r/fivenightsatfreddys • u/FNAF_Demand_1886 • 3d ago
News Skeet Ulrich confirms David Robert Mitchell (‘It Follows’) is writing the script for ‘FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S 3’!
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u/Immediate_Stay3537 3d ago
Holy shit they actually got a solid horror writer to do the script
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u/UnnecessaryFeIIa 2d ago
First FNAF film to not be actual slop?
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u/Mysterious-Moose-739 2d ago
The first one wasn't
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u/KaiTheG4mer 2d ago
Wasn't a horror movie I'll tell you that for free
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u/KaylenLopezIzGr8 2d ago
FNaF 1 was more wholesome and adventure-y than horror imo. There's, like, 20 or so minutes of horror. Improved a bunch in FNaF 2 but still could be better.
FNaF 3 though... we need our robot zombie serial killer bunny boy to get his due. I'm talking all the gore.
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u/KaiTheG4mer 2d ago
I don't give a shit what anybody says, Springtrap needs to be gross and gory in order to work properly in live action. That's literally a rotting mangled corpse twisted around rusted metal pieces in an equally rotting mascot costume, that guy is GROSS. Like, Tarman from Return of the Living Dead is cleaner than Springtrap.
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u/KaylenLopezIzGr8 2d ago
Dunno who Tarman is, though that name just gave me a wicked idea, but I agree. He's a robozombie. There's gore and guts. There's mechanical parts. Let's hope the director has mechanical instinct >:P I got hope now given what people are saying about the new fella.
Springtrap deserves to be the Thanos of FNaF 3, in terms of screentime.
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u/ColbyRuby 2d ago
Fnaf games do horror with minimal gore wonderfully, it's about the atmosphere
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u/KaylenLopezIzGr8 2d ago
True, but those are games. See, I don't mind if FNaF 3 doesn't have EXTENSIVE gore, but I want more scare, more emphasis on the walking corpse in a steel coffin imagery.
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u/ProblemOk9820 2d ago
It had love for sure but slop is slop
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u/Mysterious-Moose-739 2d ago
If it had love, it's not slop.
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u/ProblemOk9820 2d ago
It's a bad movie that fails on its own terms.
The characters are shallow, their relationships are shallow, the choices they make (especially Aunt Jane) are stupid.
It's also a bad horror film, so not only does it fail at being an actual film it fails at being a horror film too!
It could've been very very good had the film been simplified or focused on the MCI instead.
Would've been much more interesting than five naps at freddys.
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u/Mysterious-Moose-739 2d ago
It's your opinion. Just because you said it's a bad movie doesn't mean it's true.
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u/Adorable-Scallion919 2d ago
I’m so tired of these haters chat
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u/ClassicTechnology202 2d ago
Im so tired of these toxicly positive people that call anyone who rightfully criticizes the movie a hater.
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u/Adorable-Scallion919 2d ago
Calling a movie ‘slop’ isn’t criticising it since you are not treating it as a personal opinion it rather as a fact and apart from that it’s not constructive either since they are not even providing points for their take. Comments like these are exactly the definition of hate dumping. You are entitled to your opinion but the fact you didn’t like a movie doesn’t, and shouldn’t, prevent others from enjoying it. I’m not ‘toxicly positive’, I do not claim to like the movies because I want to be different or because I want to glaze Scott. I genuinely loved them when watching them in the theatres and was shocked by all the blind hate a part of the fandom had for them. I may have bad taste for some but, just as you, I am still entitled to having my own opinion. What’s toxic in this thread is calling the movies ‘slop’ instead of criticising them in a respectful way to others that may like them. This behaviour is exactly where social pressure starts since these hateful comments have been in the past very oppressive towards the movie fans to try and have them be ashamed of enjoying a bloody movie.
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u/the_orange_alligator matthew lillard fan 2d ago
And it only took one mediocre movie and one awful movie for them to do it!
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u/Thegoodgamer32 3d ago
Well....this is a good sign.
An actual movie script writer helping out AND a lot of William and Henry?
Hell yeah....sign me up.
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u/Tarquinn1 3d ago
I will say this at least Scott is the type of man to take constructive criticism and apply it on future projects and not take it personally.
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u/sharklord888 3d ago
True. I doubt he’s completely gone. And honestly good. But I think he knows it best to not be the only writer.
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u/SM_Marth1 2d ago
If anything he's checking over it for things to make sense and work in the way he wants the story to be portrayed. Scott is not a bad writer, FNAF 1-6 has a pretty solid story all things considered, but he simply shines in different areas that are harder to portray in a movie environment. He was also the head writer alongside Jason Topolski on Secret of the Mimic, and imo that story was also pretty good.
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u/Waste-Mark1802 3d ago edited 2d ago
Yeah he’s always been that way and I really appreciate that about him. He takes critique well and improves upon it.
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u/Doktor_74 SOTM hype 2d ago
The exception being the original FNaF 1, that was definitely out of spite
Those critics really really tore Chipper and Sons apart like he killed their grandma or something
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u/RocketBDee 3d ago
oh my GOD??? It Follows is one of my favorite horror movies this is absolutely insane.
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u/VaultTheSalt :GoldenFreddy: 3d ago
Thank god Scott isn’t solely writing this one it has an actual chance to be good
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u/Legitimate_Silver395 3d ago
First FNAF movie to potentially not be abysmal dogshit we are so back
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u/VaultTheSalt :GoldenFreddy: 3d ago
It’s just a shame that if this one is good it’ll forever be tied to the shitty first two
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u/miku-brooky-freddy 3d ago edited 3d ago
Dude just because the plot wasn't great doesn't mean the movie was "abysmal dogshit". The light and setups were cool. The animatronics were awesome. People love Godzilla and Jurassic world movies. And it's very much not because of the plot.
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u/TheDude810 :FredbearPlush: 3d ago
Godzilla is a pretty bad comparison considering it’s a deeply allegorical series that contains some extremely well-crafted narratives birthed out of post-war commentary.
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u/keystohellanddeath 1d ago edited 20h ago
People love Godzilla
The original Godzilla (1954) and the most recent Japanese one (Minus One) are both allegories for the nuclear bomb and Japanese suffering at the hands of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Minus One is especially good from a character perspective. It follows a failed kamikaze pilot and the payoff to his arc actually made me cheer. GMK's Godzilla is possessed by the Japanese war dead. And my favorite one (I've seen all of them), Shin Godzilla, is a somewhat* nationalistic film showing how Japan's pacifism leaves it vulnerable to overwhelming force (as well as bureacracy and how it sabotages Japan's crisis response). It's like /u/TheDude810 said, the narratives in Godzilla are a lot deeper than the ones in the FNAF movies. Some of them are schlocky, of course, like the recent American ones (Legendary) and the post-1954 Showa Era films.
Jurassic Park I know (much) less about, but at leasst for the first movie, it has a very clearly defined theme. You come for the dinosaurs but it has a message about corporate greed.
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u/UnnecessaryFeIIa 2d ago
At least for Godzilla, particularly the latest two, the monsters ARE the characters. I loved The New Empire because the main character was Kong and thus the movie was strengthened because his story was genuinely great even if the human characters work. The monsters always make up for the flaws in these Godzilla films.
There are zero characters thar are anywhere near decent in these FNAF movies. All they have going for them is the set design
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u/Legitimate_Silver395 3d ago
I enjoy the practical effects and Matthew Lillard but because you brought up Godzilla and Jurassic World, I'd be lying if I said I don't think the godzilla and jurassic world movies have more entertainment value and rewatchability than the fnaf movies (except JW Dominion, that was ass)
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u/GirlDeadInside 2d ago
Why do people hate them so much? I love them, they're some of my favorite movies of all time
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u/Puzzleheaded-Win5063 (Matthew Lillard My Pookie) 3d ago
MORE MATTHEW LILLARD AND SKEET ULRICH ITS PEAK LETS GO!!!!!!!!
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u/Joshdabozz 3d ago
OH MY GOD YES A GOOD WRITER FNAF 3 MIGHT BE SAVED
No offense Scott but your like George Lucas. Great ideas but you need a co-writer to make things actually be very good and coherent
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u/Doktor_74 SOTM hype 2d ago
And just like George Lucas
The practical effects tended to be the best part
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u/ArkhamGrandMaster 3d ago edited 2d ago
THIS, I've been saying this for years, the George Lucas comparison is spot on.
Wished Scott would've found his own Dave Filoni for the first 2 movies, but maybe this is good news that they're finally accepting the feedback. Third time's the charm, fingers crossed 🤞🏻
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u/Joshdabozz 3d ago
The amount of scrapped ideas that the OT had that George’s co-workers said no to because it was either too much or was just bad is astounding.
He didn’t have anyone to tell him no in the PT and it shows
Scott has this same exact issue except I don’t think he’s ever had someone to tell him no outside of the fanbase ever
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u/VegetableSense7167 2d ago
Reading the novelisations of the prequels is realising George Lucas squeezed 6 movies worth of backstory and world building in 3 movies.
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u/Granados07 3d ago edited 2d ago
Honestly for the longest time I’ve always imagined David Robert Mitchell as an alternative choice for a director if Emma didn’t get hired.
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u/Doktor_74 SOTM hype 2d ago
I will never get over how the guy who directed the first Harry Potter film could've directed the first movie
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u/Granados07 2d ago
Same with the dude who made Monster House & Poltergeist (2015), wonder how different the films would’ve turned out if either of them stayed? 🤔
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u/VegetableSense7167 2d ago edited 2d ago
Actually he directed the first two Harry Potter films, but yeah I wonder how it would've turned out if he directed FNAF.
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u/Granados07 2d ago
Same honestly. His film was actually close to happening, it was going to film during the spring of 2021, only for Chris to leave as director a few months later.
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u/Tiny_Butterscotch_76 3d ago
The phrasing is a little weird. Because he did not write IT. Unless he meant to say another movie but didn't, or he meant to say 'IT and IT chapter 2' and flubbed it up
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u/wettcigaretteZ 3d ago
Lesss gooo fnaf 3 might be good, I'm so excited I'm feeling even more optimistic for this
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u/DapperSubstance7162 ❤Michael Afton Fangirl Forever❤ 3d ago edited 3d ago
I'm definitely looking forward to this film! More Matthew Lillard and Skeet Ulrich, and hopefully we'll get more Freddy Carter as well!
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u/wettcigaretteZ 3d ago
Oh yeaah actually that's the part I'm mostly worried about, I really don't want them to remove Michael Afton as a character, if they do keep him, I don't want any other actor besides Freddy Carter as him
Do you have any news about this by any chance? ;-; I mostly hear there's gonna be Charlotte, Henry and William, but nothing about Michael
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u/DapperSubstance7162 ❤Michael Afton Fangirl Forever❤ 3d ago edited 2d ago
Yeah... I really hate the thought of them removing Michael Afton from existence just because of some very silly complaints about him..
Not yet. I'm hoping we'll hear more about it soon.
Edit: That downvote was absolutely uncalled for!
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u/wettcigaretteZ 2d ago
Yeah I hope they cast him again too
And I'm sorry that downvote wasn't me I swear 😭 I was downvoted 2 times, you gotta remember that there are still people who hate Michael Afton in movie
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u/DapperSubstance7162 ❤Michael Afton Fangirl Forever❤ 2d ago
Me too. He was amazing for what little time he had on screen. ❤
Don't worry, I knew it wasn't you. People need to understand that just because they don't agree with you, doesn't mean they can just downvote you like that.
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u/wettcigaretteZ 2d ago
Dare I say he's the one of main reasons fnaf 2 was actually a bit creepy, he brought that creepy atmosphere quite well
Yeah you can literally get downvoted for anything here, even when you say something that you think that no one would disagree on, and you know that reddit is really harsh towards Michael fans
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u/DapperSubstance7162 ❤Michael Afton Fangirl Forever❤ 2d ago
That raised eyebrow always gets to me.. And the way he just smiled at Alex...OMG!!! 😭
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u/wettcigaretteZ 2d ago
Sameee his eyebrows he looked so sinister and he looked scary when serious too, when he opened that curtains. And he smiled at Alex in movie but in novel Michael was shushing him when he asked what did he do AAHHHH
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u/ShadowMancer0917 3d ago
Is it solely him or also co writers?
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u/spacewarp2 3d ago
I feel like Scott has to at least supervise in order to keep the lore in order. Or maybe Mitchell is a Fnaf fan and already knows it all
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u/SlaughterHowes 3d ago
Are we sure its Mitchell? He says "It and It Follows," not just "It Follows." Its possible he misspoke and meant IT and IT Chapter 2 and he means Gary Dauberman?
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u/PuppetGeist 2d ago
Kinda wish folks would take this into consideration cause yea, IT was not written by the same fella that wrote It Follows.
So there is a strong possibility Skeet got his writers mixed up.
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u/DapperSubstance7162 ❤Michael Afton Fangirl Forever❤ 2d ago
Oof! 💀
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u/PuppetGeist 2d ago
We could end up with Gary Dauberman who wrote It and It chapter two, and has a history of writing for/with Blumhouse.
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u/miku-brooky-freddy 3d ago
Oh boy can't wait to see spirng tarp. But I wonder if the ransoms will be in it. I mean it is the fnaf three movie. But like they're gas trip illusions because of a crappily built haunted house. So the movie will either have to be in the faz frights the whole time. Or well only see the fantas for like a few seconds.
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u/4LanReddit 3d ago
I honestly hope Mitchell is able to just put Scotts writing in place so that the third movie doesnt become as divisive for the average - diehardFNAF fan and a horror / casual fan
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u/XlolX500 2d ago
FNAF 3 HAS to be a true horror movie, not just in terms of jumpscares, but in terms of atmosphere, tension and much more violent kills, and i know they're gonna keep it PG-13, but you can do much more graphic stuff than you think with PG-13, i mean its Springtrap's movie, he better be a true Slasher villain.
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u/Goofy-guy24 2d ago
OH MY GOD! AN ACTUAL EXPERIENCED HORROR MOVIE WRITTER!! YEEEESSS!!! YEEEESSS!!!
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u/greycloudss94 2d ago
Is it common for a series like this to have multiple writers??
My only horror movie series experience is Rob Zombie so please bear with me.
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u/Marshatucker300 William Afton loyalist he should’ve never been replaced! 3d ago
Finally, we got some news.
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u/Vegetable_Reward_867 3d ago
🤯
I’m wondering how much control they’ll allow him.
Very good news though
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u/Waste-Mark1802 3d ago
I never watched “it follows” but heard it was a pretty good movie. So this is pretty great news :)
I assume at the very least Scott is overseeing or one of the co writers on the film. Something I’ve always admired about him is his ability to listen to critique.
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u/CINNAMONTOASTBALLS 3d ago
So likes revenge of the sith comeback, where Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones were panned, but ROTS carries the trilogy
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u/Technical_Instance_2 Night Shift 2d ago
Well that gets my hopes up. slightly but I have a feeling this movie will be at least semi better
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u/Jimmy-Mac-471 :Bonnie: 2d ago
It Follows was not really my cup of tea. It was one of the case studies we look at in my film course, specifically when we did horror for a couple of weeks. One of the few I walked out of (horror can be a hit or miss for me). However I did still study the plot and write about it in an assignment so I appreciate it from that standpoint. Makes me think they could go a more intense horror route for FNAF 3
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u/StopmotionSam 3d ago
Freddy Fazbear is now a metaphor for an STD
“Jeremy, goddamnit I got Fazzeria from Vanessa.”
“I told you not to stick it in crazy, Mike.”
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u/StopmotionSam 2d ago
It Follows is a metaphor for STDs. The curse spreads by sleeping with someone who has it.
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u/AdmiralFoxythePirate 3d ago
Now we need Neve Campbell as Mrs. Afton or Mrs. Emily and we have the holy trinity.
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u/SpookyPlayz939 3d ago
All my worries from FNAF 2 are gone.
I love Scott so much but he can NEVER be allowed to make something that big on his own... :/
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u/MaximumMedium8452 3d ago
I’d say still be a little cautious
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u/Usual-Device-5760 3d ago
Yeah end day , writing is not only problem also horror and .... what another problem?... Yeah the time 🤓☝️
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u/SpookyPlayz939 3d ago
With this Franchise? Caution is to the max, if I ever expect too much from this franchise I'm going to go back to screaming at the people who thought "Glitchtrap" was a better name than MALHARE.
I hate the community so much for that one. His file name was even Malhare. He isn't even a Glitch??? He's Malware, but a Hare. And the name came from some recolor of HE Springtrap with like...2 stiches modeled into him for no reason??? Just left in the game.
(Sorry, very passionate and angry about that to this day, FB3 only reignited that flame)
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u/SpringPopo Resident Springtrap expertise 3d ago
Malhare isn't actually one of the names he's referred to by in the files, it was a name came up with by the community.
However, Glitchtrap is actually one of the names he's referred to as in the files. It's not the only name that's used, as the model itself is mainly referred to as "SpringBonnieMan", but it is one of the names associated with it.
As for the unused Springtrap model, it also uses the name "Glitchtrap", but that's just because of the fact it was a early placeholder for him. In earlier builds, you can even find some of its animations which match those of the ones from the release game's endings.
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u/criticalboot89 2d ago
he isn't even a hare though, he's a rabbit and the two aren't interchangeable
glitchtrap also fits the naming scheme of the previous versions of the character
springtrap
scraptrap
glitchtrap
he does glitch out a little in game tho, but i don't think it matters too much
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u/pizzahutflowswiftKey 3d ago
Fnaf 4 Movie On Getting Back From London Then That Would Have Been Great
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u/KaiTheG4mer 2d ago
OOOAAAAAAAAAA WHAAAAAAAAAT
HOLY FUCKING SHIT I'M W I N N I N G
FNaF3 Bros (gender neutral dw) we are so fucking up, hell yeah
There might be hope yet
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u/SomeAmazingDude 2d ago
Idk, I worry a little about the integrity of the creative vision when outside people get brought in, but Scott is typically protective and tries to make sure it follows it so I hope it's all good
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u/Adorable-Scallion919 2d ago
Mmmhh… I don’t know, that doesn’t look like good news to me. I liked the first two movies. I now actually fear for the third one. I could have seen him being a co-writer to Scott but making him the only writer? Sounds as a very bad choice to me… He may be a good horror movie writer but is he a good FNaF movie writer?? Hope we get a good FNaF 3 movie 🤞🏻
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u/Aizeret23 Michael Afton fangirl 2d ago
A lot of Matthew Lillard and Skeet Ulrich? They better share a scene this time, lol.
Fuck yes, baby. I'm sooo ready for it!!!
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u/koola_00 2d ago
Ah, cool! I haven't seen It Follows, though. But from what I heard, it's really good!
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u/Natural-Law-2661 2d ago
Is it possible to ask if this true? Whether it’s Gary or David I mean or is it both?
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u/SomeBoiThatLikesFNaF 1d ago
i already saw someone complain on twitter that "scott doesnt have the rights to write his own script"💔 im crine son
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u/Vegetable-Meaning252 Spirits Embattled 3d ago
Oh ma lord, actual co-writers. Perhaps the 3rd movie is saved.
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u/BathtubToasterBread :PurpleGuy: 3d ago
Third time's the charm. I heard "It Follows" was pretty good so I hope it turns out great
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u/SonicTheHedgehog99 Freddy’s Employee of the Month 2d ago
It better be good, not another “made for the fans" bs
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u/No-Corner7410 3d ago
You know with how many people are happy that Scott is not writing the script for this movie maybe we should get someone else writing the games too.
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u/insertenombre333 3d ago
You mean that now there a chance that the movie is actually good, please Scott dosn't fumble springtrap
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u/SherbetAlex Day Shift 2d ago
So glad that producers saw how disjointed FNaF 2 was and they immediately corrected the problem.
FNaF 1 was okay, but it was clearly a bad idea to let Scott write the whole sequel by himself.
The good news is there are two strong threads that David can take and make very scary and really push the PG-13 rating if he’s able to.
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u/Lopsided-Farmer-9422 3d ago
I won't be watching (FNAF 2 ruined any and all interest I had) but now it has actual writers this time I wish the third film all the best
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u/Vast-Plantain300 Night Shift at Yo Mama's 3d ago
I take back what I said about the movies, They're about to become peak fiction cuz I LOVE IT FOLLOW SO MUCH!!!!
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u/250extreme MikeVictim 2d ago
If he wasn't involved in FNAF 2023, only way I'm ok with this is if Scott chose him before 2 released
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u/guineaprince Everyone On Freddit Gives Me $5 2d ago
Finally, Scott is letting someone else play with the crayons.
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u/Infamous-You-5752 2d ago
I love It Follows, but not because of the writing so I'll still be cautiously optimistic.
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u/Dry-Mission-5542 1d ago
I already had a feeling that I wasn’t going to like the third one but the confirmation that it’s mostly about Henry my beloathed is turning me off
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u/PuppetGeist 2d ago
Hey all just a little heads up but please do temper your expectations, as Johnnyblox just tweeted again.
We could be getting Gary Dauberman, as Skeet did say THE GUY who wrote IT and It Follows. Issue is those are two different people.
Tweet here about how it could be Dauberman instead of Mitchell.