Say Hello to the Fazbear Four!

To all my auditionees, supporters, and newcomers!

Firstly - wow! One minute it's December 2024 and I'm closing up the audition process and emailing all 424 applicants about the next steps, and suddenly we're in February 2025! How is that possible?!

Thank you all so much for your incredible patience over the past few months. It's been full speed ahead here with so much in the works. Not only have I been hard at work making sure the final episode of Fredbear's Family Diner is the peak ending you all deserve, but I've been going through all your incredible auditions and have managed to find the perfect Fazbear Four!

For those of you curious about the breakdown of how many auditioned for each roll:

122 Freddy Fazbears belted with their burly voices!

164 Bonnie Bunsters hopped and bopped and flopped their ears!

78 Chica Chickadees grooved and moved their tail feathers!

103 Rockin' Foxy Foxes rocked and rolled their hearts out!

109 Missing Children made their marks on the mics!

103 News Anchors/Announcers explained and proclaimed their stories!

and 143 Additional Roles were full of energy and characterization!

That's 422 Individuals auditioning, delivering 822 Unique Character Voices, and every single one of you brought something original or classic or fun or fascinating to the table! I'm still blown away to this day - I cannot thank you all enough for such a massive turn out!

I wish I had an army of 100 Jakes animating 100 different series so I could give each and every one of you a well deserved role. If you didn't manage to land a character you were hoping for, please know that doesn't reflect your talent or abilities as an artist in any way. For you to put yourself out there on the internet and answer the call of a crazy Kiwi Animator, all the while creating a unique take on a beloved FNAF character is an incredible feat, a brave one at that! It takes gusto, and you all gave it your best!

The final choices aren't necessarily based on who the "most professional" auditionee is, or the one with the best microphone, or the one with the most experience. The finalists were based on who best fulfilled the vision I had for my interpretation of the characters, and boy howdy you all did not make the decision process easy!

467 Fazbear Four voices became 20... 20 then became 8... and finally those 8 came down to my final four. A fantastic group of voice artists who all provide something that resonates with me. Who perform with great theatrical "Showtime" flare and somber, emotional "Possessed" deliveries. They're honestly straight out of a Disney or Looney Tunes cartoon, and I couldn't be prouder and happier with my chosen leads!  

With that in mind, I would like to officially announce the eagerly awaited Fazbear Four for Series 2 of "First Night as Freddy"!

NOLAN DAVID as FREDDY FAZBEAR

TOMMY ESTRADA as BONNIE BUNSTER

SABRINA TWYLA as CHICA CHICKADEE

MITCHELL LEE as ROCKIN' FOXY FOX

Alongside this talented cast of leads, I have recruited a handful of individuals from all over the world to help out with some key production elements of "Freddy Fazbear's Pizza Palace"!

YOSHI MEI - ANIMATRONIC ENGINEER

SAMUEL NUNEZ - MUSIC COMPOSER

BRANDON WALKER - 3D ENVIRONMENT ARTIST

MATT STEVENS - SCRIPT SUPERVISOR

JEN FRANCISCO - PRODUCTION SPECIALIST

Here on the website I'm proud to showcase these awesome artists, giving them space to introduce themselves to the world! They're all passionate, excited, commissioned for their efforts, and will be working extra hard over the year to make sure we are all producing the best thing we can for the fandom!

Meet the Cast & Crew — Jake Ryan Southgate

Some of you may be asking, "Jake - that's just the Fazbear Four cast? What about the Missing Children/Anchors/Announcers/Additional Roles?!" And that's a great question. As the scripts for all the episodes are finalized over the next few months, those specific/unfilled roles and positions will need to be 100% confirmed before those callbacks can take place. That means you still may be in the running for a character! It may just take a little while before I and the team are able to reach out to you, and for that I once again appreciate your patience. We'll be in touch if we need you!

There's a lot of groundwork in front of us if we're going to make a Christmas 2025 release date, so I best get back to making some magic behind the scenes with the amazing new cast and crew! As always, regular updates and behind the scenes details are on my Patreon if you're keen to tune in and see what we're cooking!

Patreon - Jake Ryan Southgate

Thanks for your time guys, can't wait to show you what's in store with the Fazbear Four!

• "Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza Palace” is a solo-run independent passion project created to reimagine the story of “Five Nights at Freddy’s” •
• This animated tribute has no affiliation with Scott Cawthon or the official “Five Nights at Freddy’s” franchise •