general media Five Night's at Freddy's Movie?

[Pat.Rio.T. 305]

Can anyone back up the validity of this article? Because, quite honestly, this would be AWESOME!!! But, I do not want to get overly worked up over an elaborate prank.

 

"Video Game 'Five Night's at Freddy's' Getting Movie Treatment(Exclusive)"

 

Despite this being true or false, discuss! Would you really like to see a FNaF movie?

 

[Edit] I've done some more research on this, and so far, everything I have seen, plus Omar_25 down there, are telling the same story. This is a real thing! It is happening! Hold onto your socks everypony!

 

Also, Thanks, to the person who changed this topic tag, I really couldn't decide whether it fit under "gaming" or "movies/TV"

Edited April 19, 2015 by Pat.Rio.T.

[Psycrow 104]

as much as i'm okay with the games, i think this gif can sum up my feelings towards this topic

[Stardust Balance 7,740]

It seems to be the case, to my skepticism.

[Omar 692]

Yes, it is true. They are making a five nights at Freddy's movie. I really hope that they don't ruin it, but since they have Scott Cawthon working with them it should be good.

 

Also, I really wanted to post this picture.

 

 

[~Sole~ 852]

guys, have a little more faith then that. Any other time i might agree it'd end up badly, but Scott himself is in on this. if the creator of the source material can't make an accurate movie, then nothing can.

[LightFlicker 91]

That would be really awesome!!! A movie based on one of the most creative games of all times! I can't wait for the movie to come out  :lol:

[SFyr 1,982]

Personally I don't think it'd work out too well.

I think people have a little too much hope for transitioning works to different mediums without adapting a lot of the elements. The setup of FNaF is geared specifically towards being a game--while I think the idea of living anamatronics to be an idea that could work well enough, FNaF itself seems a little too established and known already. It relies heavily on jump-scares and atmosphere, and currently, we already know too much about it.

It'd be more a movie born of fan service than actual horror in my eyes.

[Gone Airbourne 21,977]

Ehhh... a movie based off a game I have low hopes. But then again it maybe a good movie never know until you actually see the actual thing.

[SFyr 1,982]

@@~Sole~, I have a complaint or two about that though.   A game creator has a very different skillset than a movie producer, and just because he made a successful horror game, doesn't mean he can make a successful horror film. They're... too different. It's like having Lauren Faust assist with an MLP musical--you kinda see the connection, but it doesn't fully... connect.

 

If given a choice between an already-established horror producer and the original creator of FNaF, I think the first choice would make the better FNaF horror movie.

Edited April 19, 2015 by SFyr

[Blue Moon 6,342]

It sounds like a cool idea, and I'd like to see it succeed. However, movie adaptations of video games don't have a high success rate, although there have been a few exceptions (e.g. Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva). Regardless, I'll try to remain hopeful.

[The Peculiar Derp 193]

Five Night's at Freddy's movie? More like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tULM0KBx7i8

[Alphys Hedge 671]

...a movie based off a game I have low hopes...

Enter Super Mario Brothers

[~Sole~ 852]

@@~Sole~, I have a complaint or two about that though.   A game creator has a very different skillset than a movie producer, and just because he made a successful horror game, doesn't mean he can make a successful horror film. They're... too different. It's like having Lauren Faust assist with an MLP musical--you kinda see the connection, but it doesn't fully... connect.

 

If given a choice between an already-established horror producer and the original creator of FNaF, I think the first choice would make the better FNaF horror movie.

but he's not the director, as far as i know. he's simply there to make sure the movie is accurate, he's not actually making it.

 

also, as far as cinematics. Scott is pretty good at that anyways. FNAF is a lot like a movie as it is. 

[SFyr 1,982]

@@~Sole~, but then, isn't his presence irrelevant to the quality? It sounds like he's there to just make sure it's accurate with the source material if that's the case, which can just as easily be a limitation as well as an asset when shifting genres. 

 

And I doubt that. FNaF works because you are taking an active role in things, and you feel the danger is directed at yourself. It has some clips and such, but they're entirely small segments or moving images that work because of the game environment. A movie is a long, solid and linear piece composed of many long segments that flow according to a whole different guiding principle (paced unraveling rather than player-environment interaction).

 

I dunno, I just fear another Fred, where people kinda miss what made it popular and try to expand something because of said popularity rather than solid merit to be expanded in such a way. 

[Side Bird 566]

It'd be a little weird, with how it is. Closing doors and turning off lights?

It'll probably be different, possibly with walking around instead of one person sitting in an office closing doors.

[MLPFanatic34 3,235]

I would definitely like to see a Five Nights At Freddy's movie, I'd like to see what route they go about with it, and if Scott Cawthon is involved. I also would like to see what forms of animation or CGI they use or even if they use live action.