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Friday, October 30
Connie Britton is not known for horror movies. In fact, the Friday Night Lights actress told the NY Post that it took Rob Zombie and the casting of Jackie Early Haley to convince her to take a role in A Nightmare on Elm Street, the remake of Wes Craven's 1984 horror movie — a movie Britton admits she's only seen parts of.
I've known Rob Zombie for a long time and he's always been telling me, "Connie, you gotta make a horror movie!" But I was still too chicken. But when I heard Jackie Earle Haley was doing Freddy, I thought that this was the time. But in retrospect, now that I've seen a good part of the original, it made no difference because what we do in the new one is so substantially different.
Britton is playing the mother of heroine Nancy (Rooney Mara), but isn't sure that her role is as strong in the remake as it was in the original.
The truth is, I don't think the role is as well represented in the movie as it could have been. My sense is that the focus won't be on my character as much as I previously thought, but we'll see.
We have a feeling that the focus will likely be on Freddy hunting down Nancy, but that's just us.
Next Showing: A Nightmare on Elm Street opens April 16, 2010
Posted 10/30/2009 by Ryan
Related: A Nightmare on Elm Street | Friday Night Lights | Connie Britton | Rob Zombie | Jackie Earle Haley | Nightmare on Elm Street
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Tuesday, October 20
Halloween is the time of year when horror movies are dusted off, rented from a video store, or placed in the queue for some late-night, pitch-dark viewing. But there are scary movies and then there are scary movies.
Check out 13 Actually Scary Movies for the top choices if you're looking for a true fright this season.
Posted 10/20/2009 by reelz
Related: The Shining | The Exorcist | Suspiria | A Nightmare on Elm Street | Session 9 | The Thing | The Descent | 28 Weeks Later | Trick 'R Treat | Rec | Drag Me to Hell | Let the Right One In | Paranormal Activity
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Wednesday, July 22
Surprise! He's burned and he wears a sweater!
No matter how iconic the look of Freddy may be, it's hard not to want a peek at everyone's favorite sarcastically creepy dream terror, especially with Jackie Earle Haley (Watchmen) in the iconic role. A new, dark and horrifying image has arrived online and that's so dark it's hard to see if it's Haley or just a publicity still of Robert Englund during his days as Freddy.
As the photo shows, Freddy has kept his signature hat and striped sweater. The only part of Freddy that will be slightly altered is his face, though it will maintain a grotesque appearance reports IGN from their recent set visit. The filmmakers are taking a darker approach with the remake, as discussed by producer Brad Fuller:
I think that our dreams are much closer to the first film than anything else. These nightmares are truly nightmares and that's one of the things that [director] Sam Bayer is so great about. We all have nightmares, but it's a difficult thing to communicate what they feel like, and I think that's what Sam is really doing an amazing job with.
Haley also thinks the remake is going to darker places:
I think we're focusing less on the camp and a little bit more of the scarier side. More of a serious side. And there's definitely, I think, a little more focus on, you know, what makes this guy who he is...I'm playing a boogeyman, you know? So that's what I'm really trying to embrace, but at the same time find out what makes this boogeyman tick. So there is room to look at his past and to see what's happened and to see what makes him who he is — to see what's made him the boogeyman that he is. But I think it's really important that Robert Englund and New Line have done such a fine job over the years of creating this world and this character. It's fun to kind of re-envision but at the same time we need to remain true, to a point, of who Freddy is and what the franchise represents. It's neat to get to re-envision it, but at the same time you don't want to go so far that we've left out what makes it so cool.
Posted 7/22/2009 by Ryan
Related: A Nightmare on Elm Street | Jackie Earle Haley | Nightmare on Elm Street | Samuel Bayer
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Monday, July 6
Warner Bros. and New Line Pictures must be feeling very confident about their Nightmare on Elm Street remake. The movie is still many months away from its April 16, 2010, release date and yet Jackie Earle Haley, who plays the crazed, psychotic killer Freddy Krueger, revealed to BloodyDisgusting that he is signed on to terrorize teenagers for another two movies. Three movies total? "Yeah," said Haley.
Reports also have Rooney Mara, who will play heroine Nancy Thompson, returning for a second Nightmare as well. A remake of Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, perhaps?
Posted 7/6/2009 by Ryan
Related: A Nightmare on Elm Street | A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors | Jackie Earle Haley | Nightmare on Elm Street | Rooney Mara
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Friday, April 24
Kellan Lutz, now most famous for his role as Emmett Cullen in The Twilight Saga movies, is rumored to be joining the cast of 2010's A Nightmare on Elm Street -- a modern remake of the popular '80s horror flick.
Lutz is no stranger to the horror genre, as he appeared in 2008's low-budget slash-fest Prom Night, which was -- surprise, surprise -- another '80s retelling gone bad. He's scheduled to play a "popular high school jock," which sounds similar to his recent part in the revamped version of 90210. He pulled that off quite convincingly, so it shouldn't be too much of a challenge for him.
Also rumored to be joining him are Thomas Dekker (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles) and Kyle Gallner (The Haunting in Connecticut, Veronica Mars). Do we really need another horror movie remake? It's the same formula every time: hot, young cast + modern setting = box-office failure. Still, maybe this one will fare better. After all, no one can pull a crowd like a Twilight actor can.
Posted 4/24/2009 by Jenny
Related: Kellan Lutz | Thomas Dekker | A Nightmare on Elm Street | Kyle Gallner | Prom Night | Twilight | Nightmare on Elm Street
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Saturday, April 4
Freddy Krueger, the fingers-tipped-with-razors, sweater-wearing, nasty-complexioned psycho killer from Wes Craven’s fright-fest franchise, A Nightmare on Elm Street, is returning in a new series of films, courtesy of New Line Cinema. In the new films, the classic movie monster will be played by Jackie Earle Hayley, who powerfully portrayed Rorschach, super-powered vigilante of Zack Snyder’s Watchmen (2009).
In the original film from 1984, Krueger stalked and killed teenagers in their dreams, killing them in the real world. Krueger has appeared in six Nightmare sequels and in Freddy vs. Jason, the 1993 crossover film with Jason Voorhees, the villain of the Friday the 13th franchise. According to Box Office Mojo, the Nightmare franchise is the third-highest grossing horror franchise in film history, with a lifetime gross of $307,420,075.
Samuel Bayer is directing from a script by Wesley Strick. Shooting is expected to begin in Chicago in May.
Next Showing: A Nightmare on Elm Street is scheduled for an April 16, 2010 release
Posted 4/4/2009 by BrentJS
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Friday, August 15
This one is strictly a rumor with very limited credibility, but we certainly like the idea.
A Nightmare on Elm Street remake has been discussed of late with perennial horror remake producers Brad Fuller and Andrew Form (2003's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, 2005's The Amityville Horror) currently trying to set up the project.
The rumors of Billy Bob Thornton being considered to play the scorched-face dream killer Freddy Krueger have been circulating for a few weeks now, although they were likely born out of fans hoping for such an inspired casting choice rather than any firm casting decisions.
On the positive side, fan favorite casting rumors have led to actual casting decisions in the past, so don't lose hope. Christian Bale, now considered by many to be the finest example of Batman, was purely a fan fave for years before Christopher Nolan officially made him the offer for Batman Begins.
So we Nightmare on Elm Street fans say it here, to whoever should end up producing and directing the remake. We want Billy Bob. Now make it happen!
Posted 8/15/2008 by reelz
Related: A Nightmare on Elm Street | Billy Bob Thornton | Nightmare on Elm Street
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Thursday, October 18
We brought you the Whack Jobs last week. This week's Halloween-themed list is a top ten of our personal recommendations for the darkest day of the holiday seasons.
Have more suggestions? Drop us a line.
Check out my favorite Halloween movies right here.
Posted 10/18/2007 by reelz
Related: The Shining | The Exorcist | Suspiria | A Nightmare on Elm Street | Alien | The Silence of the Lambs | Halloween
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Wednesday, October 10
You know them, you love them and tis the season to get into the spirit.
Today we count down our favorite murderous whack jobs from the movies, be it the monster variety (Frankenstein's Monster and Dracula), the torture pornsters (a little Jigsaw) or the classic 80's slashers (good old Fred Kruger and cute little Jason Voorhes).
We've got our favorite 13 from top to bottom complete with memorable quotes from each pic. Check 'em out and let us know who you would include on your whack job list!
Posted 10/10/2007 by reelz
Related: The Shining | Psycho | A Nightmare on Elm Street