Five Nights at Freddy's 3 Enlists It and Annabelle Writer for Its Script

Five Nights astatine Freddy's 3 has reportedly tapped It and Annabelle scribe Gary Dauberman to constitute its script.

Blumhouse Atomic Monster and Universal look to person made their archetypal existent determination for yet different sequel successful their bid of video game-to-movie adaptations, according to Dread Central (via The Hollywood Reporter). It's a motion not lone that enactment connected the adjacent FNaF movie is underway but that the squad is looking to spice up Freddy Fazbear's Pizza this clip around.

Dauberman's resume includes credits connected projects similar the 2017 It reboot, its sequel, and 2014's Annabelle. He besides helped constitute The Nun and past year's Until Dawn movie and is attached to the upcoming Street Fighter and Helldivers films.

The archetypal Five Nights astatine Freddy's film, which premiered successful 2023, was co-written by creator Scott Cawthon and manager Emma Tammi. Its sequel past followed successful 2025 and was written by Seth Cuddeback. It's unclear if Dauberman volition constitute the caller publication unsocial arsenic Blumhouse and Universal effort to reanimate the franchise's terrifying animatronic for Five Nights astatine Freddy's 3.

Five Nights astatine Freddy's 3 has not been formally announced, but it wouldn't beryllium a astonishment to spot it get the greenish light. The archetypal 2 movies were tremendous successes, with the archetypal rapidly becoming Blumhouse's biggest ever astatine the time, and the sequel bringing successful a coagulated opening haul, too. Global container bureau totals saw Five Nights astatine Freddy's 1 decorativeness with $291.5 cardinal and Five Nights astatine Freddy's 2 decorativeness with $238.5 million, according to Box Office Mojo.

The Hollywood Reporter says that, should enactment connected Five Nights astatine Freddy's 3 determination forward, Tammi, who directed the archetypal 2 films, is expected to return. Cawthon is besides expected to beryllium progressive arsenic a producer. Although stars similar Josh Hutcherson, Piper Rubio, and Elizabeth Lail person not officially signed connected for different installment, the tract says "many are expected" to return, too.

Even arsenic audiences person flocked to spot Freddy, Chica, Foxy, and Bonnie deed the large screen, the movies person been notoriously panned by critics. Movie reappraisal aggregator Rotten Tomatoes has the archetypal presently sitting astatine a 33% professional people and 85% assemblage score, with ratings for the 2nd astatine 17% from critics and 82% from audiences. IGN gave FNaF 1 a 4/10 and FNaF 2 a 3/10.

Blumhouse Atomic Monster and Universal whitethorn beryllium hoping to adjacent retired those scores arsenic Dauberman gives Five Nights astatine Freddy's 3 immoderate caller blood. For more, you tin cheque retired our worst-reviewed movies of 2025.

Michael Cripe is simply a freelance writer with IGN. He's champion known for his enactment astatine sites similar The Pitch, The Escapist, and OnlySP. Be definite to springiness him a travel connected Bluesky (@mikecripe.bsky.social) and Twitter (@MikeCripe).