'Five Nights at Freddy's' movie review

The "Five Nights at Freddy's" movie, which premiered in theaters Oct. 27 and on Peacock Oct. 26, is everything I hoped for when the movie was announced.

The movie is based on the video game franchise of the same name, particularly the first game, though the movie does include characters and lore from later installments as well.

And despite necessary changes for the sake of adaptation, the movie actually sticks close to the soul of the games, most likely because game developer Scott Cawthon was involved in the screenplay, story, and production of the movie.

The casting and cameos in particular are amazing for this movie.

Josh Hutcherson stars as Mike Schmidt, a security guard hired to maintain an abandoned Freddy Fazbear's Pizza location. Likewise, Elizabeth Lail plays a local police officer named Vanessa Shelly and Matthew Lillard plays a career counselor named Steve Raglan.

Cameos include YouTubers MatPat and CoryxKenshin as a waiter and a cab driver, respectively. Markiplier was also set to be the security guard preceding Mike Schmidt, but filming for his "Iron Lung" movie conflicted with the "Five Nights at Freddy's" filming schedule.

Series antagonist William Afton also makes an appearance as Springtrap and a lot of the lore surrounding the children whose spirits inhabit the animatronics' bodies is included in the film.

The fan-made song "Five Nights at Freddy's" by The Living Tombstone is even used for the movie's end credits.

And the attention to detail on the animatronics and pizzeria are great too. Jim Henson's Creature Shop made sure the animatronics are accurate to the games, complete with the two rows of teeth. And the pizzeria looked just like it did in the game, minus the power-sucking security doors.

Cawthon previously mentioned that there could be sequels if the movie was successful and Lillard signed a three-movie deal, plus the movie made several times its ~$25 million budget during opening weekend.

I'm excited about the possibility of sequels, especially with all the new locations and cameo opportunities that could arise.

Beyond fleshing out the story, sequels could provide an opportunity for Markiplier and other streamers to be included, not to mention all the other fan-made songs that could be included from artists such as JT Music.

Likewise, each game takes place in different locations in varying states of newness and abandonment, so sequels to the "Five Nights at Freddy's" movie have plenty of material to draw on.

I highly recommend watching "Five Nights at Freddy's" in a theater or on Peacock.