Five Nights at Freddy's Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

Mike Schmidt (Josh Hutcherson), a troubled security guard, starts a night-time job at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, a once-successful abandoned family entertainment center, where he discovers its four animatronic mascots — Freddy Fazbear, Bonnie the Bunny, Chica the Chicken, and Foxy the Pirate Fox — move and kill anyone that is still there after midnight.

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  Matthew Lillard

  ... William Afton

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  Josh Hutcherson

  ... Mike Schmidt

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  Elizabeth Lail

  ... Vanessa

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  Piper Rubio

  ... Abby

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  Kat Conner Sterling

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  Mary Stuart Masterson

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  Jessica Weiss

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  Grant Feely

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  Kevin Foster

  ... Freddy Fazbear

Who is making Five Nights at Freddy's – Crew List

A look at Five Nights at Freddy's behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Emma Tammi last helmed Five Nights at Freddy's 2 and The Wind.

Director

Emma Tammi

Screenwriters

Emma Tammi
Scott Cawthon
Seth Cuddeback

Producers

Jason Blum
Scott Cawthon

Production – What we know about the Five Nights at Freddy's

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Key Facts

• Jim Henson’s Creature Shop are handling the creation of the animal band (10/8/2022).
• Based on video game series.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Aug 2023

Completed

Changed Five Nights at Freddy's movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Apr 2023

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Oct 2022

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Filming is scheduled to begin in February 2023.

Mar 2017

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Warner Bros dropped the project, ended up with Blumhouse.

Apr 2015

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in 'development hell.'

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