{"id":30831,"date":"2026-06-27T08:10:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T12:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/writer-for-third-five-nights-at-freddys-film-revealed\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T08:10:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T12:10:46","slug":"writer-for-third-five-nights-at-freddys-film-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/writer-for-third-five-nights-at-freddys-film-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"Writer for Third &#8216;Five Nights at Freddy&#8217;s&#8217; Film Revealed!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>EXCLUSIVE:<\/strong> Blumhouse\u2019s killer animatronics are getting a major horror upgrade.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blumhouse Atomic Monster has confirmed that <strong>Gary Dauberman<\/strong> is writing the script for the next installment of <em><strong>Five Nights at Freddy\u2019s<\/strong><\/em>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of horror\u2019s most in-demand screenwriters, Gary Dauberman previously penned <em>It<\/em>, <em>It Chapter Two<\/em>, <em>Annabelle<\/em>, <em>Annabelle: Creation<\/em>, <em>Annabelle Comes Home<\/em>, <em>The Nun<\/em>, <em>The Nun II<\/em>, and <em>Salem\u2019s Lot<\/em>, while also making his feature directing debut with <em>Annabelle Comes Home<\/em>. He did not write either of the first two <em>Five Nights at Freddy\u2019s<\/em> films, which were written by franchise creator <strong>Scott Cawthon<\/strong>, with the first film also crediting <strong>Emma Tammi<\/strong> and <strong>Seth Cuddeback<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Based on <strong>Scott Cawthon\u2019s<\/strong> wildly popular horror video game series, the first <em>Five Nights at Freddy\u2019s<\/em> hit theaters in 2023. Directed by Emma Tammi, the film starred <strong>Josh Hutcherson<\/strong> as troubled security guard Mike Schmidt, who takes an overnight job at the abandoned Freddy Fazbear\u2019s Pizza, only to discover the restaurant\u2019s animatronic mascots become murderous after dark. The film became a massive success, earning nearly $300 million worldwide despite debuting simultaneously in theaters and on Peacock.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The franchise returned in 2025 with <em>Five Nights at Freddy\u2019s 2<\/em>, once again directed by Emma Tammi and starring Josh Hutcherson, <strong>Elizabeth Lail<\/strong>, and <strong>Piper Rubio<\/strong>. Set one year after the original, the sequel follows Mike and his family as a new wave of animatronic horrors emerges, expanding the mythology surrounding Freddy Fazbear\u2019s Pizza. The sequel also proved to be another box office hit, grossing more than $238 million worldwide.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>Five Nights at Freddy\u2019s<\/em> films have become one of Blumhouse\u2019s biggest theatrical success stories. While the original remains a landmark hit for the studio, more recent Blumhouse releases <em>Obsession<\/em> and <em>Backrooms<\/em> have since surpassed its worldwide box office, further cementing the studio\u2019s dominance in theatrical horror.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gary Dauberman is represented by WME, Kathleen Remington, Mortimer PR, and Toczek Suddleson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With Dauberman now taking over scripting duties, the next chapter of <em>Five Nights at Freddy\u2019s<\/em> will be guided by one of modern horror\u2019s most accomplished franchise architects, making it one of the most anticipated genre projects currently in development.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"single-tags\">Tags: Five Nights at Freddy&#8217;s <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"categories single-categories\">Categorized:Exclusive News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EXCLUSIVE: Blumhouse\u2019s killer animatronics are getting a major horror upgrade. Blumhouse Atomic Monster has confirmed that Gary Dauberman is writing the script for the next installment of Five Nights at Freddy\u2019s. One of horror\u2019s most in-demand screenwriters, Gary Dauberman previously penned It, It Chapter Two, Annabelle, Annabelle: Creation, Annabelle Comes Home, The Nun, The Nun 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Blumhouse Atomic Monster has confirmed that Gary Dauberman is writing the script for the next installment of Five Nights at Freddy\u2019s. One of horror\u2019s most in-demand screenwriters, Gary Dauberman previously penned It, It Chapter Two, Annabelle, Annabelle: Creation, Annabelle Comes Home, The Nun, The Nun&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30831"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30831\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30833,"href":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30831\/revisions\/30833"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}