The Five Nights at Freddy's game has been adapted into a film.

The movie "Five Nights at Freddy's" has a horror theme and features robotic puppets similar to the original source material.

Directed by Emma Tammi, the film released behind-the-scenes footage on October 24th. Many viewers have expressed their hope that the film will achieve the same level of success as the video game.

According to the director, the film adaptation is based on many details from the game. The film focuses on Mike Schmidt (Josh Hutcherson), a night shift security guard at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza amusement park. There, he discovers four animatronic creatures capable of killing people: Freddy Fazbear, Bonnie, Chica, and Foxy. They will kill anyone in the building after midnight. Accompanying Mike on his quest to control the creatures is his younger sister, Abby (Piper Rubio).

Tammi's team and production company Blumhouse worked with Jim Henson's Creature Shop to create the robotic puppets. "We tried to create a sense of unease for the audience as they watched the performance," Emma said.

Character design was handled by Jim Henson Studios. The production team researched the game's models for several months, from August to December 2022. They sketched out ideas and assembled the parts before filming began in February of this year. On MovieWeb, Robert Bennett, who supervised the creation of the robot models, stated that the team accurately depicted the nuances of each character.

In an interview with VnExpress, Jason Blum – owner of Blumhouse Productions, the film's producer – said the biggest challenge of the project was capturing the spirit of the original game. In March 2017, he began discussions with Scott Cawthon, the creator of FNAF. Together, they brainstormed ideas and selected a director for the film.

The project underwent numerous script and director changes as the producers and Cawthon wanted the adaptation to be perfect. In February 2018, Chris Columbus was announced as the director and screenwriter. Six months later, Cawthon tweeted that the first script was complete. In November of the same year, Cawthon announced that he had canceled the script due to having other ideas for the story. This caused the project to be delayed until 2020.

In September 2021, Blum stated on Collider that Columbus was no longer involved, but the team was still developing the film. In October 2022, Hollywood Reporter reported that Emma Tammi had replaced Columbus as director, co-writing the screenplay with Cawthon and Seth Cuddeback.

Filming began in March 2021, but was repeatedly delayed due to script issues. The film was shot in New Orleans, USA, from February to April of this year, with a budget of approximately $25 million.

The game Five Nights at Freddy's (FNAF), developed by Scott Cawthon, was first released in August 2014. Players take on the role of a night-shift security guard, using tools such as security cameras, lights, doors, and ventilation ducts to protect themselves from killer robots.

The first FNAF game received positive reviews on Metacritic, with the Windows version scoring 78/100. Indie Game Magazine praised the game's approach to the horror genre, noting its intelligence and subtlety in creating a truly terrifying experience.

Priced at $4.99 (123,000 VND) and available on multiple platforms, the game gradually became familiar to many gamers. The six installments have sold over 4.74 million copies on Steam, grossing $33.5 million. FAFN has been adapted into 20 books, five comic books, a cookbook, the movie The Five Nights at Freddy's Movie (2019), and the TV series Five Nights at Freddy's VHS (2019-2020).

Hoang Ha (According to vnexpress.net)

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