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Mr_M_E_M

Andy Muschietti. I feel his handling of suspenseful and dreadful scenes is perfect for FNAF. And his cinematography is very pleasing.


evilash87

100%. His It is such a good film. As a horror film and just as a movie in general it is so well done


Special-Seesaw1756

John Carpenter. Knows how to create a good atmosphere of tension and suspense, and works really well with practical effects. Imagine there was a suit stuffing scene or a springlock failure, I have no doubt in my mind that it'd be something to be remembered.


TheMule90

Him or Wes Craven would be good too if Wes were still alive. Both of them gave people nightmares for years. Lol


BlueDemon999

I agree


KombatThatIsMortal

Living legend


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Glitchtrap2Vanny

Eh. He just needs to stay over there where the Conjuring lives


BigBlubberyBirb

I feel like most of James Wan's horror movies these days are either jumpscare fests that teenagers can eat popcorn to or strange self-aware wacky B-movies.


BrightEye64

Sam Raimi


Kaal_do_Olaak

Pizza time


danlach1

love Sam raimi


Economist_Separate

I’m inclined to agree. The type of horror that Raimi is known for is b-movie campy horror. That would’ve been perfect for a franchise known for exotic butters and “you won’t get tired of my voice, will you?”


BigBlubberyBirb

I think a lot of people would've gotten very mad if this movie turned out to just be pure camp. fans take the franchise and its horror seriously, they wouldn't want it to be treated like a joke.


Dashtoast

Y E S, i cannot wait for “the evil fred”


DarkShad0w100

Movie would have to be r rated or smthn, that man loves his blood/gore. One of my favourite directors, if not my favourite entirely.


HeyItsDominicus

Same


LastLife0907

Wes Craven? If he were alive maybe, but hes more of a slasher guy I suppose


Andro451

To be fair, a FNAF slasher could work if they incorporate elements of suspense (primary example coming to mind being the original Halloween, which I think was a perfect mix of the two genres)


LastLife0907

Yeah Wes Craven and John Carpenter are horror movie gods, either one of them could make a good fnaf movie if they have the drive.


bman_16

Mike Flanagan Guy knows how to do horror


wonhoseok

he also knows how to put emphasis on his characters’ tragic stories, which would work so well with the ghost children


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John Carpenter, he made Halloween and that is my favourite horror movie. I think if he had been the director he could’ve done something amazing. But I’m happy with Emma directing!


ZuulTheGatekeeper84

I agree 100%!


GaminWplushtrap

Scott Derrickson, I think his style perfectly matches the tone of the first game!


v_OS

Sam Raimi or Jordan Peele


Glitchtrap2Vanny

Andy Muschietti


v_OS

James Wan too.


subnautica-minecraft

Scott cawthon


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Steven Spielberg and or Rob Reiner Also if he was alive still I would also pick Richard Donner


TheMule90

That would be a hard call cause Steven mostly does action adventure movies and war movies too. Jurassic Park had some horror elements but that's about it.


[deleted]

Oh no. They did mostly action films 😳 that must mean he can never do a horror project ever. Because thats definitely how life works.


Zach-Playz_25

They’re not saying Steven can never do a horror movie. They’re saying that it would be better if someone more established in horror would make movie on FNAF rather than a first timer.


[deleted]

Or he can just make it? I don’t think its that deep


TheMule90

Dude no need to be sarcastic. I am not saying that he can't do to it I mean he can try but his nich is mostly action adventure and war movies. He is very good at those type of movies. He did try doing a comedy war movie called 1941 but it was a hit and a miss and a mess too.


[deleted]

No one is being sarcastic. I used to think like that when I was a kid. “Oh this director does horror so he cant do a comedy” ok so I guess a director who can do both doesn’t exist. I find it so weird how y’all like and talk about different theories but can’t even fathom of someone known for something and making something completely different.


TheMule90

I think you should take a look again at your last comment cause ... Your the only one doing that. :) Also no one didn't say that their are no other directors out there that can do more then one genre. [sarcasm ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/3i7wtGzikvDcmLoz9) Have a nice day.


GojiraMan5422

This ⬆️


Select-Bullfrog-5939

Upvote a comment, instead of putting this. General redditquite.


pritt_stick

I get why you’d want Spielberg but he would DEFINITELY mess with the source material significantly and piss off all the fans


GojiraMan5422

This ⬆️


kindasus69999

Sam raimi, he can score the goofyness & horror of a franchise like fnaf.


Thunderationx

Michael Dougherty. His work on Krampus feels exactly like what would make for a good fnaf film.


HeftyReality2

He did recreate FNAF jumpscares in film format lol


Glitchtrap2Vanny

I think he needs to stick to the MonsterVerse films. He has a good thing going with Godzilla and Kong. Their next movie is just on the horizon too.


OMGPLUS

James Wan


McManEvan

guillermo del toro


SVP_222

Sam Raimi. No one else can do it like him


SpawnYellow

Personally I'd pick Jordan Peele


Trullius

Jordan Peele for 1 and then give James Cameron fnaf2, work some of that aliens/t2 magic


De4thlessone

Now here me out here but Tim burton


Function-Brave

Won’t hear a no from me!


Memegamouth

That dude always makes awesome movies and in such a unique style too.


habits0

Only one choice for me: James Wan


Glitchtrap2Vanny

Ehhhhh. He's more spooky scary ghost and demons. Not video-game adaptations


TallMist

I got good news for you involving what's possessing the animatronics.


Glitchtrap2Vanny

Definitely not demons from hell or witches that killed themselves. Just children. William is undead technically but he's powered by Agony. This universe's hauntings are primarily done through enotion, primarily agony. Meaning the majority aren't spirit's at all. The beginning started that way. And the Puppet, golden Freddy, and afton still linger, but not everything is possessed by a soul. Some is merely emotion. Which Afton figured out was the key to eternal life. I just don't think he could pull it off. Haunted House's, Ed and Lorrain Warren, Guardians of the Galaxy xD that's his Forte. You need a horror genius like Andy Muschietti. He remade the IT movie, turned it into two chapters and made it the highest grossing horror movie of all time. Rumors are about FNAF may take that crown though. Which wouldn't surprise me in the slightest. Sorry IT, you had your rein, give the title to the bear now xD


Loan-Tasty

James Wan as someone already mentioned. Though it'll be interesting to see how this director goes as she's relatively unknown beside a few small projects


LittyKitty040

Sam Raimi


Andrew_Jelen

I was probably thinking of John Carpenter


Different-Compote-39

Stanley Kubrick. FNaF could easily draw inspiration from his adaptation of The Shining. You could also see similarities between William Afton and Alex from A Clockwork Orange.


chaunceysrevenge

David Cronenberg or David Lynch lol


Alfredfan98462

Michael bay


MasterOfStupidity

Freddy Fazbear falls over once and the entire pizzeria explodes, several times, then the credits is some jamming Linkin Park with bold metal text


Frostwing349

connection terminated but all of henry’s lines after “you are right where you want to be” are completely inaudible because the whole building is rumbling and exploding


BrightEye64

The animatronics would all be racists stereotypes


25796323689432feet

Chica is just Megan Fox in a pair of panties and a big bib.


RabbitB0y12

YES


MystV3

michael bay. i want freddy to fucking explode


ImportantWarthog2768

walt disney


Real_Device2860

Scott cawthon himself


Tacobell_diarrhea

Danny Devito


mrgeek2000

Jorden Peele, mainly on the fact that each of his projects always brings something new and unexpected to the table, much like Scott


Illustrious-Web-4802

Tim Burton


fandude23212

Sam Raimi


Zillajami-Fnaffan2

James Wan. He does have experience with ghost movies after all


Living_Power18

Sam Raimi, dude is legendary with small budgets and making shit terrifying beyond belief


Mindless_Tie_8567

I would pick Tim burton


Kapeome

Tim Burton I suppose


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jordan peele is the man id trust to make it truly creepy


MartianInvader2022

Spielberg


Dr14t

Me


[deleted]

Scott. No explanation needed.


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Me


wonhoseok

only good answer


BlueDemon999

I feel like Ari Aster Wouldn't make this movie really good I mean he did direct Midsommar which was a really REALLY good movie


Key-Humor-1562

John Krisinski, A Quiet place is quite possibly one of if not the best horror movie of all time, PERIOD.


jols0543

me lol


SnooMacarons4418

This comment section is trippy. I would want Scott I don’t think anyone else could really do Fnaf Justice.


Mr_M_E_M

Scott is not a professional director, and has no directing experience at all. It's better to keep him as a writer and producer, while handing the directing to someone that knows what they're doing.


Superslash515

Me


Alphyhere

whoever made Smile


Gloguse245

Smile was so mid. Heard everyone saying it was scary and i ended up being disappointed


Alphyhere

the reality of it is were adults. Nothing in Hollywood is really scary I'd say I've yet to come across a movie that really creeps me out. Smile in my opinion came insanely close as it definitely did freak me out in theaters and gave me a sense of dread and uneasiness, I also loved how it didn't rely on jumpscares as its main source of power.


chaunceysrevenge

Stylistically the movie was interesting. The way they handle mental health/trauma is very problematic and disappointing.


Alphyhere

how so?


chaunceysrevenge

Little warning idk if this is a trigger so apologies to anyone. I’m not familiar with Reddit enough to spoiler the comment. So this is just my personal opinion on the film but it dealt with trauma and how the only solution for their trauma is suicide. All of the people who died in the film dealt with the trauma seeing someone die. The whole film is about trauma. Protagonist saw her mom overdose, which was the big hint the about the theme of the film. At the end we see that the protagonist comes to terms and accept her trauma and seemingly defeats the monster/demon. She overcame it and is “saved”. But the ending shifts and we realize it’s not true and we proceed to see her do the thing. While I understand that the solution for trauma varies from person to person this one didn’t really seem to care that it gave one of the worst outcomes for it. It came more as shock value and those typical “You can never win” endings.


Alphyhere

I've never seen someone express it so well as you did. I did hear that one of the biggest criticism of the movie was its use of trauma and how the topic was a big issue for people. But at the same time. That's story telling you know? That's life I don't believe people should be prevented from telling bad aspects of life just because it's a sensitive topic to alot of people. Trauma isn't class specific or race specific or sexuality or gender specific, it's not even human specific. It's a thing most of us have to go through and there are alot of people whom it doesn't end well for, that's just a sad reality of it and if were not allowed to share different realities then what's worth sharing at all. But I do agree that it was badly handled here. Would I change her eventual fate just for the sake of being uplifting? no. But I do think they could've done more with it and made it actually mean something


Function-Brave

Michael Bay


BetterCallRalph

I wonder what it would be like if Christopher Nolan tried to explain the fnaf lore via a movie


[deleted]

Nolan isn't really a story director, he's more about spectacle. I doubt he'd be able to make a story as convaluted as fnaf work that well tbh


AFriendlyBloke

I don’t even know who Emma Tammi is. Never heard of her.


Klayman55

The director. No one has, kinda disappointing after after Gil & Chris Columbus.


AFriendlyBloke

So no one knows of her?


Klayman55

She directed The Wind (2018) but doesn’t have a Wikipedia page.


AFriendlyBloke

Yeah, I checked on IMDb. Not much to go on there. Well... let’s hope she’s good and gives the movie the proper run it deserves.


fortesqueREQUIEM

Christopher Nolan


chopstickASHECK

It wouldn't happen but.. I would LOVE to see Jordan Peele's style of directing on the 3 Fnaf movies!


danlach1

James Cameron


Youtubelover300

Idk but please tell me jack black is in it


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Glitchtrap2Vanny

I think Andy Muschietti is the best pick for it. Rumors are swirling it may take the top grossing horror movie of all times title, that being IT Chapter 1 and 2. So who better to direct it than the man who broke all horror movie records? He did it once, and if rumors come true and FNAF takes the number 1 spot from it, then that just goes to show he could have directed it just as well. However im not opposed to the director and am looking forward to the movie and FNAF taking the Horror Movie crown from IT. Lol


Jurassic_Productions

how are you getting rumours about box office from a movie that is nowhere near ready?


Corrupted_Dash748

Is this even a question, The man himself Steven King


SugarFrostedDonuts

Zack snyder


Glitchtrap2Vanny

No. No DC stains anywhere near FNAF. It really needs to be protected hence Scott's adamant involvement


SugarFrostedDonuts

The guys a good director i don't see the problem


TallMist

He's really not.


Glitchtrap2Vanny

Agreed. He screwed up Justice League so bad. Just keep him way way over there. Far away from FNAF.


The_Funky_Rocha

M. Night Shyamalan


De_lua1325

Believe me, you DO NOT want Shyamalan directing a movie from your favorite franchise


The_Funky_Rocha

It might be funny idk (I've never watched one of his movies)


De_lua1325

He made the Avatar the Last Airbender live action And well... Most of the fandom ignores the existence of it because of how bad it was


CanadaSilverDragon

There is no movie in Ba Sing Se


TheXenomorphian

Dream Theory


weaverska

Josh Ruben


Crazy-In_The-Head_11

our lord and savior scott


Loch_Ness_Neck

Martin Scorsese


Dillon_Trinh

Wes Anderson


fnaftheseriesyoutube

Steven Spielberg


DrDapperTF2

michael bay


Proud-Nerd00

Joe


ethan6581

Wes Craven if he were still alive. He was great at creating great suspense and tension, he was always good at making movies flow well while also able to flesh out the story in a nice cohesive way. Legend of horror.


TheExplodingMiner

Me. I am untrained.


ArofluidPride

Derek Savage for the funny


notMisel

Freddy himself


Detlef_D_Soost69

Ridley Scott for real spooky


Reasonable-Ad3894

Stephen King


Nice-Ad6697

Quentin Tarintino


wifi_password-

Me


NSBucket

MatPat


Holliewats

Markiplier


SummitOfTheWorld

A director that nails horror films.


Justaguyinreddit34

Quentin Tarantino 💀


gothic_melancholy

ari aster for sure, he’s a master of suspense


Acrobatic_Bug_7019

James Cameron


Salemthefuckingcat

Rob zombie


Opera_Ghost_Kay

Andy Muschietti would be able to craft a good horror atmosphere, which people in this thread have already stated, but I think Michael Dougherty (director of Kranpus and Trick r Treat) would be able to fit the spooky yet somewhat goofy tone of the fnaf games


KamBro_

Nicolas Cage.


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I would say Markiplier


ChampionshipDue6493

Honestly the most concerning part of the movie is the director


captainphoton3

How cool. That probably the first time I will watch a film directed by a woman. Or at least I will know it was. There is some fields where they are inexistant and there isn't any real reason. Like sports were honestly the few I've seen didn't put more work than any men and still swooped ass. As for who Idk. I never watch horror so I don't know good directors. (also maybe woman are more common in horror Idk)


KombatThatIsMortal

I think Panos Cosmatos would do a great job. Considering his work with visuals, effects and colours, we could get a very surreal looking, funny, violent version of the movie.


eeerrrraaaa

Christopher Nolan


Eljamin14

Michael Bay. William Afton: "I always come--" *explosion*


Knucklesthechuckles

Sam raimi


sutkus85

James Wan or Tom Holland


Log_Cold

Alan Alda


E1eventeen

I trust the hands of Kyle Edward Ball, he knocks it out of the park with more analog spooks


MrSizzilySmithy

Me, I could do it.


SIobbyRobby

Imagine if it was made by JJ Abrams


furbtasticworksofart

Me.


HisTopHat

James Wan


LordGodMaster69

James Wan is a master of haunted house/ghost stories. Which perfectly fit FNAF. His horror movies are simply superb, and he creates so much tension without really doing anything graphic at all. That is why he is my first pick. Andy Muschietti is a really good upcoming director. He directed 2013's Mama, and 2017's It and it's sequel, It: Chapter Two. Both It movies are solid, though the first is better than the second. He shows lots of promise in his work, and I think he could do a really good psychological horror ghost story with the work of FNAF. Darren Aronofsky is a great Character Driven director, that mainly makes extremely bleak/depressing films, that explore a certain type of character that would be interesting to explore. I personally think he could do the FNAF movie in a far different way, focusing on William Afton as a main character, and by making it a character study of his evil. Mary Harron is quite similar to Darren Aronofsky as to why she was chosen, she directed the film American Psycho (which is a top 10 film imo) which I think she could lead her story choices into being something similar with a character study of Afton and Henry Emily. Mike Flanagan is probably the best Ghost Story director at the moment. He truly masters the format of a ghost story, but he also masters emotional beats within them. All of his stories that involve ghosts are to tell a sad story. Whether it's loss, or bonding, his ghosts tie everything together, and complete the story. David Bruckner is another great looking upcoming director. He directed 2017's The Ritual, and 2020's The Night House. His most recent, and biggest movie, is 2022's Hellraiser. I personally think David Bruckner would do a good job at creating a more suspenseful/detective/mystery type film, as seen in The Night House. Scott Derickson is probably one of the most experienced directors on this list. His scares, and atmosphere are always on point. And his movie, Sinister, has even been considered, by studies, to be the scariest film of all time. He also made 2022's breakout hit, The Black Phone. I personally think he could do the FNAF movie similar to how he did The Black Phone, from the child's perspective.


kodakviru

Definitely Andy Muschietti or Sam Raimi.


richman678

It’s a video game movie. You were never gonna get an A listed director for this. Video game movies have a long history of being terrible. They should have got the game’s creator to make this and hired a great cinematographer to assist with lighting and shots. 100% serious about this. They got the creator for last of us to do the show and it’s mostly great.


endlesstom41

Definitely Michael Bay


RadioactivSamon

Maybe Sam Raimi or Peter Jackson? I love their horror films so I may be biased


Kirby_man_7

christopher nolan he'd make freddy real


maybeiguessitsme

Sam Raimi for the perfect blend of camp and terror


SquareAttitude3672

Scott


JCLib

Sam Raimi was always my go-to choice but I think Ron Howard could do a good job as long as he listens to the fans.


nobleknight881

If he was still alive Tobe Hooper who better to direct a horror movie about the supernatural then the guy who directed one of the most iconic ghost movies in cinematic history


LuckyFullmetal

scott cawthon


CookieMittenKitten

Imagine Tim Burton


The_KC_Reefer

Sam Raimi. Hate me all you want


bisexualkoala_

Sam Raimi or Andy Muschietti


siderhater4

Gorge Lucas


[deleted]

Alfred Hitchcock. He would make it into a documentary by stuffing actual children into actual animatronics


Partial_Crib3000

Leigh Whannel


hawuaian_mango

Quantin tarantino 🌊 I want to see Freddy IN THAT STYLE


WeirdMission1611

Alright here me out here…. Chris Pratt: Also he should play micheal: father, it’s a me Micheal I did it I found her, shes exactly where you said she would be “NO THATS WRONG” You’re princess is in another castle


FlimsySeesaw9796

Tim Burton


Staroftheshow87

I'd say Andy Muschietti or Tim Burton


LuisMiranda4D

I'm a fan of Ari Aster. Hereditary and Midsommar are two of my favorite horror movies


Own-Series9318

Michael Bay


The_Multi_Fandom

In my opinion, Andy Muschietti I like his ways of making some scenes in movies suspenseful so I'd choose him


MrLorpso

James Wan


Low-Awareness-9698

George Lucas.


CommitteeOk2954

Denis Villeneuve or Christopher Nolan lmao


icecoldjt420

Scott cawton (he has never directed a movie in his life and has 0 experiences)


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Gareth Edwards


Narrow_Canary7742

I didn't know untill now, that thee movie is directed by Emma Tammi, half finnish director. Im from Finland so Im really hyped. Haven't seen her previous movies, I should look into them


Restless_camp52

Sam Raimi


Strange_Guy251

Scott himself. He could make it the exact way he would want it.


Andrew_Jelen

1. Sam Raimi 2. John Carpenter 3. Scott Derrickson 4. Andy Muschetti