Scott Games
"Five Nights at Freddy’s,” a popular horror video game series, is now on track to have a movie adaptation. According to an April 7 announcement from The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. has picked up the rights to transform “Five Nights at Freddy’s” into, what will hopefully be, a very memorable film. The movie will be produced by Roy Lee of Vergo Entertainment along with Seth Grahame-Smith and David Katzenberg of KatzSmith Productions.
“We’re looking forward to working with Scott to make an insane, terrifying and weirdly adorable movie,” said Grahame-Smith.
The game is set in the fictional “Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza” which is like a much scarier and evil version of the beloved Chuck-E-Cheese franchise. Your goal is to survive five consecutive shifts inside the security room while the animatronic band roams around with a murderous mission. While most of the mechanics implemented in the game are nothing original, the backstory across the series is vast and deep, assuming you’re willing to dive into the lore.
"The story really lends itself to being a movie and it taps into a largely unexplored niche of horror that a lot of people will be able to relate to," said Cawthon.
While it’s currently in the writing stage, the film is in great hands. Lee helped produce “Run All Night” starring Liam Neeson as well as the “Poltergeist” remake due out next month. Grahame-Smith and Katzenberg are currently working on the highly anticipated “Beetlejuice” sequel in production. All three are also producing the upcoming adaption of Stephen King’s “It,” which begins shooting this summer.
As of right now, “Five Nights at Freddy’s” still has no director or head writer. It’s projected for a 2017 release.