draws a picture of Afton murdering the children to free them from his influence and make them realize the truth. With Mike's help, Abby shows the drawing to the animatronics, who turn on Afton. Mr. Cupcake bites off part of Afton's suit, triggering its internal springlock mechanisms, which trap and fatally wound him. As the animatronics drag Afton away, Mike and Abby carry Vanessa out of the collapsing pizzeria.

Some time later, Vanessa has fallen into a coma and is hospitalized, while Mike and Abby have reconciled and resume their normal lives. Back at the pizzeria, the leader of the children watches a dying Afton in the suit before leaving him to his fate.

Cast

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Josh Hutcherson
Matthew Lillard
Josh Hutcherson (left) and Matthew Lillard (right) play Mike Schmidt and William Afton respectively.
  • Josh Hutcherson as Mike Schmidt, a struggling young man who takes a job as the night guard of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza
    • Wyatt Parker as young Mike Schmidt
  • Piper Rubio as Abby, Mike's younger sister
  • Elizabeth Lail as Vanessa, a local police officer
  • Matthew Lillard as Steve Raglan / William Afton, Mike's career counselor
  • Mary Stuart Masterson as Aunt Jane, Mike and Abby's aunt
  • Kat Conner Sterling as Max, Abby's babysitter
  • David Lind as Jeff, the leader of a juvenile gang and Max's brother
  • Christian Stokes as Hank, a member of Jeff's gang
  • Joseph Poliquin as Carl, a member of Jeff's gang
  • Grant Feely as Ghost Kid (Blonde Boy), the murdered child whose soul haunts Golden Freddy
  • Asher Colton Spence as Ghost Kid (With Hook), the murdered child whose soul haunts Foxy
  • David Huston Doty as Ghost Kid (With Bunny Ears), the murdered child whose soul haunts Bonnie
  • Liam Hendrix as Ghost Kid (With Hat), the murdered child whose soul haunts Freddy Fazbear
  • Jophielle Love as Ghost Kid (Blue-Eyed Girl), the murdered child whose soul haunts Chica
  • Tadasay Young as Dr. Lillian, Abby's therapist
  • Michael P. Sullivan as Doug, Jane's lawyer
  • Lucas Grant as Garrett, Mike's younger brother who was abducted as a child
  • Theodus Crane as Jeremiah, Mike's previous co-worker
  • Matthew Patrick as Sparky's Diner waiter
  • Cory Williams as a cabbie

The suit performers include Kevin Foster as Freddy Fazbear,[9] the pizzeria's brown bear animatronic and namesake; Jade Kindar-Martin as Bonnie,[9] an indigo rabbit animatronic; and Jessica Weiss as Chica,[9] a yellow chicken animatronic. The scatted pirate song that Foxy, a red pirate fox animatronic, sings throughout the film is performed by Kellen Goff.[10]

Production

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Producer Jason Blum in 2018

Development

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In April 2015, Warner Bros. Pictures announced it had acquired the film rights to the Five Nights at Freddy's video game franchise with Roy Lee, David Katzenberg, and Seth Grahame-Smith set to produce the adaptation. Grahame-Smith stated that they would collaborate with franchise creator Scott Cawthon, who co-wrote the books in collaboration with ghostwriting firm Kevin Anderson and Associates,[11] "to make an insane, terrifying and weirdly adorable movie".[12] In July 2015, Gil Kenan signed to direct the film from a screenplay co-written with Tyler Burton Smith.[13]

In March 2017, Cawthon announced Blumhouse Productions as the film's new production company after Warner Bros. Pictures put the project in turnaround.[14] In May 2017, producer Jason Blum said he was excited and working closely with Cawthon on the film.[15] In June 2017, Kenan said he was no longer directing the film.[16]

In February 2018, Chris Columbus was announced as Kenan's replacement as director and writer, besides producing the film alongside Blum and Cawthon.[17] In August 2018, Cawthon revealed that the first draft of the film's script, which he wrote with co-author of the Five Nights at Freddy's novel trilogy, Kira Breed-Wrisley, was completed, and it would involve the events of the series' first game.[18] That same month, Blum wrote on Twitter that the film was aiming for a 2020 release.[19] In November, Cawthon announced that he scrapped the script, despite being liked by Columbus and Blum, as he "had a different idea for [the story], one that I liked better". It contributed to a further delay to the film, for which Cawthon took full responsibility.[20] In June 2020, during an interview with Fandom, Blum, when asked about the progress of the film, stated:

"It's super active, so I really feel like we have a very good shot at seeing a Five Nights at Freddy's movie...I feel like it's really moving forward; it's not stalled or anything else. It's moving forward rapidly. I don't want to put a timeline on it, but soon we'll get a movie. I feel really confident about that."[21]

In September 2021, Blum revealed that Columbus was no longer involved with the project, which was still in active development.[22] In August 2022, Blum announced that Jim Henson's Creature Shop would be working on the animatronic characters for the film.[23] In October, Emma Tammi was announced as Columbus' replacement as director, in addition to co-writing the screenplay alongside Cawthon and Seth Cuddeback.[24]

Casting

[edit]

In December 2022, Josh Hutcherson and Matthew Lillard joined the cast in undisclosed roles.[25] Five Nights at Freddy's-related YouTuber Dawko later revealed during a livestream that Hutcherson would portray the first game's security guard Mike Schmidt and Lillard would portray the franchise's main villain William Afton. He also revealed that Mary Stuart Masterson and Piper Rubio joined the cast as Mike's aunt Jane, and Mike's younger sister Abby, respectively.[26] In March 2023, it was reported that Kat Conner Sterling and Elizabeth Lail were cast in the film.[27][28] Lucas Grant and Jessica Blackmore were also cast in undisclosed roles.[29]

Mark Fischbach, also known as Markiplier, was contacted to have a role in the film as the security guard that preceded Mike before being murdered at the opening of the film, but turned it down due to scheduling conflicts with his own film Iron Lung.[30][31]

Filming

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Principal photography was initially set to begin in March 2021.[32] However, due to script issues, filming was delayed.[22] Filming began in New Orleans on February 1, 2023, under the working title Bad Cupcake, with an estimated production budget of $25 million before tax incentives.[33] Filming wrapped on April 3.[34][35] Lillard began filming his scenes in mid-February.[36]

Music

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The Newton Brothers composed the film's score,[37] while the fan-made song "Five Nights at Freddy's" by the Living Tombstone was featured in the end credits.[38][39] "Talking in Your Sleep" by the Romantics is featured in multiple scenes where the song is performed by the animatronics.[39]

Release

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Five Nights at Freddy's was released simultaneously in theaters and on Peacock in the United States by Universal Pictures on October 27, 2023.[40][41] It was released two days earlier on October 25, 2023, in the United Kingdom.[42] The film was released on Amazon Prime Video on March 5, 2024, after its removal from Peacock.

Marketing

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In October 2023, the film's animatronics were put on display for Universal's Halloween Horror Nights at the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park,[43] with a pop-up location also being built at Sunset Boulevard, both of which are located in Los Angeles, California. The latter is described as being decorated similarly to the Freddy Fazbear's Pizza location as seen in the film.[44] A making-of book titled The Art and Making of Five Nights at Freddy's: The Movie was released on August 20, 2024.[45] A novelization of the film was released on December 26, 2023.[46]

Home media

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Five Nights at Freddy's was released on digital platforms on November 28, followed by a Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K UHD release on December 12.[47]

Reception

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Box office

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Five Nights at Freddy's grossed $137.3 million in the United States and Canada, and $159.9 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $297.2 million.[4][5] Deadline Hollywood calculated the net profit of the film to be $161 million.[48]

In the United States and Canada, Five Nights at Freddy's was released alongside Freelance and After Death, and was initially projected to gross around $50 million from 3,550 theaters in its opening weekend.[3] After making $39.4 million on its first day (including $10.3 million from Thursday night previews, the biggest-ever for a film with a simultaneous streaming release), estimates were raised to $78 million. It ended up debuting to $80 million, topping the box office. The film had the second-best day and date opening weekend ever (behind Black Widow's $80.3 million in 2021), the best opening weekend for a horror film in 2023, the best opening from Blumhouse, topping Halloween's $76.2 million, and the second highest opening for a video game film behind The Super Mario Bros. Movie's $146.4 million the previous April.[49][50][51] The film remained in first place the following weekend with $19.4 million, though the 76% drop was one of the largest of all time.[52][53] On its seventh weekend, the film surpassed Split ($278 million) to become Blumhouse's highest-grossing release worldwide.[54] Five Nights at Freddy's completed its theatrical run in the United States and Canada on December 21, 2023.[55]

Critical response

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Five Nights at Freddy's received generally negative reviews from critics.[56] On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 32% of 214 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.6/10. The website's consensus reads: "Loaded with Easter eggs, Five Nights at Freddy's may be fun to watch for fans of the game, but most viewers of any other persuasion will find this adaptation muddled and decidedly unscary."[57] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 33 out of 100, based on 38 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews.[58] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale, while those polled at PostTrak gave it a 77% overall positive score.[49]

Murtada Elfadl of Variety felt the animatronic characters were underutilized, with the film instead focusing on "a baffling plot and backstory for their protagonist". He also criticized a perceived lack of effective jump scares and concluded, "In trying to adapt the game for the screen, they forgot what makes the original special, wringing unintentional laughter from its bizarre story instead of entertaining audiences".[59] Dylan Roth of The New York Observer gave the film a score of one out of five and wrote, "There are jump scares, but no real thrills. There are jokes, but no genuine laughs".[60]

The Guardian's Benjamin Lee gave a two out of five rating, arguing "The low-stakes, late-night thrill we expect from the material never arrives, held back by a mixture of indecisive restraint and misplaced self-importance. Five Nights at Freddy's is somehow a slog to get through and will be promptly forgotten by morning".[61] The New York Times's Natalia Winkelmann expressed similar criticisms: "...[Although] Five Nights at Freddy's, based on a popular video game franchise, reaches for horror-comedy flair, this dreary, mild adaptation never achieves the hybrid pleasures of a movie like M3GAN. You may chuckle, but it's hard to tell if the movie is laughing with you".[62] RogerEbert.com's Simon Abrams, giving a two out of four rating, was also negative: "Five Nights at Freddy’s has most of the right elements for a good post-Amblin kiddy fright-fest, except maybe good dialogue and distinct characters. Watching the movie, one gets the sense that the games' morbid personality has been sanded down to its most generic jump-scares and banal revelations."[63] Kevin Maher of The Times gave the film a rating of one out of five and said, "Like Teletubbies with chainsaws, or knife-wielding Fimbles, it's absurd. But not in a good way."[64]

Meagan Navarro of Bloody Disgusting gave a score of three out of five and wrote, "It's the type of handsomely made, charming creature feature that'll play well at slumber parties or rowdy theaters full of obsessed fans, which is precisely its target audience. Five Nights at Freddy's won't scare the pants off of seasoned horror fans; the animatronic denizens of Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria will likely make you want to hug them instead".[65] Total Film's Neil Smith scored the film a two out of five and ended his review, "With robot heads containing flesh-mangling chainsaws, faces resembling that of battle-scarred Terminators, and the lumbering gait of Romero zombies, Freddy Fazbear and his pals would seem precision-tooled for terror. Sadly, though, they are about as scary as Barney the purple dinosaur in what is ultimately a ploddingly predictable, gore-lite yawner".[42]

Mark Kennedy of the Associated Press stated: "Caught between PG and R, as well as lost at the crossroads of inadvertent comedy and horror, the PG-13 Five Nights at Freddy's has to go down as one of the poorest films in any genre this year".[66] Similarly, the Chicago Tribune's Michael Phillips condemned "the film's attempt to be a cuddly version of Saw, with faces getting sliced open by a robo-critter's whirring saw blades", going on to say "To keep the PG-13 rating intact, the camera and editor cut away just before the splurch, nearly every time... The premise, meantime, of Five Nights at Freddy's... very likely would've made more sense as a straight-up R-rated splatterfest."[67]

Accolades

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Accolades received by Five Nights at Freddy's
Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
People's Choice Awards February 18, 2024 The Drama Movie of the Year Five Nights at Freddy's Nominated [68]
Golden Raspberry Awards March 9, 2024 Worst Supporting Actress Mary Stuart Masterson Nominated [69][70][71][72]

Sequel

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In August 2018, Cawthon said that if the first film were to be successful, there could be a second film that follows the events of the second game.[18] In January 2023, in an interview on the podcast WeeklyMTG, Lillard revealed that he signed a three-picture deal with the studios.[41] In January 2024, despite Blumhouse's vice president of feature film development Ryan Turek claiming a sequel was not yet green-lit,[73] Hutcherson revealed the sequel was in development.[74] In April 2024, Blumhouse officially confirmed the sequel,[75] and that Jim Henson's Creature Shop would return to design animatronics for the film.[76] Filming for the sequel began in the fall of 2024 in Louisiana.[77] In October 2024, a teaser poster for the film was revealed, showing the character Toy Freddy.[78]

Five Nights at Freddy's 2 is set to be released on December 5, 2025.[6]

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Notes

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  1. ^ Identified off-screen as Golden Freddy.
  2. ^ Known in the games as Spring Bonnie.

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