Horror fans have already experienced disappointment this year with the delays of A Quite Place Part II and fellow Blumhouse movie Halloween Kills. Along those same lines, it also means a release date is more likely to stick. One, it gives the movie a little space from the coronavirus, hopefully ensuring it's able to start filming without incident. The spring start date is good for a couple reasons. Instead, it sounds like Cawthon and those working on Five Nights at Freddy's are excited about the screenplay they have and are eager to begin shooting next year. Blum made his comments about the movie's story only a couple weeks ago, which led many to assume the script was still being workshopped. Cawthon's announcement is also a fun surprise considering its timing. The development process for the movie has been especially brutal, considering it seemed close to filming several times over the years. At this point, they've been waiting for a film adaption nearly since the first game's release. This is big news for Five Nights at Freddy's fans. In a lengthy message, he detailed the many screenplays considered over the years, dubbing the last one " the 'Mike' screenplay." Cawthorn said about that script, " It's fun, it's scary, and it has a great central story," before revealing, " the bad news is that there won't be any more screenplays to add to this list since we're officially making the 'Mike' screenplay." He then shared the movie will begin filming in the spring. Posting on Reddit over the weekend, the creator teased fans by saying he had bad news about the Five Nights at Freddy's film. Now, Cawthon has shared arguably the most exciting news about the movie yet. Related: FNAF Movie Cancelled? Five Nights At Freddy’s Film Updates Blum spoke about Five Nights at Freddy'sagain earlier this month, calling the story " the big challenge." After a couple years with no news, producer Jason Blum offered a promising update in June 2020, saying progress on the film was rapidly moving forward. However, a year later, the planned screenplay had been scrapped, essentially taking the Five Nights at Freddy's movie back to square one. Things began to pick up a bit of a steam in 2017, when production giant Blumhouse came into the picture. However, since then, the project has languished in development, going through multiple directors and scripts. In the six years since its release, the original Five Nights at Freddy's game has spawned several sequels and spinoffs, as well as many books.Ĭonsidering the franchise's popularity, it's no wonder a film adaptation was first considered in 2015.
The series began with the first game in 2014, where players worked as a security guard at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, fighting deadly animatronic characters who come to life after the restaurant closes. The film is based on the popular video games and novels of the same name. This is the second updated version of FNaF World Featuring the entire cast from the Five Nights at Freddy's series, this fantasy RPG will let players control their favorite animatronics in a an epic animated adventure To access the new content in Update 2, you must have beaten the game on either Normal or Hard mode. He said that the test "went well" but that the game is "still very bare bones.Scott Cawthon, creator of the Five Nights at Freddy'sfranchise, recently revealed the movie adaptation will finally begin filming in spring 2021. However, he held a small beta test for the game this weekend. The end result is the same, though murderous robots stalking a dark building while players cower in the corner.Ĭawthon hasn't announced a release date for Freddy's 3 yet. Instead, someone had the bright idea to make an attraction based on that parlor.
The game doesn't take place in the robot-infested pizza parlor of the past two installments.
You can download it for free at Google Play or the App Store if you're looking for a mobile game that's crueler than Flappy Bird.įive Nights at Freddy's 3 was announced late last month and quickly shot to the top of Steam Greenlight's rankings. Either way, I'm sure everyone's relieved that Freddy and the rest of the creepy animatronic robots will live on.Īs Kotaku notes, this fake Five Nights at Freddy's 3 is just a modified version of Cawthon's previous game There Is No Pause Button!. If I were in their shoes, I'd at least be a bit annoyed by the head fake. Judging by the Steam comments, not every Freddy's fan appreciated the prank.