Animatronic animals in pizza places? Already creepy. But now they’re going to get a Halloween boost thanks to Blumhouse and Universal, who will release the upcoming Five Nights At Freddy’s movie on October 27th. The film will be available in theaters and Peacock streaming simultaneously.
To coincide with the news, the first image from the movie has been released, and it teases a wild night of hiding from murderous mascots.
The film is based on the video game franchise created by Scott Cawthon that began as an indie in 2014, but has since grown into a massive multimedia franchise. Josh Hutcherson stars as troubled security guard Mike Schmidt who begins work at the Chuck E. Cheese-esque party restaurant Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza, full of animatronic mascots that sing and perform for the customers. It’s on his first night at the job that Mike comes to realize that Freddy’s is a pretty horrible place to work, as the animatronic animals shed their happy persona at night and seek to kill anyone inside.
Matthew Lillard plays Fazbear co-found William Afton, a serial killer left behind a terrible legacy and a supernatural secret. Also in the cast are Elizabeth Lail, Kat Conner Sterling, Piper Rubio, and Mary Stuart Masterson
The film follows a troubled security guard as he begins working at the Chuck E. Cheese-esque food emporium Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. While spending his first night on the job, he realizes the night shift at Freddy’s won’t be an easy one to survive.
Emma Tammi (The Wind) directs from a script she co-wrote with Cawthon and Seth Cuddeback.
