"Five Nights at Freddy's", a horror video game that spooked people over its thrilling nature, is coming to the big screen with an adaptation film. With the movie reportedly almost finished, director Gil Kenan continues to treat the fans with the progress the much anticipated movie has been making.
After giving thrill and chills with the game, Five Nights at Freddy's will take its scary features to the big screen, as reported by Youth Health Mag. Rumors have it that the film is close to completion and would premiere anytime this year. This is apparent as the film production team already started its initial photography since early last year.
Moreover, director Gil Kenan, who also helmed 'Poltergeist' and 'Monster House,' is tied closely to the film and treats fans by giving them updates whenever possible. Korea Portal noted that Kenan whas been teasing fans of what to expect using Twitter. The Academy Award nominee gave the fans assurance on what the characters would look like on the posts he has tweeted on the social media site.
As the movie is nearing to be released, "Five Nights at Freddy's" is also being taken as a toy merchandise. In the article of Bleeding Cool, it was mentioned that Funko has experimented on producing characters from the horror game. To whet the appetite of FNAF's strong fan base, the company has released several photos of the notable animatronic animals in their toy versions. The product line is expected to be released on May 2016.
"Five Nights at Freddy's" is based on a horror-video game of the same name that centers on a security guard's night shift at a certain restaurant, where various animatronic animals are found inside. These mascots perform kids songs by day but come alive as night falls. It was created by game developer Scott Cawthon and was first released on August 8, 2014 on Desura.