Five Nights at Freddy's 2023

Five Nights at Freddy's is a 2023 American supernatural horror film based on the video game series of the same name created by Scott Cawthon. It was directed by Emma Tammi, written by Cawthon, Tammi and Seth Cuddeback, and produced by Jason Blum and Cawthon. The film stars Josh Hutcherson as a troubled security guard who starts a job at a condemned pizzeria, where he discovers that its animatronic mascots are possessed by the spirits of children who were murdered by a serial killer (portrayed by Matthew Lillard) years prior. It additionally features Elizabeth Lail, Piper Rubio, and Mary Stuart Masterson in supporting roles. Development of a Five Nights at Freddy's film adaptation began in April 2015 under Warner Bros. Pictures. Roy Lee, Seth Grahame-Smith and David Katzenberg were set to produce it, with Gil Kenan announced as director and co-writer. After multiple production delays, further development on the film was transferred from Warner Bros. to Blum's Blumhouse Productions in March 2017 and Kenan resigned as director from the project that May.