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Five Nights at Freddy's
Directed byChris Columbus
Screenplay byScott Cawthon
Chris Columbus
Based onFive Nights at Freddy's
by Scott Cawthon
Produced byJason Blum
Chris Columbus
Production
companies
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Five Nights at Freddy's is an upcoming American horror film written, produced, and directed by Chris Columbus, co-produced by Jason Blum through his Blumhouse Productions banner, and co-written by Scott Cawthon, who also serves as a executive producer. It is based on the video game of the same name by Cawthon.

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures announced in April 2015 that it had acquired the rights to adapt the series to film. Roy Lee, David Katzenberg, and Seth Grahame-Smith were set to produce. Grahame-Smith stated that they would collaborate with Cawthon "to make an insane, terrifying and weirdly adorable movie".[1] In July 2015, Gil Kenan signed to direct the adaptation and co-write it with Tyler Burton Smith.[2]

In January 2017, series creator Scott 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,

"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."[3]

In March 2017, Cawthon posted on Twitter a picture at Blumhouse Productions, suggesting the film had a new production company.[4] In May 2017, producer Jason Blum confirmed the news, saying he was excited and working closely with Cawthon on the adaptation.[5] In June 2017, Kenan said he was no longer directing the film after Warner Bros. Pictures' turnaround.[6]

In February 2018, it was announced that Chris Columbus would direct and write the film and Gremlins 3, besides producing it alongside Blum and Cawthon.[7]

In August 2018, Cawthon announced that the first draft of the movie's script, which involves only the events of the first game, was completed, and that there may be a second and third movie after. In the same month, Blum wrote on Twitter that the movie was aiming for a 2020 release.[8] In November, Cawthon announced that the current script for the film has been scrapped, which will contribute to a further delay to the film.[9] In June 2020, during an interview with Fandom, producer Jason Blum, when about the progress of the movie, stated "It's super active, so i really feel like we have a very good shot at seeing a Five Nights as 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."[10]

References

  1. ^ Video Game 'Five Nights at Freddy's' Getting Movie Treatment (Exclusive)
  2. ^ Gil Kenan To Direct ‘Five Nights At Freddy’s’ For Warner Bros
  3. ^ ‘Five Nights At Freddy’s’ Movie Release Is Back At Square One, Says Scott Cawthon
  4. ^ "Five Nights at Freddy's Movie Being Produced by Blumhouse".
  5. ^ "'Five Nights at Freddy's' Movie Adaptation Will Work, Says Producer Jason Blum".
  6. ^ 'Five Nights At Freddy's Movie Former Director Confirms He's Not Involved".
  7. ^ Chris Columbus To Write & Direct ‘Five Nights At Freddy’s’ For Blumhouse
  8. ^ Five Nights at Freddy's - Jason Blum: Five Nights at Freddy's Movie Coming Real Soon"
  9. ^ ‘Five Night at Freddy’s’ Movie Script Scrapped, New Script in Works
  10. ^ "Five Nights at Freddy's movie still on the way!". www.joblo.com. 2020-06-23. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
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