Blumhouse has announced that the long-awaited film adaptation of Five Nights at Freddy’s will officially be having a simultaneous debut in theaters and on Peacock on Friday, October 27, 2023, just in time for this year’s Halloween. Production is currently underway in New Orleans.
Its current theatrical release date will pit the film directly against another horror movie in the form of Saw X, with franchise lead Tobin Bell returning as Jigsaw. It is also debuting on the same month as other high-profile projects, including Kraven the Hunter and The Exorcist sequel.
In addition, the first-look photo at the live-action Five Nights at Freddy’s movie has finally been released, teasing a glimpse of Freddy Fazbear.
Based on the popular horror video game, Five Nights at Freddy’s is being directed by Emma Tammi from a screenplay she co-wrote with game creator Scott Cawthon and Seth Cuddeback. The adaptation will star Matthew Lillard (Scream), Josh Hutcherson (The Hunger Games films), Mary Stuart Masterson (Some Kind of Wonderful), Elizabeth Lail (You) and Kat Conner Sterling (A Week Away).
The original Five Nights at Freddy’s game challenges players to survive for five nights as a security guard in a demented pizza entertainment restaurant where homicidal, possessed animatronics roam the halls in search of their next victims. The series went on to garner multiple sequels and spin-offs.
Jim Henson’s Creature Shop has signed on to the project to help bring the video game’s horrifying robotic creatures to life. It will be produced by Cawthon and Blum, with Russell Binder serving as an executive producer. Before Tammi stepped up to the director’s chair, Home Alone director Chris Columbus was attached to helm the project.
