Five Nights at Freddy’s (YouTube film)

Five Nights at Freddy’s is Gabriel Combs’ version of an upcoming American science-fiction horror film of the same name. It is produced by Gabriel Combs Movies and distributed by YouTube. It will be set in 1983, during the events of the fourth game, and focuses on a young Mike Schmidt as he attempts to survive five nights with Nightmare animatronics.

It is unknown when the film will release at the time.

Premise
Set in 1983, Mike Schmidt must survive 5 nights against evil Nightmare animatronics while his parents are away.

Live-action cast

 * Lennon Richardson as Mike Schmidt
 * Gabriel Combs as William Afton/Purple Guy
 * Combs also portrays John Afton, the father of William.
 * Darcy Combs as Mike's Sister
 * Chrystal Richardson as Mike's Mom
 * Dylan Bond as the Crying Child

Voice cast

 * Kellen Goff and Eric D. Ward as Nightmare/Fredbear/Nightmare Fredbear
 * Tim Simmons as Nightmare Freddy
 * David Near as Nightmare Bonnie and Nightmare Foxy
 * Near also voices Shadow Freddy, who will appear for a cameo in the film.
 * Amber Lee Connors as Nightmare Chica
 * Aleks Le as Nightmarionne
 * Matthew Cirtus as Nightmare Balloon Boy

Development
The film was announced on April 21, 2021, on Gabriel Combs Movies’ YouTube Channel. It was announced that unlike their previous films, the film would feature a high budget, with Gabriel Combs hoping for the film to be seen as a “real movie” and not a “home movie”. It was announced in May that it would be the setup of a Five Nights at Freddy’s film trilogy, and that Combs would be directing all three films. Also in May, Combs stated that the film would be taking place in 1983, and would be based on the fourth game in the series, as it is chronologically the first game. It would follow a young Mike Schmidt and set up his hatred of Fazbear Entertainment. It was also announced that the film would feature the Bite of ‘87, which was included as a cutscene in Five Nights at Freddy’s 4, and that it would be a “setup” for how “violently scary” the film would end up being.

Casting
In July, the official cast of the film was announced. Lennon Richardson was cast as a young Mike Schmidt, who would later become a knight guard at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. Kellen Goff and Eric D. Ward were set to reprise their roles as Fredbear, Nightmare Fredbear, and Nightmare for the film, as Combs intends them all to be the same character in the film. Combs was also cast as a young William Afton, set before when he became the Purple Guy. Tim Simmons, David Near, Amber Lee Connors, Aleks Le, and Matthew Cirtus portray the animatronics Nightmare Freddy, Nightmare Bonnie, Nightmare Chica, Nightmare Foxy, and Nightmare Balloon Boy in the film. Darcy Combs and Chrystal Richardson portray Mike’s Sister and Mike’s Mom, who serve as additional characters for the film. Mike’s Sister is the only original character to be included in the film.

Filming
Filming is expected to begin in January 2022.

Release
The film's release date is currently unknown.

Possible sequels
The film is intended to set up a trilogy, based on the first four games of the series.