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  • Matthew Lillard Signed a 3-Picture Deal for ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s

    Matthew Lillard Signed a 3-Picture Deal for ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s

    It’s been a long wait until Five Nights at Freddy’s finally started production. The project was trapped in production hell due to creator Scott Cawthon not signing off on any of the projects. Yet, just recently the film finally started production and is moving forward in full force. The next big surprise was who they were able to cast for the project with Matthew Lillard joining the film. Not just that, rumors already made the rounds that he’s potentially playing the franchise’s main antagonist.

    In an interview with WeeklyMTG, Lillard offered a little tease of his future with Blumhouse and Universal, as it seems he’s signed a 3-picture deal for joining Five Nights at Freddy’s It seems likely the actor is all-in for the project and they may have made up lost time by building a full-on trilogy based on the gaming franchise.

    Blumhouse has been on a roll with its latest projects and FNAF does neatly fit into their overall horror expansion. The recent release of M3GAN is already seeing its franchise potential with a sequel on the horizon and why not have a trilogy focused on the nightmarish Chuck E. Cheese-inspired attractions starring the voice of Shaggy as its villain? Though Lillard also has proven his horror chops with the original Scream and it’s great to see him once again diversify his acting filmography. Here’s hoping we get a tease of what he’ll look like and if he’ll indeed have some purple in his outfit.

    If you want to watch the full interview, you can watch it here:

    Source: YouTube

  • Matthew Lillard and Josh Hutcherson’s Roles in ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s Revealed

    Matthew Lillard and Josh Hutcherson’s Roles in ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s Revealed

    Not too long ago, we found out that the upcoming Five Nights at Freddy’s movie is finally picking up steam after being in development hell for quite some time. Just yesterday, we found out that Matthew Lillard is making his return to the horror genre in an unknown role in Blumhouse’s upcoming live-action adaptation alongside The Hunger Games alum Josh Hutcherson, also no stranger to the genre. Now, it seems that we even know who they are playing as Scott Cawthon has shared their roles with YouTuber Dawko, who announced their roles as part of a Charity Stream.

    What roles are they playing? Well, it looks like we’ll get introduced to one major character in the first film as Lillard has been revealed to be taking on the role of William Afton, the infamous Purple Guy and main antagonist of the franchise. Hutcherson‘s will play the role of Mike Smith who was the nightguard in the original game. It looks like they may combine elements from the original and perhaps we’ll see Lillard more in flashbacks as the main mystery of Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria is uncovered throughout the film’s runtime.

    While the film has been in development for some time, especially when the FNAF hype was at its peak, script issues seemingly derailed the project for quite some time. Originally, Chris Columbus was attached to direct the film but he exited the project last year due to these issues. Now, Emma Tammi is attached to take over directing duties and they are finally moving forward with the project. Jim Henson’s Creature Workshop is also attached to bring the creepy animatronics to life in the upcoming film.

    Source: YouTube