“Five Nights at Freddy’s 3” is moving to a new writing team, with longtime horror writer Gary Dauberman set to handle the script, according to reports from multiple outlets. The change reflects that franchise creator Scott Cawthon is no longer writing the third film. Gizmodo and Polygon both report that writing duties shift from Cawthon to Dauberman, who has a background in horror. The coverage frames the update as a transfer of responsibilities for the screenplay rather than a change in the project itself. While details about the film’s plot or production timeline are not provided in the two articles, both sources agree on the core point: Dauberman is attached as the writer for “Five Nights at Freddy’s 3,” and Cawthon is stepping away from the writing role. The reports also identify Cawthon as the creator of the franchise, reinforcing that the transition is specific to the scriptwriting credit for the third installment. The next steps for the film depend on ongoing production updates beyond the writer announcement.