Five Nights at Freddy’s was a massive box office hit thanks to the popularity of the video game and the appearance of horror veteran Matthew Lillard.In the film, Lillard plays the career counselor who gets the main character Mike a job as a security guard at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria but ends up playing a much more prominent, villainous role later on. The star’s casting alongside Hunger Games alumni Josh Hutcherson, who plays Mike, was a huge selling point for the film, as it marked Lillard’s first appearance in a major horror franchise in 27 years. “I’m still doing all kinds of fun stuff, and I’m really excited about the things I’m doing,” Lillard told The Hollywood Reporter in an exclusive interview. “To get this opportunity out of the blue to have another franchise that could make a real impact on my career is humbling and exciting, and my kids are thrilled,” he addedThe actor went on to say that he was grateful for the chance to appear in another major franchise and that he is glad his kids finally get to see him on the big screen since they were too young to see his most famous films in theaters when they first came out. His last major franchise appearance was in the live-action Scooby-Doo films, in which he played Norvilla “Shaggy” Rogers in two films, and before that, he donned the Ghostface mask as Stu Macher in Wes Craven’s Scream. How Two Modern Horror Classics Beat Five Nights at Freddy’s at Its Own Game
Five Nights at Freddy’s was a massive box office hit thanks to the popularity of the video game and the appearance of horror veteran Matthew Lillard.
In the film, Lillard plays the career counselor who gets the main character Mike a job as a security guard at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria but ends up playing a much more prominent, villainous role later on. The star’s casting alongside Hunger Games alumni Josh Hutcherson, who plays Mike, was a huge selling point for the film, as it marked Lillard’s first appearance in a major horror franchise in 27 years. “I’m still doing all kinds of fun stuff, and I’m really excited about the things I’m doing,” Lillard told The Hollywood Reporter in an exclusive interview. “To get this opportunity out of the blue to have another franchise that could make a real impact on my career is humbling and exciting, and my kids are thrilled,” he added
The actor went on to say that he was grateful for the chance to appear in another major franchise and that he is glad his kids finally get to see him on the big screen since they were too young to see his most famous films in theaters when they first came out. His last major franchise appearance was in the live-action Scooby-Doo films, in which he played Norvilla “Shaggy” Rogers in two films, and before that, he donned the Ghostface mask as Stu Macher in Wes Craven’s Scream.
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