The latest update for Blumhouse’s Five Nights at Freddy’s 2023 movie comes in the form of a new synopsis update from Letterboxd, which reveals new details and drops the name of a brand-new character that has never been mentioned in the past.
The new synopsis update also provides new plot details that shed a brand new light on the movie, such as details of Elizabeth Lail’s character, Vanessa, along with a teenage character who will be teaming up with Hutcherson to survive the evil animatronics.
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New ‘FNAF’ Character Revealed
The new information states that Josh Hutcherson’s Mike Schmidt will be teaming up with a teenager that goes by the name “Home Sammon”, with both Schmidt and Sammon having to survive the treacherous animatronics, aka Freddy Fazbear and his fellow animatronic killers.
This character has not yet been announced by the cast and crew of Blumhouse’s Five Nights at Freddy’s movie, however, it could be safe to assume that “Home Sammon” could just be a nickname for Kat Conner Sterling’s character, Max, an already confirmed character.
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Sterling may not be a teenager anymore, but the actress is in her mid-20s as of writing this article, and this wouldn’t be the first time that somebody in that age range has played a late-aged teenager in a Hollywood project such as this.
Is Vanessa A Villain In Blumhouse’s FNAF?
Another notable detail revealed in this new synopsis is the fact that Elizabeth Lail’s Vanessa in the movie will have “treacherous intentions” that Hutcherson’s Mike Schmidt will have to navigate around while surviving the never-ending pursuit of Freddy Fazbear and his fellow animatronics.
It also states that Vanessa will be a “mysterious new employee”, potentially confirming that she will be a security guard like Hutcherson’s character, a detail that was recently reported via another synopsis reveal, with this new synopsis stating the fact more clearly.
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The full Letterboxd synopsis for Blumhouse’s Five Nights at Freddy’s reads “The Five Nights at Freddy’s movie follows Mike Schmidt, a courageous security guard at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza, as he battles the haunted animatronic characters that come to life at night. Uncovering the dark secrets of William Afton, the creator of the animatronics, Mike teams up with the resourceful teenager Home Sammon. Together, they must survive the relentless pursuit of the animatronics and navigate the treacherous intentions of Vanessa, a mysterious new employee with connections to Afton. As they uncover the truth and fight for their lives, the fate of Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza hangs in the balance in this suspenseful and chilling adaptation of the popular video game franchise created by Scott Cawthon.”
First Blumhouse FNAF Trailer Coming Soon?
With all of this new information added to the fact that the first trailer for Blumhouse’s Five Nights at Freddy’s was recently rated, with a reported runtime of around 1 minute long, it’s safe to assume that the studio plan on dropping the first teaser for the movie any day now.
The movie itself releases in just over 5 months as of writing this article, another worthy factor to consider when theorizing how much longer Blumhouse intend to wait before truly kicking off the marketing campaign for their live-action adaptation of the massively popular video game series entitled the same name, you can watch the first trailer inside here as soon as it drops.
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The confirmed cast, so far, for the live-action Five Nights at Freddy’s movie includes Josh Hutcherson as Mike Schmidt, Matthew Lillard as the evil William Afton, Elizabeth Lail as Vanessa, Mary Stuart Masterson, Kat Conner Sterling as Max, Piper Rubio as Abby, Grant Feely, Christian Stokes as Hank, Joseph Poliquin as Carl, Ryan Reinike as Freddy’s Security Guard, Jophielle Love, Ethan Jamieson, Wyatt Parker, Lucas Grant, Liam Hendrix, Bailey Winston, Asher Colton Spence, Victoria Patenaude, Xander Mateo, David Huston Doty, and Garret Hines as Mike’s Dad.
Adam Hann-Byrd (Jumanji) has been cast as the voice of Freddy Fazbear, aka the titular character, with Stacey DePass (Ruby Gloom) providing the voice of Chica, with various reports online stating that Roger Joseph Manning Jr. will be voicing Foxy, John Sanford Moore as the voice of Bonnie, Jane Wheeler as the voice of The Puppet, with Ted Atherton voicing Golden Freddy, as per recent reports.
Blumhouse’s Five Nights at Freddy’s comes to theatres and Peacock on October 27, 2023.
Source: Letterboxd