Five Nights at Freddy's is finally getting the movie treatment. According to Jason Blum, filming on the adaptation has finally started - and he's shared a picture from the set to prove it.
Five Nights at Freddy's is an uber-successful indie horror franchise. Developed by Scott Cawthon, the series follows the spooky legacy of the Freddy Fazbear Pizza restaurant - a restaurant founded by a serial killer who ended up developing haunted animatronics. The original game was released back in 2014, and since then, numerous sequels and spin-offs have been forthcoming. The film, meanwhile, is set for release at Blumhouse, with Emma Tammi set to direct.
Taking to Twitter, Blum shared an image from the film's set. The image shows off a few monitors, seemingly showing a few filmed scenes. The photos also show off what appears to be the film's working title: Bad Cupcake. The use of a working title usually means one of two things: it might be chosen if a production does not yet have an official title, or if the production would like to hide what's being filmed.
Interestingly, the image also includes an Easter egg homage to Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach lore. Namely, a toy version of Vanny can be seen between two of the monitors. Vanny is a killer who dresses up like a rabbit and hunts down the player character in Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach. The character is one of the only human antagonists in the series, and is shrouded in mystery.
The Five Nights at Freddy's film previously cast Matthew Lillard and Josh Hutcherson in lead roles. Who exactly they'll be playing is up for speculation, however. Many have guessed that Lillard might be portraying William Afton - the aforementioned serial killer who founded Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. If this is true, Lillard might just be the antagonist of the picture - given that the animatronics don't speak, the film might choose to adapt Afton to the big screen so that there's a speaking villain.
If Five Nights at Freddy's is going to succeed, it's going to have to please fans and general audiences alike. The Five Nights at Freddy's games have a huge, dedicated fanbase, and if the film alienates them, then it might affect word-of-mouth. If the film is too densely shrouded in fan-pleasing moments, however, general audiences might not be as receptive to a franchise. The movie has to strike a good balance in order to succeed.
Source: Jason Blum/Twitter