Summary
- Five Nights at Freddy’s movie cast Josh Hutcherson as Mike, a security guard under attack by animatronic robots at an abandoned restaurant.
- Director Emma Tammi compliments Hutcherson’s performance and hopes to do more entries if the first movie is successful.
- Blumhouse, known for successful horror franchises, could add Five Nights at Freddy’s to their list if it becomes a box office success.
Five Nights at Freddy’s director Emma Tammi teases potential plans for the movie franchise. The Five Nights at Freddy’s movie cast Josh Hutcherson as Mike, a security guard under attack by living animatronic robots at an abandoned themed restaurant. The upcoming iteration is based on the widely popular game of the same name that was released in 2014. After several game sequels, spinoffs, and novels, the beloved game is finally getting the movie treatment, which is set to be released on October 27.
In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, Tammi complimented the Five Nights at Freddy’s star Josh Hutcherson, revealing the intense process of searching for the right actor as Mike. Tammi also said she “hopes to be able to do more” entries if the first movie is successful, alluding to a plan for the horror movie franchise. Read what Tammi said below:
“We went through an intensive process for this role, because he really anchors the whole film. I talked to Josh early on and we just kept coming back to him… He had such a grasp for the character and gave Mike a real lived-in feeling, which was what the character needed. I’m excited for people to see Josh in a slightly new light”.
What Five Nights At Freddy’s Could Mean for Blumhouse & Josh Hutcherson
If Five Nights at Freddy’s becomes a box office success, it’ll add to the growing number of Blumhouse horror franchises, a list that includes Paranormal Activity, The Purge, and Insidious. Blumhouse also produced David Gordon Green’s recent Halloween trilogy and the upcoming The Exorcist: Believer, the start of a new trilogy of sequels to the 1973 William Friedkin classic. When asked about how he keeps these major franchises going, Blumhouse CEO Jason Blum said allowing filmmakers to take risks is the secret to success, stating, “The most important thing is choosing the right creative partners, the right artists to partner with, and then allowing the artist to take risks, not pull the reins too tightly”.
With Tammi’s comments about Josh Hutcherson, it will be interesting to see if he will continue to be a large part of a potential Five Nights at Freddy’s franchise moving forward. Hutcherson, mainly known for his role as Peeta in The Hunger Games franchise, could enter a whole new chapter of his career as a “scream king” in horror cinema. However, this is not Hutcherson’s first time as the lead in a horror film. 2011’s Detention starred Hutcherson as a high school student trying to survive Saturday detention with a killer stalking the student body. Hutcherson shined in this Scream-esque stylistic slasher made by veteran music video director Joseph Kahn.
Now, Five Nights at Freddy’s could be the major horror vehicle that pushes Hutcherson into a horror icon status. However, it doesn’t come without the challenges the movie faced since previous ideas and developments were scrapped up until this version. With a movie finally coming to fruition, its future will rely on commercial and critical success, but Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 is highly possible.
Source: Entertainment Weekly
This story originally appeared on Screenrant
