The unsuccessful musical “9 to 5,” for instance, was based on one of its films. Until now, Fox has approached the live theater business as a passive licenser.
McCollum and Fox - along with the film producer John Davis and Tom McGrath, a veteran entertainment executive - announced a joint venture on Thursday to develop a slate of nine to 12 musicals based on Fox films.
You can reach her on Twitter.LOS ANGELES - One of the last Hollywood studios without a Broadway division, 20th Century Fox, is diving into the live theater business by teaming with Kevin McCollum, a producer of hits like “Rent,” “Avenue Q” and “Motown.”
The Five Nights at Freddy's movie is just one of many titles in a growing slate of video game movies and TV series' that have been announced, planned, or are currently in production, including Amazon's Fallout TV series, Netflix's Cyberpunk 2077 anime, and Sega's live-action Yakuza movie, which is being produced by Erik Barmack, Roberto Grande and Joshua Long.Īdele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist.
The popular horror video game series spans several titles, including a number of sequels, prequels, spin-offs, and even some bestselling novels. However, the production hit another snag in November 2018 when Cawthon rejected the greenlit screenplay.įor those unfamiliar with the FNaF franchise, the original 2014 video game follows a group of animatronic robots terrorizing a security guard at a Chuck E Cheese-esque kid's restaurant called Freddy Fazbear's Pizza.
In February 2018, it was announced that Chris Columbus would direct and write the movie while also serving as a producer alongside Blum and Five Nights at Freddy's creator Scott Cawthon.
Choosing which part to tell the first time out of the gate - and how to tell it - has been tricky."Ī movie based on the creepy video game franchise has been planned since 2015 but the movie has been met with several delays and roadblocks during its development. It goes down so many different directions. For a video game, I think it has more storytelling than almost any other. But still, the story goes down so many rabbit holes. You know, Five Nights at Freddy's should have been easier because there are books, there's a lot of lore and storytelling. He elaborated further, saying, "The story is the big challenge.