Is the Five Nights at Freddy's Movie Canon to the Games?

Be afraid, be very afraid.
Be afraid, be very afraid. / Universal Pictures

We’ve seen our fair share of terrible video game movie adaptations. From Mortal Kombat: Annihilation to the many Resident Evil movies, several movies have failed at the box office. As a result, people tend to cringe when they hear of their favorite titles arriving in theaters. 

The Super Mario Bros. Movie and Sonic the Hedgehog recently turned the tide. Both received a majority of positive reviews from audiences and critics. Hopefully, the same will happen for the Five Nights at Freddy's (FNaF) Movie scheduled to come out on Oct. 27. 

Several people wonder if the Five Nights at Freddy's Movie will be canon to the original game released in 2014.

Is the Five Nights at Freddy's Movie Canon to the Games?

According to Distractify, the FNaF movie isn’t canon to the video game franchise. The film will be an adaptation of the very first game of the series and will feature the same plot. 

It’s impossible to make the movie entirely canon since there are several sequels, spin-offs, and novels of the FNaF world.   

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Five Nights at Freddy's Movie Cast and Release Date 

This horror movie will be released on Oct. 27, 2023. It'll be the perfect watch for those who love Halloween! 

The rest of the cast members are:

  • Matthew Lillard as Steve Raglan
  • Josh Hutcherson as Mike
  • Elizabeth Lail as Vanessa
  • Mary Stuart Masterson as Female Villain
  • Jess Weiss as Chica 
  • Kevin Foster as Freddy Fazbear
  • Kat Conner Sterling as Max
  • Jophielle Love as Ghost Kid #5
  • Piper Rubio as Abby
  • Jessica Blackmore as Mike's Mom
  • Bailey Winston as Kim
  • Christian Stokes as Hank
  • Joseph Poliquin as Carl
  • Ethan Jamieson as Janitor
  • Ryan Reinike as Freddy's Security Guard
  • Theodus Crane as Jeremiah
  • Jade Kindar-Martin as Bonnie
  • Lucas Grant as Garrett
  • Wyatt Parker as Young Mike
  • Xander Mateo as Afraid Young Boy
  • Asher Colton Spence as Ghost Kid #2
  • Victoria Patenaude as Social Worker
  • Liam Hendrix as Ghost Kid #4
  • David Huston Doty as Ghost Kid #3

Who's Producing the Five Nights at Freddy's Movie?

Iconic horror movie production studio Blumhouse is helming Five Nights at Freddy's. The production company is known for popular horror movies and franchises such as Paranormal Activity, Insidious, The Purge, Get Out, the Halloween rebooted sequels, Freaky, The Black Phone and many more.