Five Nights at Freddy's
2023 film directed by Emma Tammi
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| 2024 | Filming for the Five Nights at Freddy's sequel began in Louisiana during the fall. |
| October 2024 | A teaser poster for Five Nights at Freddy's 2 was revealed, featuring Toy Freddy and the film's release date. |
| August 20 2024 | The Art and Making of Five Nights at Freddy's: The Movie book released. |
| April 2024 | Blumhouse officially confirmed the sequel and confirmed Jim Henson's Creature Shop would return to design animatronics. |
| March 9 2024 | Mary Stuart Masterson was nominated for Worst Supporting Actress at the Golden Raspberry Awards for her role in Five Nights at Freddy's |
| March 5 2024 | Film released on Amazon Prime Video after removal from Peacock. |
| February 18 2024 | Five Nights at Freddy's was nominated for The Drama Movie of the Year at the People's Choice Awards |
| January 2024 | Josh Hutcherson announced that the Five Nights at Freddy's sequel was in development, despite initial claims from Blumhouse that it was not green-lit. |
| 2023 | The film surpassed Split ($278 million) to become Blumhouse's highest-grossing release worldwide. |
| December 26 2023 | A novelization of the Five Nights at Freddy's film was released. |
| December 26 2023 | Film's novelization released. |
| December 21 2023 | Five Nights at Freddy's completed its theatrical run in the United States and Canada. |
| December 12 2023 | Five Nights at Freddy's released on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K UHD formats. |
| November 28 2023 | Five Nights at Freddy's released on digital platforms. |
| October 2023 | The film remained in first place in its second weekend, earning $19.4 million, though experiencing a 76% drop in box office performance. |
| October 2023 | Film's animatronics displayed at Universal's Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood theme park in Los Angeles, California. |
| October 27 2023 | Five Nights at Freddy's film released simultaneously in theaters and on Peacock in the United States by Universal Pictures. |
| October 27 2023 | The Newton Brothers released the official soundtrack for the Five Nights at Freddy's film through Back Lot Music, simultaneously with the film's release. |
| October 25 2023 | Five Nights at Freddy's film released in the United Kingdom, two days before its US release. |
| September 2023 | Tyler Bates was replaced by the Newton Brothers as the music composers for the Five Nights at Freddy's film soundtrack, marking a significant change in the film's musical direction. |
| April 2023 | Filming of the movie concludes after a two-month production period. |
| April 3 2023 | Filming for Five Nights at Freddy's wrapped up in New Orleans. |
| March 2023 | Additional cast members Kat Conner Sterling and Elizabeth Lail were reported to have joined the film, along with Lucas Grant and Jessica Blackmore in undisclosed roles. |
| February 2023 | Filming of Five Nights at Freddy's begins in New Orleans and surrounding communities. |
| February 2023 | Matthew Lillard began filming his scenes in mid-February. |
| February 1 2023 | Principal photography began in New Orleans under the working title Bad Cupcake, with an estimated production budget of $25 million before tax incentives. |
| January 2023 | Matthew Lillard revealed he signed a three-picture deal with the film studios. |
| December 2022 | Josh Hutcherson and Matthew Lillard joined the cast of Five Nights at Freddy's film, with Hutcherson set to play Mike Schmidt and Lillard cast as the main villain William Afton. |
| October 2022 | Emma Tammi replaces Chris Columbus as the film's director. |
| August 2022 | Jim Henson's Creature Shop was announced to be working on the animatronic characters for the film. |
| September 2021 | Jason Blum revealed that Chris Columbus was no longer involved with the project. |
| March 2021 | Initial planned start of principal photography, which was delayed due to script issues. |
| November 2018 | Cawthon scrapped the completed script, despite it being liked by Columbus and Blum, as he had a different story idea. |
| August 2018 | Scott Cawthon suggested a potential second film if the first film was successful. |
| August 2018 | First draft of the film's script was completed by Scott Cawthon and Kira Breed-Wrisley, focusing on events from the first game. Jason Blum aimed for a 2020 release. |
| February 2018 | Chris Columbus is hired to direct and co-write the film, following initial production challenges. |
| June 2017 | Gil Kenan announced he was no longer directing the film. |
| March 2017 | Scott Cawthon announced Blumhouse Productions as the new production company after Warner Bros. Pictures put the project in turnaround. |
| July 2015 | Gil Kenan signed to direct the film and co-write the screenplay with Tyler Burton Smith. |
| April 2015 | Development of the Five Nights at Freddy's film adaptation begins under Warner Bros. Pictures, with Roy Lee, Seth Grahame-Smith, and David Katzenberg set to produce, and Gil Kenan initially announced as director and co-writer. |
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