Mary Stuart Masterson is the latest addition to Blumhouse’s Five Nights at Freddy’s, Variety reports. She joins previously announced cast mates Josh Hutcherson and Matthew Lillard. The film is based on the popular video game franchise that originated in 2014 and has since expanded to nine games. We previously learned that Lillard had been cast as William Afton, the video game series’ antagonist, with Josh Hutcherson portraying Mike Smith, the security guard in the original game. Masterson’s role is currently unknown.
Production for the film is scheduled to begin in New Orleans in February. Five Nights at Freddy’s is directed by Emma Tammi, who co-wrote the film alongside Scott Cawthon and Seth Cuddeback. Cawthon, the creator of the popular horror video game, and Jason Blum produce the film. The film was announced in 2015, with production company Blumhouse confirming its participation in 2022
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The film is based on the popular game franchise which follows Mike Smith (Hutcherson), a just-hired security guard at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza, a restaurant with singing and dancing animatronic animals. According to the film’s tagline, Mike realizes during his very first shift that “the night shift at Freddy’s won’t be so easy to make it through.” For the creation of the film’s animatronics, Blumhouse is collaborating with award-winning special and visual effects company Jim Henson’s Creature Shop.
There is no confirmation of the release date for the anticipated horror film.
Mary Stuart Masterson’s Career
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Masterson is a veteran actress that gained popularity throughout the 1980s and 1990s, appearing in films including At Close Range, John Hughes’ Some Kind of Wonderful, Francis Ford Coppola’s Gardens of Stone, Chances Are, the Oscar nominated Fried Green Tomatoes, Benny & Joon, and Bad Girls. She has appeared in multiple theater productions and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for the Broadway revival of Nine. She most recently appeared in the first season of the legal drama For Life and Isle of Hope with Diane Ladd. She will next appear in Rod Lurie’s The Senior alongside Michael Chiklis, Brandon Flynn, and Rob Corddry, and the comedy Sid is Dead.
Behind the scenes, Masterson has worked as a writer, producer and director. In 2001, she directed the segment The Other Side for the television movie On the Edge. The 2007 independent film The Cake Eaters, starring Kirsten Stewart, marked her film directorial debut. The film earned several accolades during its film festival run, including the Best Dramatic Feature at the Ashland Independent Film Festival and Best American Indie at the Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival.
