In November 2018, Cawthon tossed the working screenplay out over concerns that it didn't match his vision for the movie adaptation.Ĭolumbus later departed the project, forcing Blumhouse to find a new director in Emma Tammi. and New Line Cinema pulled the movie from production.īlum had initially tapped Harry Potter director Chris Columbus to helm the movie, with himself and Cawthon both attached as producers. Jason Blum's production company, Blumhouse, acquired the rights to the movie in 2017 after Warner Bros. The Five Nights at Freddy's movie has had its fair share of production woes since it was first announced back in 2015. "For those of you who resisted watching it, I think you'll be much happier when you're able to see a finished product that is edited and polished, with VFX and proper sounds." "It was really encouraging to see the fanbase pull together and push back against it," he stressed. "To my surprise though, I got home and found a lot of YouTube channels refusing to do videos on it, Twitter channels refusing to repost it, countless members refusing to watch it, and moderators taking a stand against allowing discussion on it," he added in his note of appreciation. "So the thought of a first look being spoiled was frustrating, and I was really dreading coming home to see what all had happened while I was away. "I know that Blumhouse and Universal (and me too) have all worked very hard to make something really exciting to share," he wrote. He said he felt "really, really disheartened" by the trailer surfacing online before it was ready but was so thankful to discover that a large portion of the fanbase had resisted watching the footage. Cawthon, who is a writer and producer on the movie, responded to the situation on the Five Night at Freddy's subreddit.Ĭawthon became aware of the leak during a day at an amusement park with his kids. The rough-cut trailer started making the rounds on social media over the weekend, but many fans shared warnings about the leak and refused to watch the trailer.
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