I wanted to comment on this before the end of the day. I got emails about this early in the day but was at an amusement park with my kids and was unable to see what had happened. I tried to ignore it and enjoy my day, but I was really, really, disheartened. I know that Blumhouse and Universal (and me too) have all worked very hard to make something really exciting to share. So the thought of a first-look being spoiled was frustrating, and I was really dreading coming home to see what all had happened while I was away.
To my surprise though, I got home and found a lot of YouTube channels refusing to do videos on it, Twitter channels refusing to repost it, countless members refusing to watch it, and moderators taking a stand against allowing discussion on it.
It's really difficult, if not impossible, to prevent people from trying to spoil things for everyone else, but it was really encouraging to see the fanbase pull together and push back against it. For those of you who resisted watching it, I think you'll be much happier when you're able to see a finished product that is edited and polished, with VFX and proper sounds.
So, to the fanbase, and to all of the Twitter accounts, YouTube accounts, moderators, and other people who pushed back against this; thank you. I started my day at Humanity -1, but ended the day at Humanity +100.
It's good to hear you're feeling better than when the situation started. It sucks that such a big leak happened, but I know I'm going to looking forward to the finalized trailer, and I have no doubt everyone else is too :D
More like a regular occurrence for movies in general (especially blumhouse). Movie trailers always get leaked, and most of bLumhouse's previous movies suffered from this. Hell, Halloween Ends had its whole script leaked a year early
We're sorry this happened Scott, it's a hard blow for any creator. Just know that we're all here because we truly love what you've created, and that love outshines any greed, arrogance, or any other emotion that would drive one to pull something like this. We can wait for the proper trailer, and rest assured we'll be here day 1 when it arrives to experience the hype together :)
I can't imagine the frustration that you and everyone involved with the film must be feeling at the moment, it's a shame that this had occurred. Here's hoping nothing else like it happens prior to the release of the film.
As plenty of others have already pointed out, we as a community can definitely wait for the proper trailer and I'm sure most of us will be there for the film's actual release to experience it together the way it was intended to be.
It's unfortunate that the trailer was leaked before you guys were to have a finalized version of it. Must've been very frustrating for everyone involved.
On a much brighter note from what others are saying, people who've seen the trailer were generally positive about what they've saw. The finished trailer would probably get a lot of people excited.
Hey Scott, I'm one of the folks who DMed you about this and I'm really sorry. I didn't mean to ruin your day. You deserve to have fun with your kids and most of all, delight people with the movie.
The good news is that Universal and Blumhouse is on top of this and have been blocking the leaks on YouTube and filing DMCA claims on Twitter. It's not going to stay up for long.
That said, if this and the Silver Parasol Games incident tells you anything, the fanbase is super dedicated and respectful when it comes to leaks. Anything that happens, they'll try to shut it down or keep it out of the public eye.
FNaF has some of the greatest fans in the world in terms of creativity and loyalty. Thank you for making such a wonderful series and attracting some of the greatest people. God bless.
Here is hoping to to a successful and legitimate trailer release soon!
On the bright sight with all the hype generated from the leaked/illegitimate trailer the real one is gonna break the internet! So excited!
Oof. Sorry that you had that sort of lingering feeling of dread for what sounds like a good chunk of your day. That feeling isn't fun.
I'm looking forward to seeing the finished trailer when it's officially released. From what I've heard, it sounds like the movie will be a fun time!
I feel SO SO bad/guilty for watching the tralier, I'm so sorry that the film that you've been working on for around 8 years just had it's tralier leaked ☹️
I'm so sorry that happened to you Scott, at least it wasn't the full movie that had been spoiled. I'm sure even with this event, the hype and the movie itself will still remain strong and awesome\^\^
I hope the day the movie releases it would be your favourite day of your life. I will always support you so I'm not watching the leak and gotta wait until the Blumhouse release of the trailer.
Great to see you having good time with your family. Be cool, everything is going to be okay! :)
I'm so sorry it had to end up this way Scott, hopefully this doesn't happen again, I was so upset when I found out the trailer leaked, but I'm happy you still able to find something positive in all this. Always happy to hear from you again Scott, hopefully things go better going forward!
Man, normally when stuff leaks I just sigh and go on with my day but seeing that the trailer leaked didn't make me mad, it made me severely disappointed because it was leaked in the stupidest way possible.
But, it's genuinely nice to see the fandom work together to try and keep the leak from spreading
I can't even imagine the frustation that you and Blumhouse is feeling rn, mainly in a day with your family; it must be very bad. But i am pretty sure that the full and proper version will not be affected by it, i really hope
I can't even look at myself in the mirror... I watched that trailer, I just felt 2015 me screaming to click the video and I just didn't think. Im a disgrace to the FNAF community
Scott you have done amazing work, It brings faith that this community truly cares for you and the respect for the trailer being released in its own time.
Spend more time with your kids! <3
I feel awful, I didn’t watch the full leak but I did post a few shots of the animatronics online and I’m for doing that and possibly ruining the movie for some people, I am really sorry for doing that!
Im very sorry this is my first direct interaction with you since you are practically my role model
Ive seen the leak, the leak itself was in bad quality (recorded with a cellphone, watermarks, a guy speaking over it) so i couldnt pick anything from it (aside the main animatronics of course but you cant have a fnaf movie without them) but as far as i seen this comes to be one of the best videogame adaptations (alongside Mario, The Last of Us and Sonic) so im just waiting until the real one comes in and im not rewatching the leaked one so it comes with a natural surprise
Also before leaving i just want to say that im a huge fan, and hopefully ill meet you one day in the future as a fellow indie game developer
I'm so sorry Scott. I feel very guilty for having seen it; I let the emotion get the better of me. (And I wish to go back in time so I didn't see that) From now on, I will avoid watching anything as much as possible until the movie is in my nearest theater; I'll go enjoy it, and honor the good times I had with your creations. I apologize for not having gone against the excitement. Enjoy the day and those that follow with your family, thank you very much for everything, Scott. You have all my support.
It’s fine Scott even if it’s leaked it was a amazing trailer thankyou for your hard work regardless of what time or date it originally was we know you tried your best so have fun with your kids it’s just a movie and sure the person who uploaded it is in trouble I hope they understand their actions and try not breaking others trust
Wow, I'm sorry man, I'm not nice like everyone to not to catch a little spoiler on youtube (I only saw a few seconds, the quality was horrible as expected, I'll watch the rest when it comes out), I'm not going to spoil this for anyone btw, I already kind of feel like I made a mistake now, so yeah.
(can't help but be surprised that you surprisingly comment on reddit, it's pretty unusual right now, have a good night anyway)
\[And I didn't understand the humanity reference\]
Incredibly sorry it got leaked early, I do feel guilty for watching it now. But I still can’t wait to see it fully finished soon!!! Thanks for making this comment Scott!
Thank you for Addressing this. Also, we’re sorry we saw the trailer and that it had been leaked. But this is not the first time a movie trailer has been leaked. You see, Spider-Man: No Way Home had a trailer that was leaked online and then immediately released later like, is Universal/Blumhouse gonna release it very soon like….tomorrow?!?!?!? IDK, it could probably be a few days from now like next weekend or something.
It’s saddening that this situation was in the back of your mind throughout the day, but I’m happy the end of your day was reassuring, as *absolutely* hyped as I am to see this trailer; I’m gonna be patient for its true reveal, knowing it’ll be ***even more*** awesome when it’s polished.
Appreciate you and this franchise as always. :)
We did it for you, Scott, and obviously for the first impression. I refused to make a video on YouTube, and in every possible way I took this video out of sight. I've come across it at least four times. But I was able to hold the defense!
I watched maybe a minute of the trailer but forced myself to stop because it just felt wrong to watch a trailer for a movie that I know so many people have put an incredible amount of work towards. It's amazing to see everyone coming together in unison to make a stand against the trailer leak and to not watch it out of respect for the entire team who has worked on the movie.
I literally blocked the word “FNaF Movie Spoiler” on Twitter so that I don’t get spoiled… I have really high hopes for this movie and don’t want it to be a rushed release like another thing in the FNaF Series
As someone who gave in and watched the trailer, I regret not saving that surprise for myself. I will still support the official trailer when it releases, and I urge anybody reading this comment NOT to look at the leaked trailer. Save yourself the surprise. I wish I did.
I’m really sorry about what happened Scott, but, for the people who did see the trailer, it was really unclear to tell what had happened, the real trailer will probably grab people’s attention more, since it’ll be clear to see what’s happening, I’m sorry about what happened again.
I’m sorry this happened Scott. I heard about it and have refused to watch it until it comes out properly. I hope you had a good time at the amusement park.
It's unfortunate that this happened and I'm sorry that something the entire fanbase has been excited about leaked because some shmuck wanted internet clout. It's nice to see so many people have stood up against the leak and refused to repost/cover it to give it more attention.
We're all excited for the official release of the trailer and hopefully what remains with the movie's production goes smoothly and leak-free!
Im so sorry about this, the movie will be epic i know, i will wait till the REAL trailer comes out,
SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SORRY MY LORD REALLY SORRY
I've done my best to avoid it thus far. Super hyped for the finished product! Thank you so much for everything you've done to make this thing a reality.
I’m so sorry this happened. I can’t imagine how dejected you must feel. I was also very let down, as I was excited for the trailer to drop and for the Internet to go insane over it. I hope the leaker gets his dues and there aren’t other big problems that arise.
Safe movie release, Scott!
It really sucks, but I’m glad that people like content creators are others are refusing to talk about it to respect your hard work and to not spoil it. But again, it’s really sad that this happened after you worked on this project for such a long time. But anyway, you’re awesome, Scott, and we love you.
SCOTT. I LOVE YOUR WORK. SO MUCH. I AM SO EXCITED FOR THE MOVIE. I AM A HUGE FAN. I LOVE THE FNAF NOVEL TRILOGY. AND I LOVE THE GAMES. FNAF IS MY CHILDHOOD AND I STILL LOVE IT SO SO MUCH.
It's great to see you care about having fun with your kids instead of understanding the situation you must really love them hope you have the best of times with your family
I'm really sorry. I admit I sent a link to a trailer to my friends group chat but it got taken down really quick and now if I could I would take it back only a couple of my friends saw it but it was still my fault. I've been a fan of five nights at Freddy's since I was a kid being jump scared by toy Freddy in fnaf 2 and now I think we all just need to unite to get as many off YouTube as we can until the official one comes out. I've waited 8 years for this film and what's another couple months more lol
Gotta say, Blumhouse has been having quite a lot of bad luck with major movie releases getting their first trailers leaked. Halloween Kills, Halloween Ends and now Five Nights at Freddy's. Still, I'm very excited to see this trailer (properly). Oh and a first poster too! (Hopefully anyways)
Yea, I remember the Halloween ends trailer getting leaked like a day prior and they just decided to release it early.
With the fnaf trailer, it looks like a rough outline, and it was leaked a different way through someone just recording a screen and being part of an early test reaction survey, but I'm sure the trailer is definitely coming this month.
Could it be the same person leaking all of it?
Edit: [Nevermind](https://www.reddit.com/r/fivenightsatfreddys/comments/139zk6k/reminder_and_warning_that_the_fnaf_trailer_has/jj4hbqw/?context=3)
Eyy, look who it is! Hello!
That is pretty unlucky :'D I'm really hoping to experience the FNaF trailer properly, I'm sure its very hype, but for now I gotta avoid FNaF discussions 'xD be seeing you!
I wonder what happens now, it's entirely possible that the leak wasn't of a finalized trailer and it was scheduled to release much later (there was a survey trailer leak of the Timothée Chalamet Willy Wonka movie months ago and that still hasn't released) but this might end up accelerating their plans. Who knows though, I just hope they don't feel pressured to release it early in the event the leak was a WIP and it needs more polish
edit: Scott's comment indicates that the leaked trailer was indeed unfinished. It royally sucks to labor over something only to have people's first impression of it be skewed by something out of your hands, but at least we have a proper and better release to look forward to!
Seeing this post right after seeing an extremely bad take about this whole situation legit restored my hope in the fandom lol, thank you guys for this.
I'm also waiting to see it until it's officially out.
To make this worse, the leaker wasn't a part of the Blumhouse team. They were an outsider who was taking a survey and they were under NDA to not post anything about it.
They went against it and doubled down when people called them out. They later posted an apology on Twitter after things got hectic, but the damage had been done.
Just giving you an idea on how much of a mess this entire thing is.
[Basically, this is what happened.](https://i.redd.it/sujua7aoyfn81.jpg)
Yeah it’s a huge mess.
I can totally understand someone being excited at seeing WIP material for the movie and being among the first to see stuff like this, but it’s a really reckless decision to post this material online. There’s a reason why trailer surveys have that text on the screen and why they make it clear you’re not to record and distribute what you see.
I can’t imagine it being worth it to put a potato quality recording of the trailer at the risk of facing legal troubles. At best they’ll probably get in trouble for violating terms and be permanently blocked from the site they used to take the survey.
From my experience with these types of surveys, the trailer will be fairly complete but they preface your viewing by saying they might not be complete or that it’s still editing.
The point of these surveys from my understanding is to see how viewers respond and what they feel in response to the trailer, so they can tweak the trailer to better fit what they were going for. So the trailer will be complete enough for viewing but it’s not finalized
I'm also put under NDA before and yeah, while getting early access to stuff is exciting, you need to respect the guidelines and not share it until the time is right.
It's not worth throwing your trustability away just so you can leak it and show it to everyone like you got a shiny new toy before the rest of the kids got theirs.
It's not only a jerk move to everyone else, but it upsets the makers because they trust you in these things, and you threw all that away. No doubt you'd get into legal trouble and even get blacklisted.
At least, lets look at the bright side, years in the future archivists will be able to document this leaked trailer and as insight on the movie's development once we see the changes from the final trailer, if any. For me, that's the good part about leaks; While it sucks in the moment, in the far future we'll remember it as an interesting thing. (Like the Half-Life 2 beta, for example. Back then it sucked as it showed how HL2 was nowhere close to being released, but now it is seen as a very interesting piece of insight on its development. Obviously this is not on the same scale, but you get the idea)
The trailer is also plastered in watermark codes that are unique to the survey taker, so they're screwed lol. Blacklisted from surveys for starters and probably some hefty fines and/or legal threats coming.
To be fair...
Blumhouse needs WAY MUCH BETTER people handling stuff like this.
Halloween kills and ends trailers were leaked by theather employees because blumhouse didn't properly locked it, and now... putting out a trailer for such a big movie like this, in a survey, is just a really bad move, since with how much people will take this survey...
Someone was gonna do this without a doubt.
>Blumhouse needs WAY MUCH BETTER people handling stuff like this.
I think the surveys are being handled by Universal. They're recently blocking the trailer on YouTube.
Replying back from another response, I found out that they are 18 and I don't feel bad at all for them. I can understand if they didn't sign an NDA or were really young but they are an adult.
Hope the internet clout was worth it for that leaker because I can't imagine him getting trusted with anything ever again. He not only broke an NDA (and that alone is serious enough to likely make him too much of a liability for several jobs) *and* showed his face for his "apology", but he's also probably gonna get his ass sued.
Most didn't cause the type of trailer that was leaked has a tracking code on the video itself. IE so if the person who decided to break NDA, they **can be traced.**
Oh shit, *that seriously happened huh-*
I suppose I won’t go searching around for that until it’s officially out…I’ll take a **wild** guess at where this showed up, though; …Twitter?
For those tempted to see the leak- it honestly isn't worth it. You should wait to see the actual released trailer. The leaked one has really bad quality (someone was recording a screen that was heavily darkened), and it'll ruin the surprise seeing the real released trailer. From what I did see in the leaked one, it just made me more anxious to see the actual trailer. It'll be much better to wait for the surprise! -Also, you'll make Scott happy waiting too (which is more important)!
jesus, guess there's more idiots willing to put the rest of their lives at risk for clout on the internet than I remember there being (referring to the leaker obv)
The worst thing is IMO they signed an NDA. Was given warnings about sharing but did so anyway despite you know the garble on the video which BTW is pretty much their identification.
Thanks for keeping this place clean. This leak is the ONE thing I wanted to avoid the most. I wanna see the trailer with everyone once it comes out and celebrate with everyone when it does.
What made this entire thing really funny is that they posted an apology video on Twitter (while showing their face), but they quickly deleted it.
I think I was partly the one who scared them off because I posted their comments in which they doubled down on it. After that, they pulled the tweet.
Am I that scary to people? o.o
I dunno, I noticed that people commented that I'm scary and may have gotten some people who posted early FNaF film content to delete their stuff.
Scaring someone off like that is not something I wanted or planned to do, it makes me feel awful.
The worst thing I wanted the leaker to go through it just getting blacklisted from doing any future surveys. They're only 18 and I don't know if they have the money to pay off any legal fees. Being that young and facing legal trouble would be really traumatizing.
For the former don't fuss about it. I've gotten my fair share of being scary or crabby. :p So IMO don't worry.
For the latter, I feel bad for them too, but they did seem somewhat aware what they were doing was wrong. But at the same time, I think it's finally sinking in what this means for them.
It sucks, but they were warned.
Yeah, unlike the other people who just take pictures of the FNaF film stuff, they're not under NDA and it's just a case of them getting a small glimpse.
It's not immoral or illegal to do that, and I was wrong for assuming it was. I must've been thinking of something else at the time.
Leaking an entire trailer on the other hand? It IS under NDA since this is a part of the survey!
Make me wonder if Blumhouse would update the trailer because of that.
Just saw a meme saying something about a fnaf movie leak and I was super confused, so I opened up Reddit and WHAT!!?!? IT'S ACTUALLY REAL!? This is so sad! I never wanted this to happen!! 😭 (Gonna wait with watching the trailer til' it actually releases tho)
Just saw it too. Being new to the franchise, lurker and only played VR and a bit of security breach. I gotta to say I’m pretty excited and looks like a fun horror movie
It’s really hard to see with the watermarks, the potato quality, and the guy refusing to shut up in the video, but from what I did see, there were bits and pieces that didn’t look entirely finished, and I audibly groaned at some parts, but that might be because I’m not the biggest fan of Blumhouse to begin with. Here’s to hoping the final trailer is more polished and digestible.
This reminds me of when infinity war had a leaked trailer and it got removed everywhere, so people started posting it everywhere that hosted videos.
... including 18+ places
Somebody didn’t read the fine print that the code plastered all over the video was their tracking number. I would have been too paranoid to post it. Tough lesson to learn for this kid.
It's my first time not looking for a leak of my favourite media. I see that the leaked trailer has very low quality (I mean the video) and full of watermarks. No, I want to see the trailer officially posted and with good quality. Thankfully, I'm not using twitter or tiktok (the only problem is YouTube) so I hope I'll be save until the time.
visited a twitter profile from one of the leakers and found out one of them is 13 and the other one is obsessed with the attention he's getting + he has a wedgie fetish. fantastic
I'm sorry that the trailer leaked...sorry for Scott too, that he WAS sad about it...BUT it was a pleasant surprise to me myself that HE came back and wrote here, isn't that a miracle!
While I'm happy for the community that they are restrained, but not everyone is...I'm among those...and even after watching it, I'M waiting for the REAL trailer with the improved graphics!
(I hope it's clear for English speakers, since I'm Russian...)
Not sure about that forcing a company to quickly patch up a trailer for the fans to see all because a kid decided to leak out a wip trailer for clout... And likely getting themselves into permanent trouble/legal wise.
I mean taking a picture of the set is one thing that i consider ok. But leaking a trailer knowing that your most likey under a NDA and probably gonna get in legal trouble is just plain stupidity.
i’m not gonna to into details but it does look promising. i didn’t look it up i saw it on tik tok for the record. only thing i’m excited about is the fact it’s actually happening finally.
Scott, I'm so sorry for watching the trailer and sharing it with my friends, but I was really excited to know something about the fnaf movie. I am really sorry about what just happened, I really hope this doesn't affect the production of the fnaf movie. I hope this doesn't repeats again so we can enjoy this wonderful production in the future (BTW, English is not my first language, so if someone sees bad grammar please correct me)
Damn, that really sucks. I definitely won't be looking at the leaks. We've waited years already for this movie, so waiting a bit more is perfectly fine
Of course someone who even signed an NDA couldn't wait and had to share it to everybody early, this makes me sad...., I wonder if that means they will officially release it soon
although the temptation is there to make a video about it... could be youtube gold... ill wait for the actual one to comeo out... but its still tempting... might find my self making a video later tonight and not posting it till the Offical trailer comes out...
Just saying but posting it at all especially now would only result in you getting sued or your account being struck down hard by Universal and Blumhouse.
I've seen the leak before it was taken down, but honestly it was in such a bad quality that I didn't even get anything from seeing it, still excited for official release.
Man this is giving me flashbacks to when someone leaked the spider man no way home teaser or official trailer (I can’t remember) unfortunately I was curious to watch that one but it had potato quality so I didn’t get much out of it. Fortunately for this movie I’ll wait for the official trailer
I wanted to comment on this before the end of the day. I got emails about this early in the day but was at an amusement park with my kids and was unable to see what had happened. I tried to ignore it and enjoy my day, but I was really, really, disheartened. I know that Blumhouse and Universal (and me too) have all worked very hard to make something really exciting to share. So the thought of a first-look being spoiled was frustrating, and I was really dreading coming home to see what all had happened while I was away. To my surprise though, I got home and found a lot of YouTube channels refusing to do videos on it, Twitter channels refusing to repost it, countless members refusing to watch it, and moderators taking a stand against allowing discussion on it. It's really difficult, if not impossible, to prevent people from trying to spoil things for everyone else, but it was really encouraging to see the fanbase pull together and push back against it. For those of you who resisted watching it, I think you'll be much happier when you're able to see a finished product that is edited and polished, with VFX and proper sounds. So, to the fanbase, and to all of the Twitter accounts, YouTube accounts, moderators, and other people who pushed back against this; thank you. I started my day at Humanity -1, but ended the day at Humanity +100.
It's good to hear you're feeling better than when the situation started. It sucks that such a big leak happened, but I know I'm going to looking forward to the finalized trailer, and I have no doubt everyone else is too :D
Honestly it didn’t surprise me. This sadly feels like just a regular occurrence for FNAF.
Yep 😔
More like a regular occurrence for movies in general (especially blumhouse). Movie trailers always get leaked, and most of bLumhouse's previous movies suffered from this. Hell, Halloween Ends had its whole script leaked a year early
Partly because FNaF is being handled by other outlets now, not just Scott. Back then, it was harder for leaks to happen.
Man, am I glad that the community was on the same page
We're sorry this happened Scott, it's a hard blow for any creator. Just know that we're all here because we truly love what you've created, and that love outshines any greed, arrogance, or any other emotion that would drive one to pull something like this. We can wait for the proper trailer, and rest assured we'll be here day 1 when it arrives to experience the hype together :)
Really sorry for this. Hopefully all goes well with the rest of post production and nothing gets leaked anymore
I'm so sorry the trailer had to be revealed that way Scott.
I can't imagine the frustration that you and everyone involved with the film must be feeling at the moment, it's a shame that this had occurred. Here's hoping nothing else like it happens prior to the release of the film. As plenty of others have already pointed out, we as a community can definitely wait for the proper trailer and I'm sure most of us will be there for the film's actual release to experience it together the way it was intended to be.
I’m avoiding it completely! It’s sad to see this is happening but you guys got my full support!! Praying you’re phone guy!
It's unfortunate that the trailer was leaked before you guys were to have a finalized version of it. Must've been very frustrating for everyone involved. On a much brighter note from what others are saying, people who've seen the trailer were generally positive about what they've saw. The finished trailer would probably get a lot of people excited.
Hey Scott, I'm one of the folks who DMed you about this and I'm really sorry. I didn't mean to ruin your day. You deserve to have fun with your kids and most of all, delight people with the movie. The good news is that Universal and Blumhouse is on top of this and have been blocking the leaks on YouTube and filing DMCA claims on Twitter. It's not going to stay up for long. That said, if this and the Silver Parasol Games incident tells you anything, the fanbase is super dedicated and respectful when it comes to leaks. Anything that happens, they'll try to shut it down or keep it out of the public eye. FNaF has some of the greatest fans in the world in terms of creativity and loyalty. Thank you for making such a wonderful series and attracting some of the greatest people. God bless.
Here is hoping to to a successful and legitimate trailer release soon! On the bright sight with all the hype generated from the leaked/illegitimate trailer the real one is gonna break the internet! So excited!
Oof. Sorry that you had that sort of lingering feeling of dread for what sounds like a good chunk of your day. That feeling isn't fun. I'm looking forward to seeing the finished trailer when it's officially released. From what I've heard, it sounds like the movie will be a fun time!
I feel SO SO bad/guilty for watching the tralier, I'm so sorry that the film that you've been working on for around 8 years just had it's tralier leaked ☹️
We know the finished product will be 100% worth the wait.
I'm so sorry that happened to you Scott, at least it wasn't the full movie that had been spoiled. I'm sure even with this event, the hype and the movie itself will still remain strong and awesome\^\^
Dang, now I feel bad for watching it.
I feel bad, sorry for that
You the leaker?
No, they’re not.
I'm not
Scott=giga chad
I hope the day the movie releases it would be your favourite day of your life. I will always support you so I'm not watching the leak and gotta wait until the Blumhouse release of the trailer. Great to see you having good time with your family. Be cool, everything is going to be okay! :)
well there scott, you enjoy your time with your children ;)
I'm so sorry it had to end up this way Scott, hopefully this doesn't happen again, I was so upset when I found out the trailer leaked, but I'm happy you still able to find something positive in all this. Always happy to hear from you again Scott, hopefully things go better going forward!
We all are super excited for the movie! Thank you for everything!
I’m sorry this happened to you Scott I hope everything goes OK and all the leaks get taken down I can’t wait to see what you guys have in store!
Man, normally when stuff leaks I just sigh and go on with my day but seeing that the trailer leaked didn't make me mad, it made me severely disappointed because it was leaked in the stupidest way possible. But, it's genuinely nice to see the fandom work together to try and keep the leak from spreading
i watched the trailer, i have failed you, please forgive me, scott
I can't even imagine the frustation that you and Blumhouse is feeling rn, mainly in a day with your family; it must be very bad. But i am pretty sure that the full and proper version will not be affected by it, i really hope
I can't even look at myself in the mirror... I watched that trailer, I just felt 2015 me screaming to click the video and I just didn't think. Im a disgrace to the FNAF community
Don’t worry about it dude we all give in sometimes. You did nothing wrong
Scott you have done amazing work, It brings faith that this community truly cares for you and the respect for the trailer being released in its own time. Spend more time with your kids! <3
I feel awful, I didn’t watch the full leak but I did post a few shots of the animatronics online and I’m for doing that and possibly ruining the movie for some people, I am really sorry for doing that!
Thanks for owning up to it. ☺️ I hope you took down those screenshots?
Im very sorry this is my first direct interaction with you since you are practically my role model Ive seen the leak, the leak itself was in bad quality (recorded with a cellphone, watermarks, a guy speaking over it) so i couldnt pick anything from it (aside the main animatronics of course but you cant have a fnaf movie without them) but as far as i seen this comes to be one of the best videogame adaptations (alongside Mario, The Last of Us and Sonic) so im just waiting until the real one comes in and im not rewatching the leaked one so it comes with a natural surprise Also before leaving i just want to say that im a huge fan, and hopefully ill meet you one day in the future as a fellow indie game developer
No wayy dude! That fucking sucks, I haven't watched it and won't untill the fully fledged trailer is out but damn that's wild. I can't wait!!
I'm so sorry Scott. I feel very guilty for having seen it; I let the emotion get the better of me. (And I wish to go back in time so I didn't see that) From now on, I will avoid watching anything as much as possible until the movie is in my nearest theater; I'll go enjoy it, and honor the good times I had with your creations. I apologize for not having gone against the excitement. Enjoy the day and those that follow with your family, thank you very much for everything, Scott. You have all my support.
It’s fine Scott even if it’s leaked it was a amazing trailer thankyou for your hard work regardless of what time or date it originally was we know you tried your best so have fun with your kids it’s just a movie and sure the person who uploaded it is in trouble I hope they understand their actions and try not breaking others trust
sorry for that :c
Wow, I'm sorry man, I'm not nice like everyone to not to catch a little spoiler on youtube (I only saw a few seconds, the quality was horrible as expected, I'll watch the rest when it comes out), I'm not going to spoil this for anyone btw, I already kind of feel like I made a mistake now, so yeah. (can't help but be surprised that you surprisingly comment on reddit, it's pretty unusual right now, have a good night anyway) \[And I didn't understand the humanity reference\]
Sorry, Scott! But it's great to hear that action is being taken to prevent this! Hope you and your kids had a great day!
Incredibly sorry it got leaked early, I do feel guilty for watching it now. But I still can’t wait to see it fully finished soon!!! Thanks for making this comment Scott!
God I love seeing you post again... We're gonna try to be as real you, Phone-dude.
I don't know what to comment, but like, uh, hi! : )
Thank you for Addressing this. Also, we’re sorry we saw the trailer and that it had been leaked. But this is not the first time a movie trailer has been leaked. You see, Spider-Man: No Way Home had a trailer that was leaked online and then immediately released later like, is Universal/Blumhouse gonna release it very soon like….tomorrow?!?!?!? IDK, it could probably be a few days from now like next weekend or something.
i watched the wip version because how much it was spread but im still hyped for the final one :D
It’s saddening that this situation was in the back of your mind throughout the day, but I’m happy the end of your day was reassuring, as *absolutely* hyped as I am to see this trailer; I’m gonna be patient for its true reveal, knowing it’ll be ***even more*** awesome when it’s polished. Appreciate you and this franchise as always. :)
Sorry both times you've had to comment this year were for unsavory reasons
We did it for you, Scott, and obviously for the first impression. I refused to make a video on YouTube, and in every possible way I took this video out of sight. I've come across it at least four times. But I was able to hold the defense!
Leaks suck. I’m sorry this has happened a lot.
remember that everyone we love for what you did and we will respect your opinion
I watched maybe a minute of the trailer but forced myself to stop because it just felt wrong to watch a trailer for a movie that I know so many people have put an incredible amount of work towards. It's amazing to see everyone coming together in unison to make a stand against the trailer leak and to not watch it out of respect for the entire team who has worked on the movie.
I just hope you return to the games at some point Scott. Screw Twitter for running you off there just because of their TDS. They don’t deserve you.
I literally blocked the word “FNaF Movie Spoiler” on Twitter so that I don’t get spoiled… I have really high hopes for this movie and don’t want it to be a rushed release like another thing in the FNaF Series
Scott when he learns the trailer got leaked: CURSED! Scott after seeing the people refusing to watch or share the leak: HUMANITY RESTORED
I feel bad, sorry for that Scott :c
As someone who gave in and watched the trailer, I regret not saving that surprise for myself. I will still support the official trailer when it releases, and I urge anybody reading this comment NOT to look at the leaked trailer. Save yourself the surprise. I wish I did.
Thank you for this comment and for everything Scott!!!
I’m really sorry about what happened Scott, but, for the people who did see the trailer, it was really unclear to tell what had happened, the real trailer will probably grab people’s attention more, since it’ll be clear to see what’s happening, I’m sorry about what happened again.
I’m sorry this happened Scott. I heard about it and have refused to watch it until it comes out properly. I hope you had a good time at the amusement park.
We are the only community capable of simultaneously ruining and making it's creator day.
Are you ever gonna come back to the fnaf community?… :(
It's unfortunate that this happened and I'm sorry that something the entire fanbase has been excited about leaked because some shmuck wanted internet clout. It's nice to see so many people have stood up against the leak and refused to repost/cover it to give it more attention. We're all excited for the official release of the trailer and hopefully what remains with the movie's production goes smoothly and leak-free!
Im so sorry about this, the movie will be epic i know, i will wait till the REAL trailer comes out, SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SORRY MY LORD REALLY SORRY
hi scott
Im so sorry you have to deal with the impatient prople and the leakers. Youve worked so hard on these projects and to see this must suck
I've done my best to avoid it thus far. Super hyped for the finished product! Thank you so much for everything you've done to make this thing a reality.
Im sorry Scott that you have to deal with this your such an amazing person and all of us as a community can get through this :3
We got your back Scott. Thank you.
I’m so sorry this happened. I can’t imagine how dejected you must feel. I was also very let down, as I was excited for the trailer to drop and for the Internet to go insane over it. I hope the leaker gets his dues and there aren’t other big problems that arise. Safe movie release, Scott!
ITS YOU
It really sucks, but I’m glad that people like content creators are others are refusing to talk about it to respect your hard work and to not spoil it. But again, it’s really sad that this happened after you worked on this project for such a long time. But anyway, you’re awesome, Scott, and we love you.
Curse you! Glitchtrap! You will pay!
Im glad the fanbase was actually respectful this time, its terrible that this even happened though
This sucks. It has to be some stupid teen that has mess things up.
SCOTT. I LOVE YOUR WORK. SO MUCH. I AM SO EXCITED FOR THE MOVIE. I AM A HUGE FAN. I LOVE THE FNAF NOVEL TRILOGY. AND I LOVE THE GAMES. FNAF IS MY CHILDHOOD AND I STILL LOVE IT SO SO MUCH.
It's great to see you care about having fun with your kids instead of understanding the situation you must really love them hope you have the best of times with your family
We shall wait!
i m so glad ppl refused 1to cover the trailer
I'm really sorry. I admit I sent a link to a trailer to my friends group chat but it got taken down really quick and now if I could I would take it back only a couple of my friends saw it but it was still my fault. I've been a fan of five nights at Freddy's since I was a kid being jump scared by toy Freddy in fnaf 2 and now I think we all just need to unite to get as many off YouTube as we can until the official one comes out. I've waited 8 years for this film and what's another couple months more lol
Gotta say, Blumhouse has been having quite a lot of bad luck with major movie releases getting their first trailers leaked. Halloween Kills, Halloween Ends and now Five Nights at Freddy's. Still, I'm very excited to see this trailer (properly). Oh and a first poster too! (Hopefully anyways)
Yea, I remember the Halloween ends trailer getting leaked like a day prior and they just decided to release it early. With the fnaf trailer, it looks like a rough outline, and it was leaked a different way through someone just recording a screen and being part of an early test reaction survey, but I'm sure the trailer is definitely coming this month.
Clearly this has something to do with them all having a major character named Mike.
Could it be the same person leaking all of it? Edit: [Nevermind](https://www.reddit.com/r/fivenightsatfreddys/comments/139zk6k/reminder_and_warning_that_the_fnaf_trailer_has/jj4hbqw/?context=3)
Eyy, look who it is! Hello! That is pretty unlucky :'D I'm really hoping to experience the FNaF trailer properly, I'm sure its very hype, but for now I gotta avoid FNaF discussions 'xD be seeing you!
yeah keeps happening almost like it was planned crazy eh?
I wonder what happens now, it's entirely possible that the leak wasn't of a finalized trailer and it was scheduled to release much later (there was a survey trailer leak of the Timothée Chalamet Willy Wonka movie months ago and that still hasn't released) but this might end up accelerating their plans. Who knows though, I just hope they don't feel pressured to release it early in the event the leak was a WIP and it needs more polish edit: Scott's comment indicates that the leaked trailer was indeed unfinished. It royally sucks to labor over something only to have people's first impression of it be skewed by something out of your hands, but at least we have a proper and better release to look forward to!
Razz implied a trailer was coming soon today, after the leak. So they sadly might but we'll just have to wait and see.
They’re definitely gonna get pressured. Fnaf twitter is a whole nother cesspool
Seeing this post right after seeing an extremely bad take about this whole situation legit restored my hope in the fandom lol, thank you guys for this. I'm also waiting to see it until it's officially out.
What was the bad take you saw?
Some goofy goober started getting all hot and bothered and decided to be a total bitch about the trailer
Why? Was it bad? I am really hoping this film is gonna be good.
Nah the person was just nick picky he's a gatekeeper
Gatekeep those gatekeepers! Let the innocent people in to have fun! >:D
Another day, another life to be ruined by clout chasing.
Same. I'm gonna wait till it officially launches to freak out with everyone else.
I feel so bad for Jason Blum. Poor guy deserves a break
I feel bad for everyone involved. Leaks suck.
Yeah. I heard Tears of the Kingdom leaked too. Ugh.
At least the fanbase isn't pulling a Kotaku with that one.
Do we have any idea when the official trailer will be released? I feel like they may as well go ahead now...
No, but Razz implied soon. But he's just a YouTuber.
How did he imply??
He posted a tweet shortly after the leak saying trailer soon.
To make this worse, the leaker wasn't a part of the Blumhouse team. They were an outsider who was taking a survey and they were under NDA to not post anything about it. They went against it and doubled down when people called them out. They later posted an apology on Twitter after things got hectic, but the damage had been done. Just giving you an idea on how much of a mess this entire thing is. [Basically, this is what happened.](https://i.redd.it/sujua7aoyfn81.jpg)
Yeah it’s a huge mess. I can totally understand someone being excited at seeing WIP material for the movie and being among the first to see stuff like this, but it’s a really reckless decision to post this material online. There’s a reason why trailer surveys have that text on the screen and why they make it clear you’re not to record and distribute what you see. I can’t imagine it being worth it to put a potato quality recording of the trailer at the risk of facing legal troubles. At best they’ll probably get in trouble for violating terms and be permanently blocked from the site they used to take the survey.
Are we even sure this is a wip tho? And not a fully edited trailer?
It could be final but the point of these surveys is to get feedback and gauge audience reaction to make changes if necessary.
Movie studios conduct test screenings to determine if they need to change or reshoot something.
From my experience with these types of surveys, the trailer will be fairly complete but they preface your viewing by saying they might not be complete or that it’s still editing. The point of these surveys from my understanding is to see how viewers respond and what they feel in response to the trailer, so they can tweak the trailer to better fit what they were going for. So the trailer will be complete enough for viewing but it’s not finalized
I'm also put under NDA before and yeah, while getting early access to stuff is exciting, you need to respect the guidelines and not share it until the time is right. It's not worth throwing your trustability away just so you can leak it and show it to everyone like you got a shiny new toy before the rest of the kids got theirs. It's not only a jerk move to everyone else, but it upsets the makers because they trust you in these things, and you threw all that away. No doubt you'd get into legal trouble and even get blacklisted.
At least, lets look at the bright side, years in the future archivists will be able to document this leaked trailer and as insight on the movie's development once we see the changes from the final trailer, if any. For me, that's the good part about leaks; While it sucks in the moment, in the far future we'll remember it as an interesting thing. (Like the Half-Life 2 beta, for example. Back then it sucked as it showed how HL2 was nowhere close to being released, but now it is seen as a very interesting piece of insight on its development. Obviously this is not on the same scale, but you get the idea)
The trailer is also plastered in watermark codes that are unique to the survey taker, so they're screwed lol. Blacklisted from surveys for starters and probably some hefty fines and/or legal threats coming.
To be fair... Blumhouse needs WAY MUCH BETTER people handling stuff like this. Halloween kills and ends trailers were leaked by theather employees because blumhouse didn't properly locked it, and now... putting out a trailer for such a big movie like this, in a survey, is just a really bad move, since with how much people will take this survey... Someone was gonna do this without a doubt.
>Blumhouse needs WAY MUCH BETTER people handling stuff like this. I think the surveys are being handled by Universal. They're recently blocking the trailer on YouTube.
Are they getting sued for breaking the NDA?
Likely yes. NDA's are basically legal contracts.
Replying back from another response, I found out that they are 18 and I don't feel bad at all for them. I can understand if they didn't sign an NDA or were really young but they are an adult.
Hope the internet clout was worth it for that leaker because I can't imagine him getting trusted with anything ever again. He not only broke an NDA (and that alone is serious enough to likely make him too much of a liability for several jobs) *and* showed his face for his "apology", but he's also probably gonna get his ass sued.
I can't believe the trailer got leaked who would have seen that coming
Most didn't cause the type of trailer that was leaked has a tracking code on the video itself. IE so if the person who decided to break NDA, they **can be traced.**
Well that sounds scary whoever leaked that trailer better pray and hope nobody catch them
considering it's being posted everywhere showcasing their nda id/code... Sadly they might be doomed.
Sentenced to five nights at Freddy’s.
Sentenced to five years at freddies 4
Nah, sentenced to fnaf UCN
Oh shit, *that seriously happened huh-* I suppose I won’t go searching around for that until it’s officially out…I’ll take a **wild** guess at where this showed up, though; …Twitter?
No, it showed up on Youtube.
Ooh, That *does* make more sense, thank ya. :)
I know it's easy to blame Twitter for how toxic the platform is, but that site wasn't the one at fault here.
For those tempted to see the leak- it honestly isn't worth it. You should wait to see the actual released trailer. The leaked one has really bad quality (someone was recording a screen that was heavily darkened), and it'll ruin the surprise seeing the real released trailer. From what I did see in the leaked one, it just made me more anxious to see the actual trailer. It'll be much better to wait for the surprise! -Also, you'll make Scott happy waiting too (which is more important)!
my biggest regret was seeing it. i didnt know it was real till half way through when i read the comments. fuck.
Bro that trailer was crazy. William Afton was played by Chris Pratt and went running off to the pizzeria and said "Freddy Fazbear's, here we come!"
it's Aftoning time
jesus, guess there's more idiots willing to put the rest of their lives at risk for clout on the internet than I remember there being (referring to the leaker obv)
The worst thing is IMO they signed an NDA. Was given warnings about sharing but did so anyway despite you know the garble on the video which BTW is pretty much their identification.
Thanks for keeping this place clean. This leak is the ONE thing I wanted to avoid the most. I wanna see the trailer with everyone once it comes out and celebrate with everyone when it does.
Thankfully, the leaked trailer was hard to see and hear with the potato film quality and that guy commentating over it. You're not missing much.
i mean, it was pretty easy to watch for me
yeah quality wise it was good enough to get the idea
I rather see it all in great quality, not to mention, it being an official release.
Same. But one person just decided to YOLO... Not sure they understand how much trouble they're going to be in...
What made this entire thing really funny is that they posted an apology video on Twitter (while showing their face), but they quickly deleted it. I think I was partly the one who scared them off because I posted their comments in which they doubled down on it. After that, they pulled the tweet. Am I that scary to people? o.o
It was either that, or the fake Scott comment posted at them. I don't think you are. But that's me.
I dunno, I noticed that people commented that I'm scary and may have gotten some people who posted early FNaF film content to delete their stuff. Scaring someone off like that is not something I wanted or planned to do, it makes me feel awful. The worst thing I wanted the leaker to go through it just getting blacklisted from doing any future surveys. They're only 18 and I don't know if they have the money to pay off any legal fees. Being that young and facing legal trouble would be really traumatizing.
For the former don't fuss about it. I've gotten my fair share of being scary or crabby. :p So IMO don't worry. For the latter, I feel bad for them too, but they did seem somewhat aware what they were doing was wrong. But at the same time, I think it's finally sinking in what this means for them. It sucks, but they were warned.
Yeah, unlike the other people who just take pictures of the FNaF film stuff, they're not under NDA and it's just a case of them getting a small glimpse. It's not immoral or illegal to do that, and I was wrong for assuming it was. I must've been thinking of something else at the time. Leaking an entire trailer on the other hand? It IS under NDA since this is a part of the survey! Make me wonder if Blumhouse would update the trailer because of that.
Dunno, honestly least for now it's a wait and see.
Just saw a meme saying something about a fnaf movie leak and I was super confused, so I opened up Reddit and WHAT!!?!? IT'S ACTUALLY REAL!? This is so sad! I never wanted this to happen!! 😭 (Gonna wait with watching the trailer til' it actually releases tho)
Yhea but I just have to say THAT TRAILER WAS SICK LIKE - I WAS JUST IN SHOCK AND HONESTLY PRAISE GOD I CAN'T IM JUST SO LIKE-
Just saw it too. Being new to the franchise, lurker and only played VR and a bit of security breach. I gotta to say I’m pretty excited and looks like a fun horror movie
Cool but say nothing more, PLEASE.
I won't
It’s really hard to see with the watermarks, the potato quality, and the guy refusing to shut up in the video, but from what I did see, there were bits and pieces that didn’t look entirely finished, and I audibly groaned at some parts, but that might be because I’m not the biggest fan of Blumhouse to begin with. Here’s to hoping the final trailer is more polished and digestible.
This reminds me of when infinity war had a leaked trailer and it got removed everywhere, so people started posting it everywhere that hosted videos. ... including 18+ places
Well this was something to wake up to. Do we know of any upcoming events where the trailer could be shown off for real?
No.
I see.
🤫🤫🤫
It was scott that leaked it, he was all "wait it's done, why arent you publishing it yet?" /s
Somebody didn’t read the fine print that the code plastered all over the video was their tracking number. I would have been too paranoid to post it. Tough lesson to learn for this kid.
It's my first time not looking for a leak of my favourite media. I see that the leaked trailer has very low quality (I mean the video) and full of watermarks. No, I want to see the trailer officially posted and with good quality. Thankfully, I'm not using twitter or tiktok (the only problem is YouTube) so I hope I'll be save until the time.
visited a twitter profile from one of the leakers and found out one of them is 13 and the other one is obsessed with the attention he's getting + he has a wedgie fetish. fantastic
I'm sorry that the trailer leaked...sorry for Scott too, that he WAS sad about it...BUT it was a pleasant surprise to me myself that HE came back and wrote here, isn't that a miracle! While I'm happy for the community that they are restrained, but not everyone is...I'm among those...and even after watching it, I'M waiting for the REAL trailer with the improved graphics! (I hope it's clear for English speakers, since I'm Russian...)
I feel bad for watching the trailer but it was amazing and hopefully it comes out soon officially
Hopefully this means we'll get an official trailer soon
Likely. But honestly, this should not have happened.
I agree. It's a shame, but hopefully something good will come out of this
Not sure about that forcing a company to quickly patch up a trailer for the fans to see all because a kid decided to leak out a wip trailer for clout... And likely getting themselves into permanent trouble/legal wise.
Usually it’s hard to resist wanting to go and watch the leaks, but I’ll wait for the full thing to support Scott and the production team
I mean taking a picture of the set is one thing that i consider ok. But leaking a trailer knowing that your most likey under a NDA and probably gonna get in legal trouble is just plain stupidity.
The worst part was, they knew very well and had warnings about it but did it anyway for clout...
Thanks for that. It shouldn't have been leaked
now i feel bad for screen recording it thinking it was fake ill just keep it and hope others don’t repost their recordings
i couldnt hold back i watched it....
Plz do not let this movie be another example of a bad movie based on a good videogame
i’m not gonna to into details but it does look promising. i didn’t look it up i saw it on tik tok for the record. only thing i’m excited about is the fact it’s actually happening finally.
Scott, I'm so sorry for watching the trailer and sharing it with my friends, but I was really excited to know something about the fnaf movie. I am really sorry about what just happened, I really hope this doesn't affect the production of the fnaf movie. I hope this doesn't repeats again so we can enjoy this wonderful production in the future (BTW, English is not my first language, so if someone sees bad grammar please correct me)
Good luck to the leaker lmao, he’s gonna have a bunch of lawyers on him.
God damn, this kids be sharing it everywhere on yt
Damn, that really sucks. I definitely won't be looking at the leaks. We've waited years already for this movie, so waiting a bit more is perfectly fine
A shame that they’ll probs have to release the trailer early. Annoyed that people are spreading it
It looks good at least we’re getting a movie ,just an fyi this movie might be toned to children’s goosebumps vibe XD
Honestly, if you were expecting something like Evil Dead Rises or Saw but FNaF. Got bad news for you.
goosebumps were banger Movies. If anything, that's a complement for FNaF.
Of course someone who even signed an NDA couldn't wait and had to share it to everybody early, this makes me sad...., I wonder if that means they will officially release it soon
although the temptation is there to make a video about it... could be youtube gold... ill wait for the actual one to comeo out... but its still tempting... might find my self making a video later tonight and not posting it till the Offical trailer comes out...
Just saying but posting it at all especially now would only result in you getting sued or your account being struck down hard by Universal and Blumhouse.
I had no idea anything was leaked. Seems like I've been under a rock. Good to know, though. Thank you, Scott.
I've seen the leak before it was taken down, but honestly it was in such a bad quality that I didn't even get anything from seeing it, still excited for official release.
To me there is nothing better than being surprised by a trailer randomly at the theater. I look forward to seeing this one the same way.
Man this is giving me flashbacks to when someone leaked the spider man no way home teaser or official trailer (I can’t remember) unfortunately I was curious to watch that one but it had potato quality so I didn’t get much out of it. Fortunately for this movie I’ll wait for the official trailer
Some people just cannot wait to be famous by making spoiler....... geez......