It sounds like a new writer has joined the next Five Nights at Freddy's movie.
That's according to star Skeet Ulrich, who has shared that some new blood is onboard for the third film.
"We're waiting on the third script to make the third film," Ulrich said at a Spawn of ScareFest Q&A. "The guy who wrote It and It Follows is writing it right now. Apparently, it's a lot of [Matthew Lillard] and I." Check out the comment below at around the 27:24 time stamp.
Now, this comes with a few caveats. For one thing, the screenwriter of It and It Follows are different people – David Robert Mitchell wrote It Follows, while three writers are credited for the 2017 It movie: Chase Palmer, Cary Joji Fukunaga, and Gary Dauberman. So, Ulrich probably misspoke, and means either It or It Follows.
Plus, it's unclear whether the new writer is actually taking over from franchise creator Scott Cawthon, or if they're working on the script with Cawthon, or rewriting a draft of his. Cawthon has been on writing duties for both films so far: the first film was written by Cawthon, Seth Cuddeback, and Emma Tammi, from a story by Cawthon, Chris Lee Hill, and Tyler MacIntyre, while for the sequel, Cawthon is the only credited writer. So, if Cawthon is not contributing to the script for the third film, it would be a franchise first.
How a new writer affects the franchise remains to be seen, though Five Nights at Freddy's 2 holds a Rotten Tomatoes score of just 17%, down from the first film's 33%.
"Despite Five Nights at Freddy's 2 slightly bettering its predecessor in terms of scares and impressive animatronics, the sequel fails to understand that less is more. By stuffing as many storylines and characters as possible into its relatively brief runtime, the sequel feels messy and inconclusive, leaving FNaF fans shortchanged," reads our Five Nights at Freddy's 2 review.
There's no release date for Five Nights at Freddy's 3 just yet. While you wait, check out our guide to the most exciting upcoming horror movies.
