"I wasn't at New York Comic Con this year, but I could feel a wave of awkwardness reverberating from the Javits Center in my Brooklyn apartment like a disturbance in the Force. It wasn't until videos of one of the most uncomfortable convention panels I've ever seen started circulating online that I knew the source of this sudden secondhand embarrassment."
"The panelists try to hype up the announcement by saying her name, almost as if they fear people don't recognize her from the photo alone, and then you can hear some people in the crowd laughing at how uncomfortable it is. Whether or not Fox actually pulls off the role remains to be seen, but the whole thing feels like a miscalculation of both the crowd's enthusiasm and, perhaps, Fox's cultural cache."
Megan Fox was announced as the voice of Toy Chica for the live-action Five Nights at Freddy's sequel at New York Comic Con. The announcement generated a largely muted reaction from the audience, with murmurs, sparse claps, and moments of laughter at the awkwardness. Panelists attempted to amplify enthusiasm by saying her name and showing her photo. Observers noted potential reasons for the cool response, including Fox's peak prominence being over a decade ago and a younger fanbase that may not strongly associate with her. Fan protectiveness of the franchise may shape reactions when the movie premieres on December 5.
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