https://thedirect.com/article/fnaf-movie-mike-identity
After weeks of wondering, Five Nights at Freddy's fans finally have a clear picture of who Josh Hutcherson's Mike actually is. FNAF director Emma Tammi seemingly confirmed Mike's identity in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, disproving the idea that Hutcherson's character was related to series villain William Afton in the movie.

https://www.reddit.com/r/fivenightsatfreddys/comments/17xd3el/90_sure_mike_isnt_michael_afton_in_the_movie_but/
In my headcannon there is two Michaels. One is an Afton and the other is a Schmidt (our main character). Vanessa is the baby sister or big sister of Mike Afton because I feel like she is the Elizabeth of the movies. Vanessa said or atleast implied that she met Garett. So maybe Garett lived with the Aftons for a while.

https://www.reddit.com/r/fivenightsatfreddys/comments/118jq3c/in_the_fnaf_movie_mike_schdmit_is_not_micheal/
Michael Afton is heavily implied to be the "Mike" that writes/draws in The Survival Logbook given the various references to Immortal and the Restless, the Exotic Butters from SL, and so on. Said Mike draws Nightmare Fredbear under "draw your recent dreams" suggesting they are the FNaF 4 gameplay player.

https://www.reddit.com/r/fivenightsatfreddys/comments/13wa43z/so_its_confirmed_that_mike_in_the_movie_is_not/
I think Michael Schmidt isn't related to Michael Affton at all the if Michael in the movie was Michael Affton his brothers disappearance wouldn't be a disappearance because Michael Affton killed his brother with the bite he never went missing what is more likely is the fact Michael in the movie will actually be the older brother of one of the

https://thedirect.com/article/fnaf-movie-mike-schmidt-game-changes
The lead character in Blumhouse's Five Nights at Freddy's (FNAF), Josh Hutcherson's Mike Schmidt, is a bit different from his video game counterpart.. As the first in seemingly more movies to come in the horror game-to-screen franchise, FNAF naturally covered most of the events of the first game with a few changes. This includes following the POV of Mike Schmidt, the security guard who gamers

https://www.slashfilm.com/1434184/five-nights-at-freddys-movie-changes-video-game-lore/
First shown in "Five Nights at Freddy's 3" after beating Night 5, an 8-bit minigame appears that explains the story of how Afton wound up trapped in the suit. The ghosts of the Missing Children

https://screenrant.com/five-nights-at-freddys-mike-afton-father-twist-change/
Five Nights at Freddy's introduces a change in Mike Schimidt's origin story, which allows the film franchise to avoid merely copying a 44-year-old iconic twist. In the Five Nights at Freddy's movie, Mike goes to career counselor Steve Raglan, who offers him a job as a night guard at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. On the job, Mike meets police officer Vanessa Shelly, who eventually reveals that her

https://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/is-mike-schmidt-related-to-william-afton-in-five-nights-at-freddys/
Still, it might have shocked longtime players to realize that the film's protagonist, Mike Schmidt (Josh Hutcherson), was of no apparent relation to the villainous William Afton ( Matthew

https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/five-nights-at-freddy-s-how-the-horror-movie-compares-to-the-video-games/ar-AA1j0yge
Some fans have speculated that Michael Afton is the unnamed older brother who bullies "Crying Child" and gets him killed. ... Mike isn't seen playing an active role in helping release the spirits

https://www.looper.com/1433540/five-nights-at-freddys-changed-from-the-game/
Just like Michael Afton, Mike Schmidt in the film has two siblings and lost one as a child. But that's where the similarities end. ... the action in the movie isn't limited to one location in the

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D140YchN8tA
Have you ever wondered why in the film Mike was never revealed to be an Afton? Or even if he is one? Well have no fear! I am here to show you why Michael is

https://www.thedigitalfix.com/five-nights-at-freddys/movie-game-differences
The main difference between the horror movie plot and game lore is that Mike Schmidt doesn't appear to be William Afton 's son. In the games, 'Mike Schmidt' is an alias Michael Afton uses to get work as a security guard at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. The reason Michael took the job in the game was to try and put a stop to William's

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Km-vtq7pxGI
Why Mike ISN'T Michael Afton in the #fnafmovie #fnaf #shorts Subscribe for more 🎉🐻🍕🎈This channel takes inspiration from ID's Fantasy, Pastra, Ryetoast, F

https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/how-the-five-nights-at-freddy-s-movie-expands-the-lore/ar-AA1juim6
When Hutcherson's Mike first meets Steve Raglan, AKA William Afton, there's an immediate shift in Afton's demeanor once he notices Mike's last name. It would make no sense for both Mike

https://fivenightsatfreddys.fandom.com/wiki/Michael_Afton
Michael Afton (also known as Mike Schmidt and Eggs Benedict) is the main protagonist of the Five Nights at Freddy's game series, first appearing with his real name in Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location. He is one of the sons of William Afton, and older brother of Elizabeth Afton. Contents.

https://www.looper.com/1292322/untold-truth-five-nights-at-freddys-movie/
Well, in the games Michael Afton is the son of the deranged antagonist William Afton a.k.a Springtrap, and the protagonist of "FNAF: Sister Location," where Michael Afton makes his first official

https://www.reddit.com/r/GameTheorists/comments/14r5djf/is_mike_schmidt_not_micheal_afton_im_confused/
But if this is meant to be a representation of the game timeline, it's beyond confusing. The first problem comes straight from Mike. His phone call with William regarding the security guard job proves that this isn't Michael Afton. Now, people might say "Of course it isn't Michael, he's cast as Mike Schmidt. But that then presents its own problem.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vMZT8UeApJU
Welcome back to the channel! We got some huge casting news for the Five Nights at Freddy's Movie from IMBD and a synopsis of the movie got leaked/revealed. I

https://hero.fandom.com/wiki/Michael_Afton
Michael Afton, also known as Eggs Benedict, and Mike Schmidt, is the main protagonist of the ScottGames era of the Five Nights at Freddy's franchise. He is the son of the notorious undead serial killer William Afton and the older brother of Elizabeth Afton and the Crying Child. Starting out as a cruel bully, after accidentally killing his brother, he decided to atone for his mistakes by

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gKT-zMq2eHM
Michael Afton ISN'T in the FNAF Movie? #shorts #fnaf #fnafmovie #fnaftrailer #fivenightsatfreddys The BEST FNAF Game: https://youtu.be/Mmm5f2_PKdcCredit to F

https://steamcommunity.com/app/738060/discussions/0/1620599015877185531/
So Michael had to takeover Phone Guy's position in FNAF 6! We don't really know if Mike Schmidt = Michael Afton. The only *real* arguments for this theory are: "odor" = rotting; Mike - Michael ... and that's basically all. We also know that Michael Afton in Sister Location had a tag that just said "Mike", if that isnt a hint idk what is.

https://fnafinsider.com/characters/michael-afton-guide/
Michael Afton is one of the recurring protagonists of the FNAF series, and in this Michael Afton guide we will peek at this character's best moments. ... While it's been fairly well established that Michael Afton is Mike Schmidt working under an alias, there isn't much else that connects either of them to Fritz Smith. Still, the theory does

https://www.nj.com/politics/2024/07/mike-pence-isnt-done-criticizing-trump-and-gop-now-is-not-the-time-to-surrender.html
When Trump's supporters stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, trying to disrupt the certification of Joe Biden's win, Pence was forced to flee to a Senate loading dock as rioters chanted

https://www.reddit.com/r/fivenightsatfreddys/comments/13371w6/some_people_say_if_movie_mike_turns_out_to_not_be/
Just because Movie!Mike might not be Michael Afton doesn't mean Game!Mike isn't as well. Also, they could still spin the story in a way that Mike is still an Afton. Like, maybe he ran away with Abby and got adopted into the Schmidt family. Or maybe they add some sort of amnesia detail (which I'm not very keen on personally).

https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2024/07/14/full-list-of-politicians-and-celebrities-scheduled-to-speak-at-the-republican-national-convention/74400547007/
Speakers include Donald Trump Jr., Tucker Carlson, Vivek Ramaswamy, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Ron DeSantis.

https://www.reddit.com/r/fivenightsatfreddys/comments/185giu2/mike_schmidt_and_michael_afton_not_the_same_person/
the fact that mike schmidt isn't an afton in the movie doesn't disprove that mike schmidt from FNaF 1 isn't michael. the movie is canon to its own separate universe, so that pretty much explains the rest. obviously mike's name was based off FNaF 1's mike, and vanessa is also based off of her game counterpart. but they are not the same characters.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2024/07/10/trump-project-2025-heritage-foundation-fact-check/74340278007/
Our rating: False. Project 2025 is a political playbook created by the Heritage Foundation and dozens of other conservative groups, not Trump, who said he disagrees with elements of the effort.

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2024/07/05/where-is-michael-strahan-what-we-know-missing-abc-good-morning-america-show/74306928007/
For the second week in a row, retired New York Giants player Michael Strahan has been missing from his hosting the ABC's Good Morning America talk show.. Strahan's unexpected absence from the show

https://www.si.com/mlb/angels/angels-news/angels-mike-trout-delivered-his-best-news-this-season-01j2f11gyhhf
Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout offered his best news of the year on Wednesday: the birth of his second child, Jordy Michael. Trout and his wife, Jessica, announced the news on social