Remaking A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET

Director & Actor has been chosen to be the new Freddy

With their Friday the 13th remake in theaters today, this week was a good time apparently for New Line Cinema and Platinum Dunes (a company built almost entirely on the concept of horror remakes) to get things rolling for their remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street, although apparently they've decided to lose the "A" since I never see it mentioned in stories about this remake. First off, the director for the remake will be veteran music video helmer Samuel Bayer, who will make his feature debut, but is responsible for some of the 1990s most memorable videos, like Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit, Blind Melon's No Rain and The Cranberries' Zombie. As for the casting of Freddy Krueger, although there had been rumors about Billy Bob Thornton a few months back, Latino Review is reporting that the current top choice is Jackie Earle Haley, AKA Rorschach in Watchmen. Filming might start as soon as later this spring.

Source: Rotten Tomatoes