Five Nights at Freddy's, the horror film based on the video game of the same name, is set to be released in time for Halloween.
Josh Hutcherson is starring as Mike Schmidt who takes a job as a security guard at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza – which was once a family attraction but has been derelict since a series of murders. However, Mike quickly finds that the animatronic mascots which give the centre its attraction are intent on killing anybody inside the centre. He must then survive and get to the bottom of the mystery.
If the plot sounds familiar, it might be because in 2021, the film Willy’s Wonderland was released with Nicholas Cage in the security guard role as he uncovers a very similar mystery. Willy’s Wonderland was based on Five Nights at Freddy's, the video game, but this latest film is not a remake and the two do have differences; for one thing, Hutcherson does actually talk whereas Cage was mute for the entire 88 minutes.
Fans of the cult game are now getting excited again for the big-screen adaptation.
When is Five Nights at Freddy’s released in the UK?
Five Nights will be out next Wednesday, October 25 – two days earlier in the UK than in the US. Cinemas are taking bookings now.
Who is the cast for Five Nights at Freddy’s?
The acting roles are:
- Josh Hutcherson is Mike Schmidt, a new security guard at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza
- Elizabeth Lail is Vanessa, a local police officer
- Piper Rubio is Abby, Mike's younger sister
- Matthew Lilllard is Steve Raglan, Mike's career counsellor
- Mary Stuart Masterson as Aunt Jane, Mike's aunt
- Kat Conner Sterling is Max, Abby's babysitter
- And Lucas Grant is Garrett
- The animatronic characters are voiced by:
- Kevin Foster as Freddy Fazbear
- Jade Kindar-Martin as Bonnie
- Jessica Weiss as Chica
- Roger Joseph Manning Jr as Foxy
Emma Tammi will direct and producers include Scott Cawthon, who created the video game in 2014 as well as its subsequent franchise. The concept of the film was created in 2015 but it has taken the best part of a decade to reach cinemas.
