The series’ creator also talked about a potential script involving a boy who befriends Freddy after finding him in a pawnshop, leading to a quest to reunite the robotic entertainer with his lost friends.Īlthough it was a good idea to make films more oriented toward a younger audience, similar to R.L. More comedic in tone, it wouldn’t be the only pitch that would deviate from FNAF’s horror roots. Scott Cawthon recollected a script focused on a girl and a single mother who move to a new town where “ hilarity ensues” after finding a Freddy Fazbear restaurant. The first attempt at a Five Nights at Freddy's movie approached the idea of a younger cast confronting the supernatural, a popular premise as seen in movies such as IT, Stranger Things, and Ghostbusters: Afterlife.