Five Nights at the Spa: The Warehouse Time Forgot

Five Nights at the Spa: The Warehouse Time Forgot (2022)

R | 1h 13min | Animation, Comedy, Horror | 15 April 2022 (USA)

Synopsis

Zachary Bortz tries to escape a forgotten warehouse while being chased, terrorized and tortured by man-eating plants summoned by Lexia and Meredith and Allie and Clampslinger Indian.

Director, Producers and Writer

Director and Writer: Jason Reitman

Producers: Seth MacFarlane, Ivan Reitman, Tom Pollock, Megan Ellison

Stars

Regan Burns, Laura Marano, Dakota Johnson (see full cast below)

Character Gallery

Protagonist

Zachary Bortz

Antagonists

Lexia Bortz

Meredith Bortz

Allie Indian

Clampslinger Indian

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:

• Regan Burns-…-Zachary Bortz
• Laura Marano-…-Lexia Bortz
• Dakota Johnson-…-Meredith Bortz and Allie Indian
• Gemma Arterton-…-Clampslinger Indian

Storyline

TBA

Written by Jason Reitman

Genres: Animation | Comedy | Horror | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for disturbing violent content and terror including scenes of torture and bloody images throughout, strong sexual content including scenes involving females, graphic nudity, language and some drug use | See all certifications >>

Parents Guide: View content advisory >>

Details

Country: USA

Language: English

Release Dates

15 April 2022 (USA, theatrical release)

19 July 2022 (USA, home release)

Company Credits

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures (presents)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (presents)
• Fuzzy Door Productions (in association with)
• Annapurna Pictures (in association with)
• Tencent Pictures (in association with)
• Montecito Picture Company, The (in association with)

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (DVD) (2022)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (Blu-Ray) (2022)

Trivia

• Development and production on the film would've been on what Five Nights at Candy's 4 would've been like.
  • Kenneth Branagh was chosen to be the director and writer of this film until the protagonist in Five Nights at Candy's 4 would be revealed along with his/her name.
    • If the protagonist has an unknown name, is Marylin Schmidt from Five Nights at Candy's 2 or has 7 letters in his/her first and last name, he will direct and write the film.
    • If the protagonist has a different name without the details mentioned above, he will be replaced with someone else.
      • On November 24, 2019, Emil, the creator of the Five Nights at Candy's series revealed on Reddit that the game will not focus on Mary Schmidt nor anyone related to her. Instead, it will focus on Rowboatics Corp, where Five Nights at Candy's 2 took place. This resulted in Kenneth Branagh being replaced with Robert Zemeckis.
      • On December 6, 2019, Robert Zemeckis was replaced with Adam Wingard.
      • On December 31, 2019, Adam Wingard was replaced with Denis Villeneuve.
      • On March 31, 2020, Denis Villeneuve was replaced with Tom McGrath.
      • On July 3, 2020, Tom McGrath was replaced with Reinaldo Marcus Green.
      • On July 16, 2020, Reinaldo Marcus Green stepped down as director and writer.
      • On November 19, 2020, Jonathan Krisel was announced as director and writer.
      • On April 12, 2021, Channing Tatum and Reid Carolin were announced as directors and Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick were announced as writers.
      • On July 1, 2021, Matt Reeves was announced as director and writer.
      • On July 16, 2021, Matt Reeves stepped down as director and writer and would go on to write Five Nights at the Spa: Alexandra, the Dancing Lamp (2021) instead.
      • On February 14, 2022, Jason Reitman was announced as director and writer.
  • The plot of this film would've been revealed when Five Nights at Candy's 4 released.
    • On February 14, 2022, the Five Nights at Candy's 4 concept was scrapped and replaced with a warehouse chase-related one.
  • The roles of each member on the Robot Hell on Earth team would've been revealed once the animatronics and their behaviors in Five Nights at Candy's 4 were revealed.
    • On February 14, 2022, Zachary Bortz was announced as the protagonist with Lexia and Meredith and Allie and Clampslinger Indian being antagonists.
  • The antagonists who would've been raped/sexually assaulted would've been revealed when Five Nights at Candy's 4 released.
    • On February 14, 2022, it was announced that no one will be raped/sexually assaulted.
  • Production on the film would've begun when Five Nights at Candy's 4 released.
    • On February 14, 2022, it was announced that production on the film would begin on February 18.
  • The film would've been released eight months after Five Nights at Candy's 4 did.
    • On July 16, 2019, the film was given a release date of January 15, 2021 to take over the original release date of the untitled third Sesame Street film (2022), which got pushed back to June 4 of that year and to replace it on that day until the official release date of Five Nights at Candy's 4 is revealed.
      • Both films were originally scheduled for release on January 15, 2021 and January 14, 2022.
    • On November 8, 2019, the film was moved up to September 4, 2020 as it was a little too early for Five Nights at Candy's 4 to be released in December 2019. Warner Bros. Pictures moved the film up to this September 4, 2020 release date as Five Nights at Candy's 4 could release in January 2020, which never did.
    • On November 24, 2019, upon change of director and writer, the film was pushed back to October 9 so that Warner Bros. Pictures would release it with The Witches (2020).
    • On December 6, 2019, upon change of director and writer, the film was pushed back to November 20 so that Toho and Warner Bros. Pictures would release it with Godzilla vs. Kong (2021).
    • On December 31, 2019, upon change of director and writer, the film was pushed back to December 18 so that Warner Bros. Pictures would release it with Dune (2021).
    • On February 7, 2020, the film was pushed back to February 5, 2021.
    • On March 31, 2020, upon change of director and writer and due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film was pushed back to March 26 so that Toho and Universal Pictures would release it with The Boss Baby 2 (2021).
    • On May 1, 2020, the film was pushed back to June 11.
    • On June 5, 2020, the film was pushed back to July 23.
    • On July 3, 2020, upon change of director and writer, the film was pushed back to November 19 so that Warner Bros. Pictures would release it with King Richard (2021).
    • On July 16, 2020, the film was pulled from the release schedule and cancelled.
    • On November 19, 2020, the film was revived and rescheduled for January 14, 2022 so that Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and 21 Laps Entertainment would release it with the untitled third Sesame Street film (2022).
    • On April 12, 2021, upon change of director and writer, the film was pushed back to February 18 with The Man from Toronto (2022) taking its original spot so that Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer would release it with Dog (2022).
    • On July 1, 2021, upon change of director and writer, the film was pushed back to March 4 so that Warner Bros. Pictures would release it with The Batman (2022).
    • On July 16, 2021, the film was pulled from the release schedule and put into development hell due to the constant replacements of directors, producers, writers and studios caused by the lack of development of Five Nights at Candy's 4.
    • On February 14, 2022, the film was rescheduled for April 15, 2022.
• The working title for this film was Beach, Pool and Water Park Parties. On November 24, 2019, the official title was revealed as The Warehouse Time Forgot.
• The film faced a lot of release date changes, after getting cancelled, then revived, put into development hell and had its plot concept changed due to the production of Five Nights at Candy's 4 being on a long pause since Emil Macko's been working on other things.
• The film was originally going to be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and produced by Fuzzy Door Productions and The Montecito Picture Company.
  • On October 11, 2019, it was announced that Bron Creative would be co-producing the film.
  • On December 6, 2019, it was announced that Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer would handle distribution in the US, while Toho would handle the Japanese distribution with Warner Bros. Pictures handling distribution outside the US and Japan, Bron Creative would step down as a producer and that Bradley Cooper and Todd Phillips would co-produce the film under their Joint Effort production company.
  • On March 31, 2020, it was announced that Warner Bros. Pictures would handle distribution in the UK while Universal Pictures would handle distribution outside the US, UK and Japan and that Brian Henson would co-produce the film under Henson Alternative.
  • On May 1, 2020, it was announced that Lantern Entertainment had taken over worldwide distribution outside of the US, UK and Japan after Universal Pictures dropped out of all future Zachary, Grace and Lexia films due to the studio no longer releasing movies in AMC Theatres in response to the streaming success of Trolls World Tour (2020).
  • On June 5, 2020, it was announced that Columbia Pictures would handle distribution in the UK while Warner Bros. Pictures would handle distribution outside the US, UK and Japan.
  • On July 16, 2020, Columbia Pictures, Toho, Warner Bros. Pictures, Henson Alternative and Joint Effort stepped down and Bron Creative will be co-producing the film once it gets revived and rescheduled.
  • On November 19, 2020, Columbia Pictures was announced as co-distributor while Shawn Levy and Brian Henson under 21 Laps Entertainment and Henson Alternative respectively, were announced as co-producers.
  • On March 8, 2021, after Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer revealed a new logo that is going to make its theatrical debut in July with Dog (2021), Bron Creative dropped out and was replaced by Annapurna Pictures, with Megan Ellison joining as a producer.
  • On April 12, 2021, all co-producers dropped out with Warner Bros. Pictures replacing Columbia Pictures as co-distributor.
  • On July 16, 2021, Warner Bros. Pictures dropped out as co-distributor.
  • On February 14, 2022, Paramount Pictures was announced as co-distributor while Annapurna Pictures and Tencent Pictures were announced as co-producers, with Megan Ellison joining as a producer.
• The film was originally going to be the fourth main film in the Five Nights at the Spa series, but was replaced with Five Nights at the Spa 4: Kooky Carnevil (2021).
  • On November 19, 2020, the film was revived as a second reboot in the Five Nights at the Spa series, serving as a sequel to Five Nights at the Spa: A Remastered Switcheroo (2020).
  • On July 16, 2021, the film was put into Development Hell in a Handcart, where it would be the second film in the series after Meredith's Bahamian Vlog III (2018).
    • As a result, Five Nights at the Spa: Alexandra, the Dancing Lamp (2021) would replace it as the second reboot in the Five Nights at the Spa series.
• The film is dedicated to the memory of Five Nights at the Spa producer, Ivan Reitman, who died in his sleep at the age of 75 on February 12, 2022.
• This is the last Zachary, Grace and Lexia film to be produced by The Montecito Picture Company before the studio would stop producing films in the franchise due to Ivan Reitman's death in 2022, officially ending the Five Nights at the Spa series with this film.