‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Director Defends PG-13 Rating and Tells Fans ‘Not to Expect’ R-Rated Cut: ‘We’re Sticking’ to the Rating
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Horror fans hoping the PG-13-rated “Five Nights at Freddy’s” might go the “M3GAN” route and release an R-rated cut on streaming at a later date are not in luck.
Director Emma Tammi has stated in several interviews ahead of the film’s release that her film was always designed to be PG-13 and an R-rated cut is not in the works.
Rumors have circulated online that Universal will eventually release an R-rated “Freddy’s,” but Tammi is denying such claims. “We knew that some of the fan base would want an R-rated version of this film,” the director told Forbes. “On the one level, we wanted to be inclusive of the younger audiences and knew we were going to hit the PG-13 rating, but for the audience that also wanted that level of violence, if you will, or at least insinuation of violence, we really wanted to still include elements that felt dark.” “Of course, there are a lot of dark elements to see in the lore, but in terms of some of the kills and everything, it was just all execution dependent,” she continued. “I would say not to expect an R-rated version on this one.
We’re really happy with how the PG-13 tone landed; it felt like the right fit for this particular film. We’re sticking by it.” “Five Nights at Freddy’s” is based on the video game franchise created by Scott Cawthon, which released its first entry in 2014 and quickly rocketed to massive popularity.
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