What started as a terrifying video game with players trying to help their character survive the night trapped in a fictional family pizza joint where a terrifying murdering animatronic bear has been unleashed has since become a franchise hit that has expanded to books and comics. Now “Five Night At Freddy’s” has become a video game. The latest horror flick and film adaptation of a popular video game, will take audiences on an unforgettable thrill ride that’s full of jump scares. Now, Universal has released a behind-the-scenes look that gives us a sneak peek at Emma Tammi’s film adaptation of the video game of the same name.
The behind-the-scenes featurette sees the cast and crew talking about taking the video game and translating the playing experience into a full-length film. Tammi comments that they recognized the visibility of the franchise’s fanbase and how every department, including the Jim Henson Creature Shop, played a crucial role in the development of the film. What’s fun is that we also get to hear from the voices of the murdering animatronics.
And the cast says to be prepared for a few jump scares. They describe it as a thrill ride. Tammi says it’s the ultimate popcorn movie.
FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S, from Universal Pictures and Blumhouse in association with Striker Entertainment.
The film stars Josh Hutcherson (“Ultraman,” “The Hunger Games” franchise), Elizabeth Lail (“You,” “Mack & Rita”), Piper Rubio (“Holly & Ivy,” “Unstable”), Kat Conner Sterling (“We Have a Ghost,” “9-1-1”), with Mary Stuart Masterson (“Blindspot,” “Fried Green Tomatoes”) and Matthew Lillard (“Good Girls,” “Scream”).
Written by Scott Cawthon, Emma Tammi, Seth Cuddeback, based on the video game series created by Scott Cawthon, “Five Night At Freddy’s” opens in theaters and streams on Peacock on October 27, 2023.
Here’s the official premise for Five Nights At Freddy’s:
Can you survive five nights?
The terrifying horror game phenomenon becomes a blood-chilling cinematic event, as Blumhouse— the producer of M3GAN, The Black Phone and The Invisible Man— brings Five Nights at Freddy’s to the big screen.
The film follows a troubled security guard as he begins working at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. While spending his first night on the job, he realizes the night shift at Freddy’s won’t be so easy to make it through.
