FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S has been one of the biggest successes of independent gaming. The horror game sees players take on the role of a security guard at a children’s themed restaurant. While there they must check security footage and protect themselves from evil animatronics that wish to turn the player into one of their own kind. With a simple set-up, not much movement, increasing sense of dread, and insane jump scares, the game has provided players with endless hours of enjoyment as they force friends to play and record their reactions.
Now, as with all great successes, the concept is heading to Hollywood under the watchful eye of Warner Bros. Producing the effort will be Roy Lee, Seth Grahame-Smith, and David Katzenberg. Lee has produced hit animated films such as HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 and THE LEGO MOVIE, while his involvement with horror has spanned across many English language adaptations of foreign films, such as QUARANTINE, THE RING, THE EYE, SHUTTER, and THE GRUDGE. Grahame-Smith is most famous for his mash-up and revisionist horror comedy novels, two of which have become/are becoming films; PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES and ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER. Finally, Katzenberg is currently working on remakes of Stephen King’s IT and GREMLINS, as well as BEETLEJUICE 2.
The game was created by Scott Cawthon, who rightfully believes the film will translate well:
The story really lends itself to being a movie and it taps into a largely unexplored niche of horror that a lot of people will be able to relate to.
While Grahame-Smith is also looking forward to the project:
We’re looking forward to working with Scott to make an insane, terrifying and weirdly adorable movie.
We’ll keep you posted on any updates, but until then you can enjoy FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S 1, 2 and 3 in its original format.
Source: THR
