Blumhouse and Universal have just released a new TV spot for Five Nights at Freddy’s , the upcoming video game adaptation starring Matthew Lillard and Josh Hutcherson. The movie is getting closer, with new trailers and TV spots dropping every week. One YouTube fan site, RattyCheeze, collects TV spots in small anthologies, and another one was posted last night. The four 15-second TV spots included in the new film offer a look at Freddy’s dark and dangerous side , shedding the sense of silliness inherent in the mascot horror subgenre.
You can see the TV spots below:
Blumhouse’s film relies heavily on the game’s opening setup, in which a security guard is besieged by a malicious pizzeria animatronic. Of course, this is not enough; audiences need something more from a film adaptation, so the entire story was built around this premise. The official synopsis for the film, which was released earlier, provided more information about the roles the people would play, as well as why they found themselves in this undesirable situation in the first place.
The film tells the story of Mike (Josh Hutcherson; Ultraman, The Hunger Games franchise ), a troubled young man caring for his 10-year-old sister Abby (Piper Rubio; Holly and Ivy, Unstable ), haunted by the unsolved disappearance of his younger brother over a decade earlier
– explained in the film’s announcement.
Recently laid off and desperate to care for Abby, Mike agrees to take a position as a night security guard at an abandoned theme restaurant: Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria. However, Mike soon discovers that nothing is as it seems with Freddy. With the help of Vanessa, a local police officer (Elizabeth Lail; Ty, Mack & Rita ), Mike’s night shifts lead him to inexplicable encounters with supernatural forces and draw him into the black heart of an unspeakable nightmare.
Five Nights at Freddy’s will be available to watch in theaters – and on Peacock – on October 27. The film is likely to be available for purchase on digital platforms this week or soon thereafter.
