Five Nights at Freddy’s 3 (film)

Five Nights at Freddy’s 3 is an American horror slasher film and a sequel to 2018’s Five Nights at Freddy’s 2. It is produced by Universal Studios and distributed by Blumhouse Productions. It stars Paul Rudd and Michael Keaton reprising their roles as Mike Schmidt and Springtrap from the previous films.

The film was released theatrically in the United States on July 12, 2019. It was also a box office success, grossing $900 million against a $300 million budget, and received critical acclaim for its plot, casting, performances, gore, and fittingness to the source material. A sequel was released on July 10, 2020.

Plot
One Year After the events of the previous film, Mike gets the job at Fazbear’s Family Fright and is introduced to Phantom Freddy, Phantom Chica, Phantom Foxy, Phantom Mangle, Phantom Balloon Boy, and Phantom Puppet. The Boss claims that they didn’t have enough “material” to create a Phantom Bonnie. Mike then goes to his Office to figure out what it looks like.

On the First Night, nothing happens. He then goes to leave and goes home to enjoy some Popcorn, with the News stating that Afton was found dead in a Graveyard by the Burned Down original Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. Mike then prepares for his second night as he spends the day at the Movies.

On the Second Night, Mike notices a new animatronic that wasn’t there on the First Night, who claims his name to be Springtrap. Mike notices that he commands the other Animatronics to move and Jumpscare him, distracting him from his tasks. Mike survives the Night and goes home running to his car.

The Next Day, Mike discusses with his Boss about Springtrap, but the Boss claims that they never built an animatronic of the sort. Mike then researches and the News reveals that they never found Afton’s body. Mike then prepares to go searching for the Night before work starts.

That Night, Mike searches the old Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza restaurant and finds nothing except a picture of a dead body on a phone. He then discovers graffiti on the wall that says “It’s me”. Mike then deduces that Afton is Springtrap and returns to the Restaurant to try to stop his evil plot.

Mike then returns to the Restaurant for his Third Night and finds Springtrap waving at him with a dead arm. Mike then lures Springtrap towards the Dumpster with a Child-like sound from the Speakers. He then pushes Springtrap down the Dumpster, believing that he killed him in the process. Mike then returns home after his Shift and notices a figure staring at him through the Window, but believes it to be a hallucination.

During Night Four, Springtrap comes out of the Dumpster and shows Mike that he wants revenge for the events of the previous two films. He then Jumpscares him over the Camera and prepares to arrive at the Office through the Vents. Mike seals the Vents and prepares for a long night of Jumpscares. Every Phantom Animatronic Jumpscares him, distracting him from Springtrap, who enters the Office. Mike knocks Springtrap down with a Police Batton and escapes.

Mike then goes to his Boss, attempting to quit his job. His Boss convinces him that he is the only guy they have and Mike stays at his job and prepares for his final battle with Springtrap. Mike then prepares to defeat Springtrap before his watch goes off, setting off an Explosion on the Restaurant. Mike enters the Restaurant and destroys the Phantom animatronics.

Springtrap arrives and attacks Mike as the Bombs go off early. Mike then battles Springtrap while being surrounded by Fire. The Boss arrives and repairs the Phantoms, ordering them to attack Springtrap as he saves Mike. Springtrap arrives and tries to kill the Boss, but Mike knocks him into the fire. The two then escape and the Restaurant explodes. The Boss builds a new Restaurant, forgetting about Freddy Fazbear. Mike goes home for the night and everything is okay.

In a mid-credit scene, Springtrap is revealed to have survived the attack.

Cast
Additionally, Yoon Ho, George Orborne, Darbi Logan, Joe Gaudet, Stephanie Belinda Quinn, Matthew Cirtus, Amber Lee Connors, and Rob Riggle reprise their roles as Freddy Fazbear, Bonnie the Bunny, Chica the Chicken, Foxy the Pirate Fox, Mangle, Balloon Boy, Marionette, and the Boss from previous films. Also, Kellen Goff Goff joins the cast as the voice of Golden Freddy, respectively.
 * Paul Rudd as Mike Schmidt, the original Knight Guard who has to defeat the Animatronics again.
 * Michael Keaton as William Afton/Springtrap, an infamous serial killer who became a scary Animatronic.

Production
The film was announced shortly after the success of the previous film, with Rudd and Keaton attached to reprise their roles for the film, with Ho, Osborne, Logan, Gaudet, Quinn, Cirtus, Connors, and Riggle reprising their roles as Freddy, Bonnie, Chica, Foxy, Balloon Boy, Marionette, and the Boss, with Goff Goff joining the cast as Golden Freddy, reprising his role from the game series.

The film’s script was written during production of the second film, and filming took place between August 2018 and December 2018, with a teaser released in January.

Reception
The film received critical acclaim for its plot, casting, performances, gore, and fittingness to the source material. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film received a 94% score, with an average rating of 8.19/10. The website’s critical consensus reads, “A terrifying third installment, Five Nights at Freddy’s 3 transforms the franchise into a much darker joyride.” On an A+ to F Scale, the film received an “A”.

Release
The film was released theatrically in the United States on July 12, 2019. It was also released digitally on September 25, 2019, and on Blu-Ray and DVD on October 12, 2019

Sequel
A sequel, titled Five Nights at Freddy’s 4, was released theatrically in the United States on July 10, 2020.