Scott Cawthon, the creator of Five Nights at Freddy's, says that he's "disheartened" by the movie trailer leaking, but has thanked fans who are waiting for the official release.

Yesterday, an unfinished version of the first trailer for the long-in-development Five Nights at Freddy's trailer leaked online, giving us our best, if a little rough, look yet at what the movie is going to look like. The trailer has already been taken down by Universal in several places but, as is the case with anything on the internet, is pretty easy to find with a little searching around.

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In response to the leak, series creator Scott Cawthon, who also worked on the movie as a writer and producer, shared a statement on a post on the game's subreddit, admitting that he's "disheartened" that a rough version of the trailer has been shared before it was supposed to, while also thanking the fans that have held off from watching the footage and discussing it.

Cawthon said, "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."

Although the leak must be quite frustrating, Cawthon admits that he was surprised to see how many YouTube and Twitter channels have refused to report on it. Cawthon acknowledged that it's "really difficult, if not impossible" to stop the leak from being spread around, but that he found it "really encouraging" to see the community rallying together and not reacting to the trailer.

Five Nights at Freddy's fans not discussing what is unarguably the biggest thing to happen to the series in some time might seem like an impossibility, but the post that Cawthon shared his statement on is one from the game's subreddit that is banning all discussion on the trailer until it's officially released by Universal.

Cawthon ended his statement by thanking those fans, saying, "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."

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