'Five Nights at Freddys 3' will begin filming in 2027

The franchise Five Nights at Freddy’s prepares for the next delivery.

Blumhouse y Universal Pictures They have the third film in the saga underway that adapts the popular video game created by Scott Cawthon —who is no longer involved in the film project—. The director of the two previous installments Emma Tammi (The Wind) returns in the same work.

Although Five Nights at Freddy’s 3 It still doesn't have an official release date—and despite some behind-the-scenes creative changes—the project is still moving forward significantly.

Matthew Lillarda member of the main cast of the first two films, will return for the next installment. Speaking to Bloody Disgusting, the actor confirmed that the plan is to start filming next year.

“I know that a preliminary version of the script has already arrived and that everyone is very excited about it. And I know that they are moving to the next phase, so we will shoot in 2027”.

Last June, it was reported that the terror specialist, Gary Dauberman (IT, The Nun, Salem’s Lot, Until Dawn) had been hired to write the script for the third film, replacing Cawthon.

Although both Lillard and his co-star Skeet Ulrich have hinted that they will return in the next installment, it is unknown if the protagonists Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Lail y Piper Rubio They will also return.

Despite the cold critical reception, the first film was released in theaters in October 2023 and broke a large number of records, including becoming at that time the highest-grossing film in Blumhouse's history in the global box office, and the highest-grossing horror film of 2023. It premiered with a record gross of $80 million and accumulated $297.2 million at the global box office. The sequel, for its part, collected $239.6 million at the global box office.

If the next installment manages to connect better with the public, its box office receipts could be even higher and potentially revitalize the film saga.

The first film followed Mike (Hutcherson), a troubled young man who reluctantly accepts a job as a night security guard at an abandoned themed restaurant, Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria, in the hopes that it will help him retain custody of his little sister. That fateful decision, however, drags him into the dark heart of a supernatural nightmare.

The sequel, released in theaters in December 2025, took us one year later to the events of the first film. Now former security guard Mike and police officer Vanessa (Lail) have hidden the truth from Abby (Rubio) about the fate of her animatronic friends. When the 11-year-old girl runs away to meet them again, a series of terrifying events are unleashed that reveal dark secrets about Freddy's true origin.

Jim Henson’s Creature Shop He was in charge of the design of the animatronics in both films.