In Emma Tammi's new horror film "Five Nights at Freddy's," based on the popular video game series, a night watchman (Josh Hutcherson) is stalked through a disused, 1980s pizza restaurant/arcade called Freddy Fazbear's by the restaurant's animatronic animal band. By the all-too-complex mythology of the film, taken from the games, the animatronics have been brought to life by the souls of missing children, kidnapped and murdered by an evil stalker in a yellow bunny costume. It's best not to delve too deeply into the "FNaF" canon, as it gets very complicated very quickly. Focus on the fact that people are being stalked and killed by robotic Chuck E. Cheese-style pizza mascots, and you'll be on surer footing.
The Freddy Fazbear's band consists of the bear Freddy (Kevin Foster), the chicken Chica (Jessica Weiss), the red fox Foxy (voiced by Kellen Goff), and the blue rabbit Bonnie (Jade Kindar-Martin). Kindar-Martin,...
The Freddy Fazbear's band consists of the bear Freddy (Kevin Foster), the chicken Chica (Jessica Weiss), the red fox Foxy (voiced by Kellen Goff), and the blue rabbit Bonnie (Jade Kindar-Martin). Kindar-Martin,...
- 11/18/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
The "Five Nights At Freddy's" game franchise and its feature film adaptation share the same basic premise: would you, either as a game player or in the audience proxy guise of Mike Schmidt (Josh Hutcherson) in the film, take a night job as a security guard in an abandoned '80-style kids entertainment establishment, a la Chuck E Cheese or ShowBiz Pizza? Furthermore, the premise assumes that the "Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria" restaurant was a successful venture in its heyday, with its original animatronic characters putting on a faux-concert of the latest '80s pop hits while "interacting" in real-time with the guests.
All of that lore nearly completely flies out the window when one actually sees what Freddy, Chica, and their other robot friends actually look like: these things are creepy looking from the jump! And that's before they become possessed by the spirits (not to mention the decomposing bodies) of murdered children,...
All of that lore nearly completely flies out the window when one actually sees what Freddy, Chica, and their other robot friends actually look like: these things are creepy looking from the jump! And that's before they become possessed by the spirits (not to mention the decomposing bodies) of murdered children,...
- 10/27/2023
- by Bill Bria
- Slash Film
In the new film version of the popular video game Five Nights At Freddy’s, it is the Jim Henson Creature Shop and its talented puppeteers and character actors who are the real stars of this Blumhouse take on the game that the under-25 male set particularly warmed up to since its debut in 2014. Whether they will be happy with this carefully constructed but safe PG-13 movie that sacrifices hard-core horror for character development and that at times just drags along, time will tell.
In case you aren’t familiar with the game franchise created by Scott Cawthorn, Five Nights At Freddy’s is a phenomenon in the sector, having hatched nine different games to date, several spinoffs, a novel trilogy and an anthology series all for the love of Freddy Fazbear, Bonnie, Chica and Foxy the Pirate, 70foot-tall animatronic creatures who are capable of violence or love depending who is in the room with them.
In case you aren’t familiar with the game franchise created by Scott Cawthorn, Five Nights At Freddy’s is a phenomenon in the sector, having hatched nine different games to date, several spinoffs, a novel trilogy and an anthology series all for the love of Freddy Fazbear, Bonnie, Chica and Foxy the Pirate, 70foot-tall animatronic creatures who are capable of violence or love depending who is in the room with them.
- 10/26/2023
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
When "Five Nights at Freddy's" creator Scott Cawthon first began advertising his new game, only three animatronics were displayed — Freddy Fazbear, Bonnie the Bunny, and Chica the Chicken. The reason behind the decision was to add to the scare factor of the game, catching players off guard when suddenly a pirate fox with a hook for a hand came sprinting down the halls of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. It was extremely effective, and given the character's different design from the main three, many fans find Foxy to be the scariest of the original animatronics. Foxy is somewhat of a lone wolf (err ... fox) compared to the rest, performing in a special themed area called "Pirate's Cove" rather than with the rest of the band on the main stage. Because of this, he also sports a distinct, dilapidated pirate look.
Compared to the other animatronics that have flat teeth, Foxy has sharp,...
Compared to the other animatronics that have flat teeth, Foxy has sharp,...
- 10/23/2023
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
This Halloween, the animatronic denizens of Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza are heading to the big screen in Five Nights at Freddy’s, with Jim Henson’s Creature Shop responsible for bringing them to life through animatronics and puppetry.
Universal Pictures will release Blumhouse’s Five Nights at Freddy’s in theaters and on Peacock beginning Friday, October 27, 2023. Five Nights at Freddy’s is directed by Emma Tammi (The Wind, Blood Moon) and written by Scott Cawthon, Emma Tammi, and Seth Cuddeback.
Bloody Disgusting spoke with Five Nights at Freddy’s Project Supervisor and Lead Designer, Robert Bennett (“The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance,” Come Play), ahead of the film’s release about bringing the iconic characters to life.
Speaking with Bennett made one thing clear: starting with the game’s creator, Scott Cawthon, every element of this film was made with the intent to remain true to the games. Because Jim Henson’s...
Universal Pictures will release Blumhouse’s Five Nights at Freddy’s in theaters and on Peacock beginning Friday, October 27, 2023. Five Nights at Freddy’s is directed by Emma Tammi (The Wind, Blood Moon) and written by Scott Cawthon, Emma Tammi, and Seth Cuddeback.
Bloody Disgusting spoke with Five Nights at Freddy’s Project Supervisor and Lead Designer, Robert Bennett (“The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance,” Come Play), ahead of the film’s release about bringing the iconic characters to life.
Speaking with Bennett made one thing clear: starting with the game’s creator, Scott Cawthon, every element of this film was made with the intent to remain true to the games. Because Jim Henson’s...
- 10/23/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
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