Jackie Earle Haley is going to Elm Street, signing to star as iconic killer Freddy Krueger in New Line and Platinum Dunes' relaunch of "A Nightmare on Elm Street."
Platinum Dunes partners Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form are producing with John Rickard co-producing. Samuel Bayer will direct from Wesley Strick's script, with lensing set to begin next month in Chicago.
New Line decided last year to relaunch the movie series centered on the iconic killer, who haunts the dreams of teenagers and kills them in their sleep. Krueger was originally played by Robert Englund in the 1984 original, spawing nine films and two TV series in what was New Line's most lucrative franchise until "The Lord of the Rings."
The relaunch comes on the heels of New Line and Platinum Dunes' rebirth of another horror franchise, "Friday the 13th," which has grossed $65 million domestically since its launch on Friday, Feb. 13.
Haley starred in "Watchmen" as Rorschach and will next be seen opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in Phoenix Pictures' "Shutter Island," directed by Martin Scorsese.
-Do you think this is a good move? Do you really even care one way or the other?
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Wow, what a complete waste of time for all involved. What's next, a relaunch of "The Ring"?
ReplyDeleteI love Jackie Earle Haley, so I guess I'm excited for him because he will probably get a lot of money for this. but, I will not see the movie.
ReplyDelete-Robbie
Seeing that he was the best part of Watchmen, by far, anything he does he will add an interesting spike to. He's gotta make a "nightmare" in order for him to make five more "little children."
ReplyDeletehmm...kinda undecided..part of me goes 'another one?' but because it's Jackie...I am curious.
ReplyDeletei think he can make it work
ReplyDelete-Matt