Appearing on the WeeklyMTG podcast, “Scooby Doo” and “Scream” actor Matthew Lillard reveals that he has signed a three-picture deal with Universal and Blumhouse as part of his role in “Five Nights At Freddy’s”.
Filming officially commenced under the code name “Bad Cupcake” this week in New Orleans on the adaptation of the survival video game and will see Lillard co-starring with Josh Hutcherson, Mary Stuart Masterson, Piper Rubio and Elizabeth Lail.
The story follows a troubled security guard (Hutcherson) as he begins working at the family-friendly Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. While spending his first night on the job, he realizes the night shift at Freddy’s won’t be so easy to make it through as the giant animatronic creatures turn deadly and can move when not being looked at.
Lillard plays William Afton, the co-founder of Fazbear Entertainment Inc. which owns the restaurant chain. In the games he is also the founder of Afton Robotics and a remorseless child serial killer both directly and indirectly responsible for the events of the games.
It has been speculated already that this means Blumhouse is setting up a connected universe style deal and so Lillard’s character and his company are that connecting elements.
Emma Tammi (“The Wind”) is directing the film while Jim Henson’s Creature Shop will work alongside Blumhouse to bring the killer animatronics to life.
Tammi co-wrote the script with Seth Cuddeback and the game’s creator Scott Cawthon. Cawthon and Jason Blum will produce and shooting on the project is expected to run through until early April.
