In the landscape of surging success for niché PC games, more of these titles are welcomed to film adaptations. The most recent example of this is Five Nights at Freddy’s. This past fall the film debuted becoming the most-grossing film for Blumhouse Productions. As a result, a sequel was greenlit and production has already kicked off for the follow-up.

Additionally, new information has surfaced for the Five Nights at Freddy’s sequel film. One report indicated that plans for the next movie will emphasize on the horror element which was fairly absent in the first picture. What’s more, a release date for the sequel was already paved for October 2025 next year.

Now in a similar turn of events, another live-action film in this genre is on the way. In a deal with Mob Entertainment & Legendary Entertainment, Poppy Playtime is now receiving the same treatment. From The Hollywood Reporter, it is said that Angry Films will produce the picture with Don Murphy (Natural Born Killers, Transformers) and Susan Montford (Real Steel, Vampire Academy) are to attached as producers.

Legendary Entertainment & Angry Films share a ongoing partnership on previous projects. Both firms collaborated on pictures Faces of Death, Buck Rogers, and more than a handful of the Transformer films that released over the course of a decade. Expecting success for this film similar to the response for the video game could offer another franchise later on.

This is not the only video game series that Legendary Pictures is occupied with. In one report from IGN, it was indicated that the firm is also bust with Street Fighter as well for a live-action motion picture. You can read the full report by heading here.

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Source: The Hollywood Reporter