"Nightmare on Elm Street" Remake *Sequel is 'In The Works'*

[JamesG]

Platinum Dunes Blog: Off to Elm Street (Otherwise Known as Chicago)...
Monday, May 4, 2009
By: MrDisgusting

Shooting began today in Chicago for New Line Cinema's reboot of A Nightmare on Elm Street, which centers on Freddy Krueger (Jackie Earle Haley), a serial child molester murdered by angry parents, who returns with a burnt face and a razor glove to terrorize teens in their dreams.

Producers Platinum Dunes updated their official blog this morning giving fans an look into the brain of producer Brad Fuller. There will be plenty more as production moves along, so keep your eyes posted here (or there) for any updates.

Directed by Samuel Bayer for release on April 16, 2010, the film stars Jackie Earle Haley, Kyle Gallner, Thomas Dekker, Rooney Mara, Kellan Lutz, Katie Cassidy, Clancy Brown.

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16086

[JamesG]

First Look at Springwood High School From Elm Street Redo!
Saturday, May 9, 2009
By: MrDisgusting


We've got a little treat for you as B-D reader MyCatsNameMittens just sent us some behind-the-scenes photos from the set of A Nightmare on Elm Street, which is currently lensing in Chicago, IL.

The photos that you'll find inside feature your first look at Elk Grove High School transformed into "Springwood High School".

The films' premise centers on Freddy Krueger, a serial child molester murdered by angry parents, who returns with a burnt face and a razor glove to terrorize teens in their dreams. New Line has the film slated for release on April 16 2010.

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16149

[browneyes106]

The house looks creepy.

[LuLu Rogers]

Why isn't Robert Englund playing Freddie? :confused:

[HuntingtonM15]

Why isn't Robert Englund playing Freddie? :confused:

Because they're stupid. I wish they would have just done another Nightmare on Elm Street movie instead of a remake. Robert IS Freddy.

[JamesG]

Why isn't Robert Englund playing Freddie? :confused:

Basically because they want to take Elm Street in a new direction (reboot).

Also it's to avoid any confusion regarding the continuity of the franchise. People might assume that this new one is within the same "universe" if Englund is Freddy again.


I don't really like anyone else being Freddy Krueger either but I must say Jackie Haley is a good choice to go with. I loved him in Watchmen and I'm curious to see what he's going to be like as Krueger.

[LuLu Rogers]

Robert Englund IS Freddie! :mad: This isn't like Halloween or Friday the 13th where different stunt men played the villan each time, Robert is the only one who has ever played Freddie!

[JamesG]

Robert Englund IS Freddie! :mad: This isn't like Halloween or Friday the 13th where different stunt men played the villan each time, Robert is the only one who has ever played Freddie!

I agree about Freddy; but I'm curious to see what Jackie's going to do.

Even some people were outraged Kane Hodder didn't return in Freddy vs. Jason since he played him in the previous 4 installments and grew a fanbase.

Myers had a different person each time; with the exception of George Wilbur (4 and 6) and Tyler Mane for Zombie's movies.

Same thing also can be said about Hellraiser's Pinhead. I don't see anyone else being him other than Doug Bradley.

[browneyes106]

Basically because they want to take Elm Street in a new direction (reboot).

Also it's to avoid any confusion regarding the continuity of the franchise. People might assume that this new one is within the same "universe" if Englund is Freddy again.


I don't really like anyone else being Freddy Krueger either but I must say Jackie Haley is a good choice to go with. I loved him in Watchmen and I'm curious to see what he's going to be like as Krueger.

I agree I think Jackie Haley is a good choice. I will give him a chance as Freddy. I think he could pull it off.

[browneyes106]

I agree about Freddy; but I'm curious to see what Jackie's going to do.

Even some people were outraged Kane Hodder didn't return in Freddy vs. Jason since he played him in the previous 4 installments and grew a fanbase.

Myers had a different person each time; with the exception of George Wilbur (4 and 6) and Tyler Mane for Zombie's movies.

Same thing also can be said about Hellraiser's Pinhead. I don't see anyone else being him other than Doug Bradley.

I was mad that Hodder wasn't in Freddy vs. Jason.

[JamesG]

I agree I think Jackie Haley is a good choice. I will give him a chance as Freddy. I think he could pull it off.

I'll be giving him the chance too. Just wondering, did you see Watchmen?

[JamesG]

I was mad that Hodder wasn't in Freddy vs. Jason.

So was I.

[JamesG]

Platinum Dunes: First Report, Photo From Elm Street Set!
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
By: MrDisgusting

Yesterday evening Platinum Dunes producer Brad Fuller updated his official blog with not only his first report from the set of A Nightmare on Elm Street, but also provided us all a first look at himself and producing partner Andrew Form on the set leaning up a against a police car from Springwood (a little homage to the first Friday the 13th tease).

In the blog Fuller recounts his experience witnessing Jackie Earle Haley's first onscreen performance as the infamouns child killer, Freddy Krueger.

New Line Cinema has slated their reboot for release on April 16, 2010.

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16244
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/platinumdunes/

[JamesG]

A Look at a Very Dark Location for Elm Street Shoot
Friday, May 22, 2009
By: MrDisgusting

B-D reader 'Burnite' just tipped us off to an article over at the The Times that reports Freddy Krueger is coming to Gary, Indiana's City Methodist Church on Friday, and New Line Cinema will use the historic landmark as a backdrop for a handful of scenes for its scheduled 2010 jumpstart of the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise.

You can read more about the shoot and take a look at the creepy Church beyond the break.

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16278
http://www.thetimesonline.com/articles/2009/05/21/updates/breaking_news/doc4a158020018cd165290762.txt

[comedyfreak]

Jackie Earl Haley has experience playing a weirdo in Little Children here's the description.

Little Children (2006)
advertisementEchoes of "Madame Bovary" in the American suburbs. Sarah's in a loveless marriage, long days with her young daughter at the park and the pool, wanting more. Brad is a househusband, married to a flinty documentary filmmaker. Ronnie is just out of prison - two years for indecent exposure - living with his mother; Larry is a retired cop, fixated on driving Ronnie away. Sarah and Brad connect, a respite of adult companionship at the pool. Ronnie and Larry have their demons. Brad should be studying for the bar; Larry misses his job; Ronnie's mom thinks he needs a girlfriend. Sarah longs to refuse to be trapped in an unhappy life. Where can these tangled paths lead?

Living in an upper middle class family-oriented suburb, Sarah and Richard Pierce, who have an infant daughter Lucy, have a dysfunctional marriage. Sarah is already seen as a bit of an outsider amongst the "park mothers", so news of the Pierce's dysfunctional marriage would drive a further wedge between Sarah and the rest of the mothers, who espouse the "white picket fence/2.4 children" mentality. Into the park comes househusband Brad Adamson and his infant son Aaron. Not knowing who he is or his story, the park mothers coin him "The Prom King" because of his preppy good looks. They collectively have a "look but don't touch" mentality toward Brad. Brad is struggling to find his place in life, having already failed the bar exam twice and avoiding his third attempt. He continually is looking for connections to his youth, when his life held so much promise. As such, he too is in a unsatisfying marriage to his beautiful and driven wife, Kathy, the household breadwinner. By chance, Sarah and Brad get to know each other, and are attracted to each other if only in their search for that something missing in their lives. The question becomes what they are to do with their feelings. In the meantime, sex offender Ronnie McGorvey, who was convicted for exposing himself to a child, moves into the neighborhood into the home of his mother, upon whom he has a pseudo-Oedipus complex. Ex-police officer Larry Hedges, an acquaintance of Brad's, takes it upon himself as his primary goal in life to rid the "perfect" family neighborhood of this scourge.

[JamesG]

^ Little Children was a great movie. That was Jackie Haley's comeback film when he left acting back in 1993.

He then went on to that Sean Penn flop All The King's Men; which I still want to get around to watching. Recently he was in Watchmen in an awesome performance.

[browneyes106]

I'll be giving him the chance too. Just wondering, did you see Watchmen?

I haven't seen it yet. It might be still be playing in discount theaters in my area. I will try checking it out there.

[browneyes106]

^ Little Children was a great movie. That was Jackie Haley's comeback film when he left acting back in 1993.

He then went on to that Sean Penn flop All The King's Men; which I still want to get around to watching. Recently he was in Watchmen in an awesome performance.

I loved Jackie's performance in Little Children. I wonder how his career would have been if he hadn't left acting in 1993.

[JamesG]

I haven't seen it yet. It might be still be playing in discount theaters in my area. I will try checking it out there.

I told this to a lot of people about this movie not to go in expecting you're going to see The Dark Knight or Iron Man.

Watchmen is more of a dialogue driven film and most mainstream audiences were not used to this and were disappointed. Of course they were the ones not at all familiar with the graphic novels or anything about what they were going to be seeing.

The characters have a very nihilistic approach to things; something not a lot of these super-heroes have.

[JamesG]

I loved Jackie's performance in Little Children. I wonder how his career would have been if he hadn't left acting in 1993.

At the rate he was going I wouldn't say too well. He left the business once his "cute/boyish" looks were going away and when he stopped growing at about 5'5". The last string of acting he did before he quit were low grade B productions and television films.

He would have probably been taking roles just for the money and not really devoting himself well to the craft. I also could see, in recent years, someone like him trying to capitalize on the reality show craze of failed child actors. He could have been one of those on Celebrity Mole or I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here as one of those "Hey, do you remember me? I was so-and-so from how many years ago and look at me now!" people. Sad.


When he left acting he battled alcoholism and took many odd-jobs as a pizza delivery man, limo driver, and security guard. Sometimes, he wound up driving and protecting many famous people at public functions which killed him inside. He said he was praying that people would recognize him and praying that they wouldn't. Many people failed to recognize that their pizza was given to them at their doorstep from "Kelly Leak" of The Bad News Bears.


That hiatus he took from acting probably turned out for the better and I hope he continues to make a name for himself in front of the camera.

[browneyes106]

At the rate he was going I wouldn't say too well. He left the business once his "cute/boyish" looks were going away and when he stopped growing at about 5'5". The last string of acting he did before he quit were low grade B productions and television films.

He would have probably been taking roles just for the money and not really devoting himself well to the craft. I also could see, in recent years, someone like him trying to capitalize on the reality show craze of failed child actors. He could have been one of those on Celebrity Mole or I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here as one of those "Hey, do you remember me? I was so-and-so from how many years ago and look at me now!" people. Sad.


When he left acting he battled alcoholism and took many odd-jobs as a pizza delivery man, limo driver, and security guard. Sometimes, he wound up driving and protecting many famous people at public functions which killed him inside. He said he was praying that people would recognize him and praying that they wouldn't. Many people failed to recognize that their pizza was given to them at their doorstep from "Kelly Leak" of The Bad News Bears.


That hiatus he took from acting probably turned out for the better and I hope he continues to make a name for himself in front of the camera.

I give Jackie a lot of credit for overcoming his past problems and getting back into the business the right away. He was very smart not to the reality show route.

[JamesG]

I give Jackie a lot of credit for overcoming his past problems and getting back into the business the right away. He was very smart not to the reality show route.

Yep, very true.

[JamesG]

Exclusive Set Photos from Nightmare on Elm Street
Source: DJ War Machine
May 25, 2009

On Friday, director Samuel Bayer and the Nightmare on Elm Street production set up at Gary, Indiana's City Methodist Church. A ShockTillYouDrop.com reader was lucky enough to swing by and share the photos below with the following report...

"Last night during the filming I heard a lot of screams coming from the inside of the church as well as Freddy's voice when he yelled," says our set spy. "They are set to go back to Gary to shoot another scene sometime in June."

Jackie Earle Haley, Rooney Mara, Kyle Gallner, Thomas Dekker and Katie Cassidy star in the Platinum Dunes-spearheaded reboot of the Krueger franchise. The film opens April 16, 2010.

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=10616

[browneyes106]

I hope there is a leaked pic of Jackie in the Freddy makeup soon.

[JamesG]

I hope there is a leaked pic of Jackie in the Freddy makeup soon.

Yeah, don't expect that any time soon. I would imagine that will be under tight security and protected until official photos at one point come out.

We didn't see Michael Myers until a few months before the film is due to come out and after everything wrapped, Nightmare literally has just started.

I think at one point we will be seeing the new Freddy (and I want to see it myself) but I don't see it happening shortly.

[JamesG]

Your First Look at Freddy Krueger, Pre-Fire!
Thursday, May 28, 2009
By: MrDisgusting

One, Two, Freddy's coming for you... The good folks over at JoBlo have just landed (close to) the mother of all scoops as beyond the break you'll find a link to the first ever look at Jackie Earle Haley as Freddy Krueger in New Line Cinema's now-filming reboot of A Nightmare on Elm Street.

The only thing that keeps this from being THE mother of all scoops is that the image shown is of Freddy Krueger pre-fire. With all of the spy photos floating around, it's only a matter of time until we see the new Freddy burned and ready for murder.

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16326
http://joblo.com/index.php?id=26722

[Jessica]

Creepy house. ^^

[80sTrivia]

I have to agree, No Robert Englund, no Freddy...

:eek:

[JamesG]

I have to agree, No Robert Englund, no Freddy...

:eek:

I'm going to be the judge until after I see it. I want to see what Jackie's going to bring to the role.

[JamesG]

Hollywood Comes to Gary
Produced by Michael Puente on Monday, June 01, 2009

Dilapidated buildings, crumbling streets and burned out store fronts aren’t exactly what people want to see when looking for a home. But those are things Hollywood location scouts sometimes want when trying to find spots to shoot scenes for a film. Seems Tinseltown has taken to Gary, Indiana recently. The struggling Steel City is trying to capitalize on its misfortunes.


The link here will give you the radio report as well as a transcript if you don't want to listen to it.
http://www.wbez.org/Content.aspx?audioID=34518

[browneyes106]

James I was browsing through a site called badtattoos.com. I saw this pic of a Freddy Kruger tattoo. Let's hope Jackie's makeup doesn't look like this lol.
http://www.badtattoos.com/tattoos/tattoos_2184.html

[JamesG]

James I was browsing through a site called badtattoos.com. I saw this pic of a Freddy Kruger tattoo. Let's hope Jackie's makeup doesn't look like this lol.
http://www.badtattoos.com/tattoos/tattoos_2184.html

That looks like something one would find in a comic book adaptation of Elm Street.

[JamesG]

Craven's Elm Street Nightmare
Exclusive: Original director angry over remake.
by Orlando Parfitt, IGN UK

UK, June 9, 2009 - Wes Craven isn't happy about the forthcoming Nightmare on Elm Street remake.

IGN spoke to the horror legend -- who directed the original movie -- and he revealed that he has had "no contact" with Platinum Dunes about the project, and that he feels genuinely "hurt" by what's happened.

He said: "Yes it does hurt, it does because its such an important film for me that, unfortunately, when I signed the original contract I gave up all rights to it and so there's nothing I can do about it. I was much happier with Last House on the Left that I could kind of shepherd it towards production and we found a really wonderful director."


Craven went on: "I don't even know who's doing it and I'm not interested. It's actually really painful to think about it. It's the film of mine that I probably love the most, and which made the most money. The script went around Hollywood for three years and nobody touched it and I went through all my life savings and everything else to pay for it, so I had to make the deal I did. Frankly, at that time I thought it would be one movie and that's it. I never thought it would go on and on and on."

He also confirmed that offers have gone out to Courteney Cox and David Arquette to reprise their roles in the new Scream movies. Craven says he has had talks about possibly directing Scream 4, and was waiting for writer Kevin Williamson to finish off the script.

http://movies.ign.com/articles/992/992845p1.html

[JamesG]

Krueger Takes His Coffee With Cream
Source: Twitter
June 18, 2009

Jackie Earle Haley, the man who knocked us out with his take on Rorschach in Watchmen, is donning the infamous sweater, hat and glove of Freddy Krueger in A Nightmare on Elm Street. Big shoes to fill, no doubt.

In between stalking cast members Rooney Mara, Kyle Gallner, Thomas Dekker and Katie Cassidy, he's hitting Twitter, talking about his time in Chicago (where the film is lensing). Yesterday, he dropped this nugget of a photo that we found amusing. Sure, it's a cup of coffee, but look to the right...

The production is very secretive about the look of Krueger, Haley goes to and from the makeup trailer to the set with a bag over his head, so I wouldn't expect much more in terms of "revealing" photos.

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=10842

[browneyes106]

I hope a stalker gets on the set and takes off the bag and takes of pic of Jackie. We can only dream lol.

[JamesG]

I found this nice little interview from the June 2009 Monster Mania convention so I figured I'd post it here:


In the first part the cast talks generally about how they got their parts in A Nightmare on Elm Street.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJES25ea4rI

The second part Robert Englund discusses about the remake craze in Hollywood and talks about the King Kong remake with Jack Black.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-XT6zbj6PA

The final part the cast talks about how they feel about the upcoming remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUEwmmg5NXA

[JamesG]

Rooney Mara Signed on For Elm Street Sequel
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
By: MrDisgusting

New Line Cinema's A Nightmare on Elm Street reboot is currently lensing in Chicago, IL and Bloody-Disgusting was on hand to witness the filming first-hand.

While on set we had the chance to talk with the lovely Rooney Mara who revealed exclusively to B-D that she is in fact signed on for TWO movies as your new Nancy Thompson.

Obviously, how well the first film performs dictates whether or a not a sequel will be developed, but assuming this is as sucessful as Platinum Dunes' Friday the 13th, I think it's safe to say we'll be seeing Rooney vs Freddy Krueger round 2.

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16566

[Miss Lisa]

Robert Englund IS Freddie! :mad: This isn't like Halloween or Friday the 13th where different stunt men played the villan each time, Robert is the only one who has ever played Freddie!

I agree! I loved the original Nightmare on Elm Street. Robert Englund created Freddy Krueger. HE is the one that made many people love to watch Freddy Kreuger. He is Freddy Krueger. Once an actor does a character so well like that, it's hard for me to see some one else do it.

Besides, there are always two choices for a actor in a remake. A, you can play the character the same way that the original actor did. But then there wouldn't be that good of a reason to see it sense it would be pretty much just like watching the original. B, they can change the way the character is played, but then they would be changing the main reason for watching the movie.

Basically, that's one of the reasons that I don't like remakes. It can only either be an exact copy, or they can change it completely, but it will never be as good as the original. Also, since we have scene the sequals and everything, there are no real surprises in the remake, which takes away a lot of the fun.

[Scoobiedoo30]

that is one Movie I Could not watch Nightmare on Elm Street

[JamesG]

Jackie Earle Haley Signed on for THREE Elm Street Films!
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
By: MrDisgusting

While Platinum Dunes is winding down on their reboot of A Nightmare on Elm Street, we caught up with your brand new Freddy Krueger, Jackie Earle Haley, who tells Bloody-Disgusting exclusively that he's signed on to return for more razor-glove teen terrorizing.

"Two more," prompting us to confirm, "So, three total?" Haley smiles, displaying three fingers, "yeah."

We also broke the news that Rooney Mara (Nancy Thompson) is signed on for one more trip to Elm Street.

Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema will release the remake in theaters April 16, 2010. The films' premise centers on Krueger, a serial child molester murdered by angry parents, who returns with a burnt face and a razor glove to terrorize teens in their dreams.

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16621

[Number 9 Dream]

I'm definitely curious about this one! I can't wait to see his take on Freddy.

[comedyfreak]

Judging from photos of him on the set as a pre fire Freddy, looks like he'll wear a toupee.

[JamesG]

Judging from photos of him on the set as a pre fire Freddy, looks like he'll wear a toupee.

As a pre-fire "Freddy" Haley will probably wear a hairpiece of a sort. As burned "Freddy" I don't think so.

Don't know how much pre-burned "Freddy" we'll be seeing.

[JamesG]

Kyle Gallner Gets Sleepy on Elm Street Set
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
By: MrDisgusting

Platinum Dunes producer Brad Fuller has been posting a few updates on Twitter from the set of A Nightmare on Elm Street, which wraps this week.

Below you'll find a behind-the-scenes look at Nancy Thompson's (played by Rooney Mara) room, along with a look at a tired Kyle Gallner (Quentin).

Being directed by Samuel Bayer, the films' premise centers on Freddy Krueger, a serial child molester murdered by angry parents, who returns with a burnt face and a razor glove to terrorize teens in their dreams.

Warner Bros. will bring the nightmares back into your life on April 16, 2010.

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16693

[JamesG]

Production on A Nightmare on Elm Street Wraps, New Pics
Friday, July 10, 2009
By: MrDisgusting

Platinum Dunes producer Brad Fuller just updated his Twitter announcing that production has officially wrapped on A Nightmare on Elm Street, their reboot of the New Line Cinema franchise that centers on Freddy Krueger, a serial child molester murdered by angry parents, who returns with a burnt face and a razor glove to terrorize teens in their dreams.

"Just wrapped- sad. This was a fun movie to make," writes Fuller, who has been adding behind-the-scenes photos of the cast and crew all night.

Take a look at all three below and check out the return of Freddy in theaters April 16, 2010.

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16710

[JamesG]

It's a wrap, the new Elm Street is in the can!
3:34am
July 12, 2009

It's over - at least shooting is. I feel like I just ran a marathon. Though I will never know the actual feeling of finishing a marathon - I reckon this is what it feels like. Week after week of night shoots, distant locations and extreme weather, all taking its toll on all of us. Many of my other marathoners share the same 1000 yard stare I've got going. All of us simply spent.

But all that effort, time and pain was for a great cause. We did it all for Freddy. To realize our dream of bringing him back... the way we remember him. Scary, mean and nasty. Now I know it will be hotly debated here, but I can tell you I am proud of what we did.

Proud that Jackie Earle Haley was uncompromising in his desire to create a Freddy that is uniquely his own creation. Proud of Andrew Clement for his desire to create a look that will shock and scare you. You will surely recognize Freddy, but he is distinctively different, more real, and more burned. Jackie and Clement spent four hours a day painstaking applying all the make-up, appliances, texture before coming to shoot. And when we were all done at the end of the day they had to stay for at least another hour to take it off. For those of you keeping score at home that is 5 hours a day, on top of 12 hour shooting days.

Those among you who are so closed-minded that you can't fathom anyone else playing the role, you are idiots. So much time and effort put into bringing Freddy back and you dismiss him before you've seen his efforts, it's just stupidity. See what we've done and then pass judgment; but there isn't a person out there who can tell me Jackie isn't a terrifying, inspired, awesome Freddy. I am grateful to Bloody Disgusting for its early support of that idea and can confidently tell you that choice was simply inspired.



Sam Bayer suffered for this movie. He pushed himself so hard that I worried that he couldn't maintain his pace, yet he did. No one had more sleepless nights than Sam - replaying the day's events over and over in his head, questioning how to make it scarier, better. We would often have breakfast together before shooting and he was never content. If he was concerned that he could improve on a scare, he and our first ad, Myron, would figure out our schedule so we could shoot the scene until Sam felt it was as good as it could be. Sam has very high standards and he was unrelenting. He brought all his experience to those nightmares and they are outstanding - if you aren't familiar with his work, check him out on YouTube, he is a great visual artist.



Making movies is like riding a unicycle down a steep hill. And when I read this back it seems like this movie was a dream shoot. Not true - we had all sorts of challenges on every level, but what was great about making this film was that we all had the same goal in mind. It really felt like a team effort to get to the finish line. And for me personally, when the end did come I didn't want it to.

I know the blog has been quiet lately, but after I've rested a bit I will start posting more.

A couple other things. Pay attention to Comic Con, we will have a couple of surprises for you there. If everything goes as planned we will reveal something special there.

Also, I am twittering and posted a few behind-the-scenes photos, so keep checking here and Twitter for updates.

One, two...

- Brad Fuller

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/platinumdunes/
https://twitter.com/bcfuller

[JamesG]

A Nightmare on Elm Street Set Visit Preview: A New Freddy Krueger is Born
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
By: MrDisgusting

With the San Diego Comic Con kicking off tomorrow, Warner Bros. Pictures has given us the thumbs up to share with you guys a small preview piece from our visit to the set of A Nightmare on Elm Street, which shot on locations in both Chicago and Indiana over the past few months.

Beyond the break you'll get first word from your new Freddy Krueger, Jackie Earle Haley, as we inspect the new "look" of Freddy. Elm Street is slated for release on April 16, 2010. Watch for our massive set reports later this year.



The Midwest. It’s hot, it’s cold, it’s raining, it’s thundering, and goddamn are the mosquitoes out for blood - they aren’t the only ones. Sitting in a make-up truck outside of an old abandoned church in Gary, IN is Jackie Earle Haley, who within four hours time will be transformed into Freddy Krueger, the iconic child molester that has been tearing up the big screen with his patent razor-glove for 25 years now.

But when A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET hits theaters next April, you’ll be seeing a new Freddy. Robert Englund, who has donned the infamous red and green sweater and fedora for eight films now, is passing the torch onto Jackie Earle Haley, who told Bloody-Disgusting exclusively about how he really wanted to dive deep into the human side of ol’ Freddy.



“I still wanted to get in there though and find the human side of this guy - what makes him tick at a certain level. I wanted to make it real. It is like trying to get that perfect balance between the human side, the real side, but also don't lose sight of the mythology, what this guy is and whom he represents.” He continues talking about the discovery that Freddy IS the Boogeyman, and that it’s even more terrifying not knowing his motives, “A lot of that was finding out is that he's a Boogeyman, he's a guy that represents everyone’s deep inner fear. Like having something come at you that you just can't stop, having something come at you that you just don't understand. When you begin to understand, no matter how off the logic, no matter how much reason and logic you apply to it; you can't break through. It is coming no matter what, no matter how illogical it is.”



While Jackie Earle Haley focuses on bringing the heart and soul of Freddy Krueger to life, Andrew Clement of Creative Character Engineering is the man responsible for making him LOOK the part.

“There are so many different ways that you can go at it when somebody is burned,” he explains in our exclusive interview. “I didn't know if we were going to do charred Freddy, or desiccated Freddy or healed burned Freddy, freshly burned Freddy, bloody Freddy... you know I kept sending these quick concepts and sketches over just to see where Sam's head was at, and Sam came to my company and we looked through books and chose some things that he liked.”


Ultimately, they decided to go with a post-burn victim Freddy, which they felt was more realistic. “This is more of a healed-burned Freddy, which I didn't understand in the beginning,” he continues, “but when some rewrites started coming down I could see why we were going this way, rather than coming at it from a sort of a logical standpoint and story standpoint.”



When I first saw the new Freddy, I was a bit rattled, but once I saw side-by-side comparisons it became obvious as to why. “They have much different noses, this one is much more like a burn victim,” Clement tells us explaining that Robert Englund had more of a “witch nose” than Earle Haley.

“I had all of the photos up, and I have such respect for his face, I really wanted to echo some of the forms,” Clement continues talking about the new look. “The thing that we did depart from was the nose. I remember hearing interviews with Kevin Yager or one of the other people who have done the makeup. They were saying they wanted to make him a male witch, which is why they went with the big nose at the time. That kind of made sense, but I just didn't really think it - you never really see Robert Englund prior to being burnt. I knew how much we were going to see Jackie, so I couldn't image making Jackie's nose big all of a sudden. Why would we do that? In the beginning I didn't really know if we were going to have to do a Robert Englund likeness make-up on Jackie.”


Again, this is a reboot, a fresh start if you will. While Jackie Earle Haley might not look like Robert Englund, one thing you can count on is that Freddy is still Freddy right down to the dirty black boots.

Unfortunately, this is only a preview of what’s to come. So check back later this year for extensive reports from our visits to the various ELM STREET shooting locations, along with exclusive interviews with the cast and crew.


[B]A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET arrives in theaters April 16, 2010.

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16826

[browneyes106]

Great pic it sort of gives us a good idea of how Jackie looks as Freddy.

[JamesG]

Update: SDCC '09: Check Out the Official One Sheet For A Nightmare on Elm Street!
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
By: MrDisgusting

While at the San Diego Comic Con we snagged a photo of the first one sheet banner from A Nightmare on Elm Street, their remake of the classic dream demon flick arriving in theaters April 16, 2010.

Directed by Samuel Bayer, the film stars Jackie Earle Haley, Kyle Gallner, Thomas Dekker, Rooney Mara, Kellan Lutz, Katie Cassidy, Clancy Brown and Connie Britton.

The films' premise centers on Freddy Krueger (Jackie Earle Haley), a serial child molester murdered by angry parents, who returns with a burnt face and a razor glove to terrorize teens in their dreams.

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16834

[JamesG]

Great pic it sort of gives us a good idea of how Jackie looks as Freddy.

Yeah, it was great for a teaser pic.

[JamesG]

Now we're back on track...
11:17am,
July 24, 2009

I am very encouraged by the recent turn of events on this board. Now we seem to have gotten back on track to discuss the films instead of flinging insults. I appreciate everyone pitching in to make the change and our ability to monitor ourselves. I don't mind a difference of opinion; in fact it makes for lively discussion. What bothers me is when the discussion ceases to be informative. After all, that is where this board becomes helpful to me. There have been changes to the movies that came directly from comments I read here.

Thank you to all of you for doing your part.

Yesterday, we showed you a picture and Comic Con poster of Freddy. People have been freaking out. We have never had a better response to anything that we have revealed. It is so exciting that so many people are excited by the imagery of Freddy. You should know that we were going to release a different poster - and at the last minute we threw a flag on the play and decided to go with the one you now see. I know that you'll ask so let me say that the other poster was very similar, but much more polished, and it didn't feel like it "fit."

Tomorrow morning I am heading to comic con for what I hope will be an amazing experience. We do have another surprise that we will reveal there. It should be a crazy day, but if you are interested I plan on twittering all day long. So check that out at @bcfuller.

We'll discuss everything after Comic Con.

- Brad Fuller

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/platinumdunes/

[JamesG]

Jackie Earle Haley "Freddy Krueger" at the San Diego Comic Con Nightmare on Elm Street panel discussion.

[JamesG]

http://nightmareonelmstreet.com/ - The official movie website.

[JamesG]

Why the Release Shift for Nightmare on Elm Street?
Source: Ryan Rotten, Managing Editor
July 27, 2009

When an anticipated film begins to change release dates, web comment boards begin to cluck with speculation.

In the case of A Nightmare on Elm Street, the reboot of the Freddy Krueger franchise was two weeks back from its April 16, 2010 debut to April 30.

The reason is simple: "We're all alone on that weekend," said producer Andrew Form of Platinum Dunes told ShockTillYouDrop.com over the weekend. "There were two other movies on the 16th. The 30th we're all alone and that takes us into May."

True, it does. However, one week later Krueger will face off with Tony Stark when Iron Man two flies into theaters on May 7.

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=11213

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A new hi-res pic of Freddy was released that shows a more clear image of his face.

[comedyfreak]

He's a dead ringer for England, can't wait to see the film.

[JamesG]

So, where's that Comic Con trailer?
1:40am,
July 28, 2009

Comic Con was amazing - Warner Bros knows how to handle an event like that. They went to great lengths to make sure we were able to enjoy it in style. I must say, Drew, Sam and I have never been treated so well. It is a great comfort to know that they are taking Elm Street so seriously. I have faith in their marketing department, which brings me to the Comic Con trailer...

I am all too aware of the anger generated by their decision not to release the trailer on the Internet. As many of you know, I went to them and asked for it to be released, but frankly, I understand why they won't. Our film comes out on April 30th. That is 9 months away - a really, really long time in the movie business. If they released the trailer now, it would surely be forgotten a few months from now, and then what?

This amazing teaser would have not had the impact that it should. Believe me, as a fan, I share your frustration in not being able to see it, but it isn't going anywhere. I am sure that each of you will see it, just closer to release. So don't get bent out of shape because you have to wait, besides, many of you would have wished that you waited 'til later because after you see the teaser you will want to see the film so badly it will be brutal to wait the 9 months.

Let me just say that it was a real highlight to be sitting there in front of 7 thousand fans and it made me even more excited for what we will be bringing to you. Over the next few months Sam will be cutting the film and Drew and I will be looking for our next project - but as always, when there is something relevant I will write about it here first. There will be a teaser, a trailer and more photos - you will learn about all of it here and at my Twitter account @bcfuller.

- Brad Fuller

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/platinumdunes/

[JamesG]

SDCC Press Conference: A Nightmare on Elm Street
Source: Ryan Rotten, Managing Editor
July 30, 2009

The dream stalker invades Comic-Con! It was a big year at the annual San Diego expo for A Nightmare on Elm Street and iconic horror legend Freddy Krueger. He's got a new film. A facelift. And a new man beneath the makeup.

New Line rolled out a number of surprises at the show, including a slick teaser poster, that wonderfully captures the essence of the character, a photo and a teaser trailer - which will not be placed online, but you can read about it here. After the studio's presentation in Hall H, star Jackie Earle Haley, director Samuel Bayer and producers Andrew Forma and Brad Fuller joined the press to talk about the Platinum Dunes reboot.




Question: What was it like to don the sweater and hat?

Jackie Earle Haley: It felt warm and shady. Thank you. [laughs] It was incredibly motivating. Just throwing on the iconic outfit was surreal. Standing there for the first time wearing that get-up.

Andrew Form: It was surreal for me to see you come out in it.

Haley: It was a trip. Then you add the makeup on top of the wardrobe. It was surreal.




Question: Whey was it important to keep the sweater and hat?

Haley: It's like any kind of iconic figure. There are certain symbols that make them who they are. I couldn't imagine making this movie without the sweater, the hat and the glove.




Question: Why was there a strong desire to revisit this franchise?

Form: I think, for us, the concept of this movie was one of the strongest we had ever heard. You fall asleep, you die. For Brad [Fuller] and I, it scared the heck out of us when we were kids. It was a movie we pursued for a long time. Just being able to tackle that movie, like we had done with The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Friday the 13th, Nightmare was a movie we always talked about and New Line gave us the opportunity. The concept of the film is brilliant. You got to stay awake. And if you fall asleep there's a guy who will kill you in your dreams.




Question: Jackie, can you talk about the daunting task of filling Freddy's shoes?

Haley: It's definitely a scary process trying to step into the shoes of Robert Englund who has owned this character for decades. He's done a brilliant job with it. His embodiment and his performance is what makes Freddy who he is. The challenge now is going back in time and paying homage to the first movie and rebooting it. It was important to get these qualities that you're familiar with. The sweater, the hat and the glove - things we know - but also trying to find a freshness and new-ness to this re-envisioning. I think the makeup that Andrew Clement designed is incredible. I think where Sam and I are coming from is darker. More serious. Less jokey. Hopefully scarier and more intense.




[B]Question: Is there no room for dark humor?

Haley: I think there is some of that in there, but that's a better question for Sam.

Sam Bayer: It's open to interpretation. What you find funny, someone else might not find funny. There is a macabre quality to the character anyways but if you're looking for just an imitation of what the other actor did in the other movies, you'll be disappointed. If you're looking for a laugh, I don't think this is a funny movie. I personally don't think if a character is wisecracking and killing you at the same time, it's very funny. I find I'm taking this seriously. I've said this many times, I really do look at a movie like The Dark Knight as an inspiration for this. I don't think people dress up and fly through the sky and have cars and dress up as bats, but Christopher Nolan made me believe it. I'd like people to believe this could almost be real.




Question: Is Freddy a child molester or a child murderer in this film?

Bayer: You're going to have to see the movie. There are some plot things I don't want to give away.




Question: Do you handle violence any different than how it's been handled in the past films? How graphic do you go?

Bayer: I think the scariest stuff is when you believe in your characters. So I think we put a lot of emphasis on developing our characters, our kids. What Jackie did with Freddy is multi-dimensional. But, there's a lot of scares in our movie and when blood happens it's bloody. I'm not the type of person who depends on blood and gore to scare you. It's the dreams that scare you.




Question: Can you talk about the dreams and how imaginative you go?

Bayer: I think our dreams are pretty imaginative. To be perfectly honest, I think it's one of the things that dates the original series. I look back and sometimes the films look like they were made in 1988 or whenever they made. When they go into dream world it's cloudy and smoky, fog machines. We did a much more sophisticated, 21st century take on the dream sequences. They're an integral part of the movie. It's what separates this from just a maniac running around with a hatchet. Not only the characters, but the dreams are very thought out and intricate and sometimes beautiful. They're not just scary places, they're actually beautiful to look at.




Question: How big of a character is Nancy in this film?

Brad Fuller: Nancy plays an important role. She's there all the way through. In some ways she's the heart and soul, but the movie isn't an ensemble. At the end of the day, two of the characters really are who the focus of the story is for a good portion of the film.




Question: Are you setting this up for a franchise?

Fuller: Well, we never know. We set out to make the best movie we can.




Question: Jackie, did any of your own sleep patterns or dreams influence how you played your character?

Haley: I don't know if it figured into the process but I do recall this crazy recurring dream when I was a teenager. Maybe it started younger and I was literally in the bed I was sleeping in and it seems like I'm awake. And this big tarantula-y, six-foot tall bug thing chases me down the hall and whacks me. I could not stop dreaming this thing. It was very unsettling and scary. Very bizarre. Of course, then there's the wonderful nightmare of being onstage and the curtain opens and you haven't even looked at the script yet. That's a fun dream.




Question: Have you talked to Robert Englund at all about Freddy?

Haley: No, I haven't. We were going to hook up at some point, but we couldn't be in the same city at the same time. We were going to have a dinner. My manager and my agent, for my birthday, had gotten me an original Nightmare on Elm Street poster so I'm going to hunt down Robert and get him to sign it for me. I want to hang it in my office. That'd be really cool.




Question: What was it like to try on the glove?

Haley: It was pretty cool. It was cool and weird and surreal. The first one I put on didn't fit at all. It was this process making fit my hand. But a lot of times there wouldn't be set up time between shots or whatever so I just had this thing on me for an hour. I was a little worries about poking my eye our or scratching my makeup. Luckily we never had that. I was also a little concerned about falling on the thing. Luckily that never happened.

Bayer: Nothing is actually scarier than seeing Jackie with his contact lenses in, covered in makeup, with basically a deadly weapon. It's got really sharp blades that can really hurt you.




Question: What can we expect from Freddy's voice?

Haley: It's this organic process of embodying the character, especially throwing on the clothes and looking in the mirror. You start playing around and trying different things. It's not sitting around the table and going, 'Let me try this voice and this voice.' It's a matter of months where you're just driving along and this voice comes out. A day later and it's something else. It's this process of letting the subconscious do the work and seeing what bubbles up. I think the voice is still a work in progress. What's in the trailer is me with some enhancement at the front half of it. These guys are going to play around with it a bit. Sometimes it's going to be a little bit closer to me and they might pump it up for effect.

Bayer: I think it's been an ongoing process that Jackie went through deep on set. Finding the character's voice and I think he will definitely be a part of our mixing sessions on the back end which will have a supernatural quality to it. An unearthly quality. It's not going to be Rorschach [from Watchmen].




Question: How is CGI going to factor into the film?

Bayer: I'm a very old school filmmaker. There's not a lot of CGI in this film, we do a lot of stuff practically. But Jackie got to pre-viz one sequence, an idea of what we're going to do that I think, when you see it, are going to be pretty blown away by it. I've got some tricks up my sleeve. A lot of stuff is very photographic, hopefully it'll be seamless enough that you're not going to say, 'Oh, that's a special effect.' That's what we're really going for.




Question: As dark as the movie is, how much fun did you have with the film, Jackie?

Haley: Quite a bit. It took a while though because I really need to acclimate to the makeup. And while I was doing that there was still this incredible process of finding this guy organically. I think I found him by fusing the uncomfortable feeling and whacky acclimation process to the makeup. It's a real kick playing such a mythical bogeyman. But it was a challenge. There was a lot of arduous work to get to the fun. One of the things I've discovered is all of these years I thought Freddy was the one doing the torturing, but it really looks like he was the one being tortured. 3 1/2 hours in the makeup chair and out to set Robert goes. He must have had a heck of a time doing those films for all of those years.

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/interviewsnews.php?id=11247

[browneyes106]

Great interview I do wonder how much of the original plot will be changed.

[JamesG]

Great interview I do wonder how much of the original plot will be changed.

I really don't know. I'm guessing here but I think it will pretty much be the same basic plot elements of the original with some new things thrown in.


I have been dying to see the Comic Con trailer that they decided not to release to the public. I WANT to see this.

I have been searching everywhere and nobody has recorded it. However, you can find on Youtube audio feed from the trailer that you can barely understand. It is in poor quality but at this moment it is all we have.

You have to have headphones on full blast at your ears and be in absolute silence to try to hear anything. The only thing I could make out was at the end when Freddy shouts "Here I come!"

[JamesG]

A Nightmare on Elm Street Trailer Coming Soon!
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
By: MrDisgusting

Bloody Disgusting learned today that you won't have to wait much longer for the trailer debut of New Line Cinema's A Nightmare on Elm Street, their remake of Wes Craven's horror film that introduced Freddy Krueger to the world.

If you want to see the trailer all you have to do is see Columbia Pictures' incredible Zombieland in theaters on October 2.

The trailer will also debut online sometime around then, we'll keep our eyes peeled for you.

Freddy returns to the big screen in April of 2010.

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/17460

[browneyes106]

Cool news. I will probably see Zomebieland in the theaters. I have feeling that it will the trailer will only end up a short teaser but I hope we get to see how Jackie looks as Freddy.

[JamesG]

Cool news. I will probably see Zomebieland in the theaters. I have feeling that it will the trailer will only end up a short teaser but I hope we get to see how Jackie looks as Freddy.

LOL, I would be pissed if the trailer is just this picture with "Coming Soon..."

[browneyes106]

LOL, I would be pissed if the trailer is just this picture with "Coming Soon..."

Me too. There is a five month period between October to April and usually full trailers that 2-3 minutes aren't released until two months before a movie's release date. That's why I'm thinking it will only be a teaser. I just hope we get to see new Freddy's face. There were some diehard Alvin and the Chipmunks fans that were mad that the teaser put in theaters in July for the sequel movie didn't feature the voices of the Chipettes. The other day I saw a video on YouTube that featured tweakings of Anna Faris, Christina Applegate and Amy Poehler's voices as chipmunks. People are doing this just to get an idea of how the actresses will sound as chipmunks. I tried to do some GIMP 2 work on put Jackie's face on Robert Englund's makeup face but it didn't work.

[JamesG]

Me too. There is a five month period between October to April and usually full trailers that 2-3 minutes aren't released until two months before a movie's release date. That's why I'm thinking it will only be a teaser. I just hope we get to see new Freddy's face. There were some diehard Alvin and the Chipmunks fans that were mad that the teaser put in theaters in July for the sequel movie didn't feature the voices of the Chipettes. The other day I saw a video on YouTube that featured tweakings of Anna Faris, Christina Applegate and Amy Poehler's voices as chipmunks. People are doing this just to get an idea of how the actresses will sound as chipmunks. I tried to do some GIMP 2 work on put Jackie's face on Robert Englund's makeup face but it didn't work.

The Chipmunks have diehard fans? :confused:

[JamesG]

MySpace Lands Nightmare on Elm Street Teaser
Source: Ryan Rotten, Managing Editor
September 26, 2009

The rumors are true. A teaser trailer for A Nightmare on Elm Street is coming. In fact, it will be attached to prints of Zombieland when that film hits theaters October 2.

Producer Brad Fuller revealed tonight, however, that MySpace is set to give that latest Freddy Krueger film its teaser debut early next week. No exact day was offered. But know we'll be all over it once the preview hits.

Jackie Earle Haley, Rooney Mara, Kyle Gallner, Thomas Dekker and Katie Cassidy star in this reboot of the Nightmare franchise. New Line opens the film on April 30.

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=11996

[browneyes106]

Cool news

[JamesG]

Trailer Debut: Watch A Nightmare on Elm Street NOW!
Monday, September 28, 2009
By: MrDisgusting

It's finally here!

Beyond the break you'll find the trailer debut for New Line Cinema's A Nightmare on Elm Street!

The trailer teases recreations of classic scenes from Wes Craven's groundbreaking original film, along with your first full, clear look at Freddy Krueger.

Chime in below, we all want to know what YOU guys think of the footage.

Arriving in theaters April 30, the films' premise centers on Freddy Krueger (Jackie Earle Haley), a serial child molester murdered by angry parents, who returns with a burnt face and a razor glove to terrorize teens in their dreams.

Watch it in HD - http://www.myspace.com/trailerpark

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/17519

[browneyes106]

Just watched the trailer. Thanks for posting James. The dream scenes seem kind of cool in the trailer. I think makeup is a bit weird. I just watched the trailer on YouTube and one person said that Freddy looks like a scarecrow.

[JamesG]

Just watched the trailer. Thanks for posting James. The dream scenes seem kind of cool in the trailer. I think makeup is a bit weird. I just watched the trailer on YouTube and one person said that Freddy looks like a scarecrow.

I liked this trailer a lot; I'm looking forward to this.

Freddy's look here, to me, looks more like an actual burn victim.

[JamesG]

A Nightmare on Elm Street Trailer Hits 1.6M Views, Slows BD!
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
By: MrDisgusting

Sunday at midnight MySpace revealed the first trailer for New Line Cinema's A Nightmare on Elm Street, which featured your first look at the Platinum Dunes produced remake arriving in theaters April 30.

Since then, the trailer has received 1.6 million views on MySpace, making it one of the top videos ever on the social networking site.

In fact, the trailer was so popular here on Bloody Disgusting it slowed the site to a screeching halt (you may have noticed the slow performance all day yesterday) and forced us to make some changes to our comment section.

What did YOU think of the footage?


The films' premise centers on Freddy Krueger (Jackie Earle Haley), a serial child molester murdered by angry parents, who returns with a burnt face and a razor glove to terrorize teens in their dreams.

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/17537

[JamesG]

NOES trailer response overwhelming, a few questions answered, Friday 2 or 13?
5:14pm, October 1, 2009

I have to thank many of you.

The debut of the teaser was really amazing. Whether you like it or hate it, the release of it was huge. More that 1.6 million people saw it in the first 24 hours. The traffic to the teaser even clogged up Bloody-Disgusting for a day. As many of you know getting the teaser to you has been quite an ordeal - one that I think deserves an explanation...

Originally, our teaser was to be released on Jennifer's Body and I was excited to tweet all about it. I announced on my twitter page that I would make an announcement within two weeks, assuming that all the plans came to fruition.

But what happened was we liked the teaser, yet felt it needed to be better. Our intention always to reveal Freddy at the very end, but we had three different scenes and couldn't decide on which one was the best. At the same time Mike Jones (Warner bros.) Drew, Bay and I keep reworking the body of the teaser. Asking ourselves, "are we showing too much, not enough etc."

We wanted to be sure that whatever we released was the best version. When we finally decided on the final version of the teaser it was too late to be on Jennifer's Body - so we looked at the release schedule and felt that Zombieland could work for us.



At the end of the day are there things we would like to change in that teaser? Of course. But knowing our team we would keep changing things till the end of the time.

Let's be honest, Drew and I know that NOES is the most important film we've made. We know how all you feel about Freddy, and how you feel about us. We don't want to be the guys who screwed up Freddy and as such are pushing ourselves harder than we've ever pushed.

Moreover, we have found a wonderful partner in Sam Bayer. He has such high standards and refuses to cut any corner.


I have been receiving a couple of questions and want to answer some here:

Is that Freddy's final look?

No, it isn't - we are continuing to refine Freddy's look.

Many people commented about the CGI on his face - and I don't want to give everything away but I will say this - Freddy's face is 98% practical make-up. Moreover, as you now know we went hardcore on what a burn victim really looks like, and I can't imagine what the comments would have been if he DIDN'T look like a real burn victim.



Is that Freddy's final voice?

No, Jackie spent so much time on the voice, researching what people who've has their vocal cords burned sound like. He is still working on it and I suspect that we will be refining it, until the last moment.



Will it be rated PG-13?

Are you kidding me? Make no mistake about it this is a R-rated movie.




Finally, many of you tell me how you have been defending me in chat rooms. I just want you know that I really appreciate that. We will never be free of haters, but if we can at least present ourselves in an intelligent way we can point out the absurdity of having a negative opinion about something that doesn't even exist yet.


Anyway, stay tuned as I hope to have some Friday 13th part 2 (or 13 depending on how you are counting) news soon.

-Brad Fuller

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/platinumdunes/entry.php?id=24

[JamesG]

SCREAM '09: Jackie Earle Haley on Elm Street Surprises, Freddy's Voice and a Sequel!
Sunday, October 18, 2009
By: MrDisgusting

Last year Derek Mears, the new Jason Voorhees, was welcomed to the Scream Awards. This year Jackie Earle Haley walked the red carpet of the 2009 Scream Awards (airing Tuesday, October 27 at 10:00PM ET/PT) to talk about his role as your new Freddy Krueger in the upcoming A Nightmare on Elm Street remake.

Below you can read about how they're still working on his voice, what he thinks of the fan reactions and how pleased his is with the final act of the film.



Since being on set and watching the San Diego Comic Con panel, there has been a lot of talk about Jackie’s voice in A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET. He tells Bloody-Disgusting they’re not quite done yet.

“We’re still getting it out there. We’ve actually been working on that for the last 3 days, doing some ADR work and will probably continue. It’s a normal process of post-production,” he adds.



As regular members of Bloody Disgusting, you guys all know what the fan reaction has been, Haley is thrilled by the positivity thus far.

“I’ve been pretty thrilled with all of the responses, it looks really cool. A lot of people wish it was Robert [in the remake] and I get that,” he continues,”he’s made this character iconic and he’s iconic as well, it’s a tough thing and hopefully when the movie comes out people will dig it.”




Spoiler Warning


I big portion of the remake focuses on “micro naps”, small moments of sleep that are induced by the brain after an intense lack of sleep.

“It was awesome, it was a lot of fun and a lot of work and late hours too. They really did a good job with the sequences, especially the pharmacy, but I don’t want to give too much away.”


But the real question is, after the torture of being turned into Freddy every single day, would Jackie be willing to do it all again if a sequel were ever made?

“You know, I would imagine, I’m signed on so we’ll see how it goes,” he tells BD.

“It’s looking really good, I’ve been in there working on the film and finally seeing some sequences and I’m really thrilled with what Sam and the guys are putting together!”



You can all check it out when the nightmares begin on April 20, 2010.

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/17747

[comedyfreak]

Interesting reads, I'm definatley going to see this movie when it comes out.

[LuLu Rogers]

SCREAM '09: Jackie Earle Haley on Elm Street Surprises, Freddy's Voice and a Sequel!
Sunday, October 18, 2009
By: MrDisgusting

Last year Derek Mears, the new Jason Voorhees, was welcomed to the Scream Awards. This year Jackie Earle Haley walked the red carpet of the 2009 Scream Awards (airing Tuesday, October 27 at 10:00PM ET/PT) to talk about his role as your new Freddy Krueger in the upcoming A Nightmare on Elm Street remake.

Below you can read about how they're still working on his voice, what he thinks of the fan reactions and how pleased his is with the final act of the film.



Since being on set and watching the San Diego Comic Con panel, there has been a lot of talk about Jackie’s voice in A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET. He tells Bloody-Disgusting they’re not quite done yet.

“We’re still getting it out there. We’ve actually been working on that for the last 3 days, doing some ADR work and will probably continue. It’s a normal process of post-production,” he adds.



As regular members of Bloody Disgusting, you guys all know what the fan reaction has been, Haley is thrilled by the positivity thus far.

“I’ve been pretty thrilled with all of the responses, it looks really cool. A lot of people wish it was Robert [in the remake] and I get that,” he continues,”he’s made this character iconic and he’s iconic as well, it’s a tough thing and hopefully when the movie comes out people will dig it.”




Spoiler Warning


I big portion of the remake focuses on “micro naps”, small moments of sleep that are induced by the brain after an intense lack of sleep.

“It was awesome, it was a lot of fun and a lot of work and late hours too. They really did a good job with the sequences, especially the pharmacy, but I don’t want to give too much away.”


But the real question is, after the torture of being turned into Freddy every single day, would Jackie be willing to do it all again if a sequel were ever made?

“You know, I would imagine, I’m signed on so we’ll see how it goes,” he tells BD.

“It’s looking really good, I’ve been in there working on the film and finally seeing some sequences and I’m really thrilled with what Sam and the guys are putting together!”



You can all check it out when the nightmares begin on April 20, 2010.

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/17747


What channel will the Scream awards air on?

[JamesG]

What channel will the Scream awards air on?

Spike TV on Tuesday, October 27 (10:00 PM-Midnight, ET/PT)

[JamesG]

"on the mixing stage working on 'NOES'" Platinum Dunes producer writes on his Twitter page.

Freddy Krueger returns on April 30, 2010.

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/17858

[JamesG]

Nancy's Mother Talks Elm Street Remake and Keeping it Fresh
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
By: MrDisgusting


After doing this for roughly nine years, I'm finding there are two extremes when it comes to stars in franchise horror films.

With the exception of Derek Mears (a mega-hardcore Friday the 13th fan), most stars have either never seen the source material, or straight-up lie and claim to be a huge fan. There's typically no inbetween.

The NY Post Pop Wrap caught up with Connie Britton, who plays Nancy's mother in the forthcoming A Nightmare on Elm Street remake who reveals she had never seen the original (how? HOW?!).


"You are going to be shocked to hear this: I'd never seen "Elm Street" before we started shooting. Isn't that funny?" adding that it was her intention to give her a fresh take on the character.

"That was my intention, but also because I'm a scaredy cat," she tells the site. '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."


Interviewer Jarett Wieselman also added, "I was interviewing Robert Englund the other day and he singled out your casting as one of his favorite elements of the reboot because you can elevate the classic role."

Britton's reply: "That was kind of my hope too. I'm not sure it we accomplished that though. 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."


A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET arrives in theaters April 30, 2010

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/17883

[JamesG]

Haley Talks Playing The New Freddy Krueger
Source: MTV
October 31, 2009

MTV recently sat down and had a brief chat with Jackie Earle Haley (Watchmen, Little Children) about tackling the iconic role of Freddy Krueger for Platinum Dunes upcoming remake of A Nightmare On Elm Street. (Due in theaters April 30th, 2010)

The actor was surprised and thankful for the on-line support from fans when it came to casting and it paid off as this reporter claims he was Platinum Dunes only choice.

As far as the new approach to this Nightmare? "I think where [director] Sam [Bayer] is coming from is a darker, more serious place," he says. "It's still fun, but I think it's going to be a little darker, and a little more serious."

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=12584 - video interview here

[JamesG]

The following article contains SPOILERS!





We've Got The First Review Of Platinum Dunes' A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET Remake!

Beaks here

I can confirm that the Samuel Bayer/Platinum Dunes production of A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET test screened last week in El Segundo. I have no definitive word on how well the film scored with this particular audience, but according to Skin Peeler, the film needs some serious work.

Is this a surprise? Even though the casting of Jackie Earle Haley as Freddy Kruger was something of a coup, we've been hearing that:
a) the Wesley Strick/Eric Heisserer screenplay was lacking
b) the on-set relationship between the producers and Bayer was less than harmonious.

This hardly means the film is doomed (Robert Townsend and Big Daddy Kane fought constantly during the filming of METEOR MAN), but it is distressing that $30 million (to be kind) could be thrown at a complete f*ck-up of a horror classic that was shot for a paltry $2 million back in 1983.

Is this thing anything more than a cash grab?

Skin Peeler is dubious.





"A Nightmare on Elm Street... the Remake. Saw it at the first showing to an audience. The usual beforehand about it being a 'work in progress', temp effects, sound, editing, etc. so keep that in mind. I'm not a struggling film critic, film student or striving to get into Hollywood, so bear with me.

The original film was an entry into the Horror genre that made Freddy Kruger a Hollywood monster icon with many sequels, a TV series, comics, videogames and many Halloween costumes.

The film series had an ebb and flow from campiness to sheer horror, sometimes seconds apart, with Freddie Kruger's over the top ways of killing people. It gave me and friends, late at night when the parents were asleep or at a slumber party, the super-willies and often insomnia. It went on to have many sequels and Freddy became a icon in the annuls of horror.

Seeing it now, it has a certain surreal campiness that doesn't exactly match my memory of it as a kid, I guess a nice patina of time has skewed my perceptions. However, what the original had are amazing iconic and visceral scenes of horror.






If you have seen the original ANoES you basically know the story. SPOILERS AHEAD if you haven't.

The story begins at a slick thumping house party resembling something from the Hollywood hills, where we establish all the main characters and their relationships to each other complete with love triangles, unrequited love and a bong circle.

One of the more popular alpha males goes missing and the concerned girlfriend searches the suddenly empty house for him by boldly (or stupidly) following what looks like feet being pulled through doorways and the sound of dragging. When she finally finds him, he's balancing on a railing overlooking a conveniently-placed glass roof next to the pool. We hear him mumbling to himself something like, "you're not real..." then see huge slashes appear across his chest followed by falling to his death through the glass roof.

One by one we see the deaths of the other characters who are desperately trying to stay awake with coffee, ADD drugs and Redbull while trying to figure out what the heck is going on by sneaking through their parent's stuff and surfing the net.

I don't recall seeing much hard core 'guro' besides slashes, blood and Freddy's hand suddenly appearing through someone's chest, possibly leaving open the possibility of a PG-13 rating?


The interesting twist we find out later on is that all the characters are related to each other through a common past with Freddy when he was alive. This opens the doors to the dark possibility of child molestation with flashbacks done creepily, but in good taste... and these flashbacks turn out to be one of the more successful parts of the film.

Whether Freddy is a molester is kept nebulous, with Freddy appearing to be a vengeful entity simply exacting revenge at one point. This question is firmly resolved towards the end of the film so there can be no doubt of what his intentions are.






The remake keeps many of the scenes from the original script. It unfor tunately is missing a couple more shocking parts from the original like the glorious Johnny Depp bed fountain, the 'tentacle raep' phone-call tongue and cuts away just before a sexy bathroom butt shot causing a big, "AAaaawwww..." from the audience. Do I see an attempt at a PG-13? C'mon... it's just a butt shot, not even a nipple. The Friday the 13th remake wasn't afraid of teh nekkeds!

In this way Nightmare seems to be a contradiction... no nudity in the film, however Freddy is a brutal killer with themes of child molestation (like Wes Craven's concept but downgraded to kid killer in the original).

The story also has some great set ups only to fall short because of characters you could care less about (Apologies to the actors... blame bad casting). Now, if there were a show on the CW/UPN about these characters for a season, like say Gossip Girl, then put them in this movie and have them killed off in horrible ways, we'd have a blockbuster and a reason to have glossy 29 year old hipsters pretending to be high schoolers.

While this is tempting to see the cast of 90210 or Twilight butchered, it's a bad casting choice when you are trying to make the story gritty and serious. If you write the script to be about teenagers with the target audience being teens, for the love of god, cast teen actors or at lest teen-looking actors to play these parts. We can tell the difference. 'Brick' or 'Superbad' are good examples. If not... make the setting a college. In a stroke of genius, the children cast were real kids.






Bay and the director obviously wanted to Dark Knight/ Saw it up by adding layer of grit and reality to A Nightmare on Elm Street.

The set and makeup departments did an excellent job: Freddy looks like a freakish burn victim, many of the dream and flashback scenes are dark and have that Silent Hill feel. It's like they watched a bunch of great horror films for inspiration... but with the sound muted.

ANoES's story, dialog and acting don't quite match the imagery. The beautiful scenes in the trailer led me to believe this remake might be a serious 'Hellraiser' caliber horror film... maybe not Jacob's Ladder but possibly Midnight Meat Train.

I'm afraid to say as it's in The Unborn territory: slick production value with little meat to sink your teeth into. Typical Hollywood grindhouse, "Bread and circuses: it makes the masses happy. Hey, there are plenty of scare moments!".

This film is chock-full of heart-stopping jump out and scare you moments... the audience was definitely given some jumps, however it's overdone and hides the lack of any real horror. The cheap scares become like little Snickers bites in a bag of Halloween candy: a quick jolt but soon forgotton.

This would be fine if there were some good psycological horror thrown in, like a juicy steak for a more substantial meal, however all that's left is a sugar crash. Hmmm, I wonder what Freddy would be like if Cronenberg were to direct?






Nightmare is close to being a good film... you can tell Jackie Earle Haley is giving his all with the lines he is given. Kruger was never a Pinhead or Hannibal when it came to dialog, and I know they were going for a more serious slant this time, but he had a confidence that made you know you were f*cked since he had you in his world and Haley works with what he is given.

Haley's portrayal will no doubt be compared to Robert Englund's performance. In my eyes, Englund's was at times a dark presence of pure anger, at other times a bizarre caricature like an carnival barker or angry drunk and pervy uncle.

Haley's portrayal seems to be no nonsense, to the point, smarmy, ugly, repulsive and just plain vile... what you would expect from a child molester and it fits the story. However, the writers don't let him playfully toy with his prey as much, he simply twists the screws.

I appreciate the lack of campy humor... as it got out of control at times in the original series where Freddy almost became Beetlejuice, but I still wish for just a tiny bit of that iconic personality to his dialog. Just a small dash to separate him from the likes of the Candyman or the Scream killer.




So the version I saw tonight could have been an excellent remake. At this point it's at mearly 'mediocre' status in my mind, but with possible 'good' potential. I want for it to be good and I would love to see more of Haley. I don't know what can be done at this point to fix the actors chosen or the missing elements to raise the horror, but I stay hopeful.

The editing still has time to be tightened, as I am already forgetting the entire middle of the film except for the flashbacks. Hopefully they will keep all of the Haley scenes, possibly add to them, and trim some of 90210 fat. Just please figure out do you want a PG-13 movie or R? When you make a film, you shouldn't give a sh*t about the rating. This is a Nightmare on Elm Street... It should be a given it's an 'R' rating.






Ahhh... If only there was an AINTITCOOL creative thinktank. Maybe a select 250 of us eager nerds, separate and removed from the corrupt ass-kissing and creative black hole effects of the Hollywood mill, spanning all ranges of talent that can view a project during the process and can give critiques before things get beyond the point of no return.

Yah, I know, not in a million years.


So....


Liked


- Some nice dark visuals, locations & makeup
- any scene with Clancy f*ckin Brown & Jackie Earle Haley.
- the talking bloody corpse in the bodybag at end of hallway. that was cool. more like that, plz
- flashbacks, just remove the naked gimp in the Speedos.



Disliked


- cheesy, unrealistic 29 year old teen characters
- cheesy, unrealistic dialog of above characters with some unintentional laughable moments
- no original Johnny Depp blood fountain or phone tongue? you kidding me?
- too much reliance on scare moments
- not enough psychological horror, the dude's now a freakin child molester for jeebus sake.
- needs some more tightening work in the editing room
- film sadly doesn't yet live up to the exciting trailer
- no bathroom boo-tay? we likie the bootie.
- the webcam scene with the token Asian guy? ...



Sincerely,


SKIN PEELER"



Sameul Bayer's A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET is currently scheduled to open on April 30, 2010.

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/42932

[Number 9 Dream]

The Chipmunks have diehard fans? :confused:

:rofl:

[Dragonflies]

I have no interest in seeing this movie. I agree. Robert IS Freddie


The photos that you'll find inside feature your first look at Elk Grove High School transformed into "Springwood High School".


That's the high school I went too when I lived in Elk Grove, California :eek:

[JamesG]

Diabolic Debate: The Nightmare on Elm Street Remake
Source: Ryan Rotten, RobG.
November 9, 2009


Ryan Rotten: Rob, our readers are getting downright rabid about Platinum Dunes' Nightmare on Elm Street. Rabid, I tell ya!

There's a whole lot of fuss over this movie, especially since that AICN test screening review. And I'll reveal this, when I check our top stories on a weekly basis, Nightmare always ranks in the top five. Go figure, because it seems to have a lot of haters. But site traffic is telling me even the haters are interested in it to some degree. Unless they're just fascinated to watch the train wreck it could possibly be.

Without a doubt, it's the film to watch for next spring, and I'm curious as hell to see what they've done with Freddy Krueger, but that early review has me concerned. You and I are both children of Krueger, having been raised on the series, and since some of Shock's readers have asked us how we felt, I thought this would be the place to spew some thoughts.





RobG: I'm trying to remain cautiously optimistic, because I really, really loved that trailer. I understand die-hard fans' concerns with anything Platinum Dunes related, and I, for the most part, agree.

The only remake they've produced that I kind of dug was the first Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Friday The 13th was okay, but considering the tools they had, it should have been a much, much better movie.

The drastic 60% drop after opening weekend proved that people wanted better. Had it been the kick-ass Friday The 13th we were all waiting for, we would've lined up and seen it three times in theaters.

With a few more months to tweak, I'm hoping Nightmare is more in the vein of Texas as opposed to Friday. And by that, I mean I hope they capture the best bits of the Nightmare series and channel it into one movie.

With eight movies-worth of ideas, a TV series and tons of comics, there's no reason not to make an awesome movie. Now, the real concern for fans is the fact that Robert Englund is no longer playing Freddy Krueger. What do you think about recasting with Jackie Earle Haley? Can Freddy truly only be portrayed by one actor as most are arguing?





Ryan: Before we get to casting… Please, Friday The 13th was a Friday the 13th film. I got nailed to the wall for my favorable review, but I stand by it.

In the context of the series, the film was what it should have been - although the kills could have been punched up. It was far better than any Friday entry after Part 6. I think Platinum Dunes did fine with it.

Nightmare is a different beast and needs to be more than a fun body count film and that trailer - now that I've seen it a few times and have processed it - doesn't do much for me. And the reason why is it plays like a greatest hits of the first film.

I know they've got to market it to a new generation, but I think they should have celebrated the new stuff they brought to the table - with the exception of the shots of Krueger being hunted down by the parents. So, I'm skeptical about the whole idea of rebooting it now. If you're going to do it, give me something fresh to chew on. See, I'm open to a new Nightmare film.

I've told you this before, we're living in a time where the bogeymen we've grown up with are getting face lifts as those bogeymen of an older generation - the Universal monster kid generation - saw Frankenstein, Dracula and the Wolfman get revitalized during the Hammer period. We're not necessarily going to agree with the results, but that's what is happening and I'm keeping an open mind.



Getting to your query about Jackie Earle Haley as Krueger, I've been a supporter since day one. I loved him in Little Children and thought he was a great Rorschach in Watchmen. That man is incredibly talented and can bring some decent menace to the role, however, seeing someone else with the glove and sweater on is bizarre.

I've used the analogy before, but Krueger was such an iconic dude to me growing up, it's like coming home, and in a strange Invaders from Mars-like instance, finding your parents are not your parents anymore. They're familiar to you, but something's off. I'm just glad Haley doesn't come across like some cheap haunted maze Freddy knock-off.





RobG: It's funny you make the Hammer reference in comparison to our current crop of remakes, because I always use that one too. Imagine if there was Internet during the Hammer period? People would've gone nuts! Alas, even though I grew up on the series and I love Englund's portrayal as much as the next fan, I'm all for Jackie Earle Haley.

I think it's interesting that we're at the point where we have a new Freddy, Jason and Michael Myers. Inevitably there's going to be a third actor playing Freddy eventually. And think about it, who's better as Dracula? Bela Lugosi? Christopher Lee? Or Gary Oldman? I think they're all great Draculas! Much like Derek Mears was the best part of the Friday The 13th remake, I feel Jackie will be the standout for Nightmare.

Now, with that said, I need to argue with a lot of the fan's nitpicking at little details. "The sweater's not the same!" Why? Because it doesn't have full red sleeves like in the original?

Well, then by that rationale, the sweater wasn't the same for Nightmare's two though eight then when it was fully striped! "He doesn't look like Freddy, he looks like a burn victim!" Well, yeah! He is a burn victim! And he's talking the way he talks in that trailer because as a burn victim, he no longer has lips. Like you said before, we don't want the exact same movie as the original, it's got to be different, so I'm okay with Freddy being different and I have faith that Haley will deliver something memorable.


I think for the next trailer, Platinum Dunes really needs to focus on the new aspects of their movie to win over the skeptics. You got a good look at Krueger on your set visit. What are your thoughts?





Ryan: Well, I'm still under embargo from talking about anything I saw on set - so you're not prying anything out of me, sir. The bickering over the sweater, to me, is tantamount to the fans getting riled up over Jason Voorhees' coat or hair...or running - even though he jumped into a sprint during the pre-Hodder days. It's a bit ridiculous.

The memory seems to get a bit foggy for some when they're so riled up with vitriol. I'm not going to make any damn judgment calls over "how Freddy talks" based on that trailer - he says one line. However, I can certainly see the argument for the makeup, even though Freddy's look got increasingly sloppy as the sequels went on. Jackie Earle's makeup is answering to this overwhelming need for realism in every horror film now - there's no sense of "fantasy" to the design, although I'm sure director Samuel Bayer will create some interesting dream sequences.

You've got a wicked hard-on for that guy. Platinum Dunes courted him for the Near Dark remake, now they got him for Nightmare. But I'm not sure if he's got the chops for the material.





RobG: Whoa, whoa...a wicked hard-on is a bit much! For me as a kid, the two things that left the biggest impression on me was the first Nightmare On Elm Street movie and Nirvana's music video for "Smells Like Teen Spirit." And it just seems ironic - yet fitting - that the director of that video would go on the helm a remake of my most impressionable horror movie. Look - again, I'm cautiously optimistic, but I'm not as dismissive as most fans have been just because he comes from a music video background.

If you take a look at some of Bayer's videos such as David Bowie's "The Heart's Filthy Lesson" or The Smashing Pumpkins "Bullet With Butterfly Wings", he can definitely visually illustrate a cool, dream-like aesthetic. It makes sense to me that the Platinum crew would pick him considering the look of some of his videos.

One of my biggest concerns are things we're hearing story-wise. For example, this rumor that in the remake, it's only implied that Fred Krueger was a child molester. The trailer certainly makes it seem like he's possibly wrongfully accused - the bit with him screaming out "I didn't do anything!"

But the fact that he was a despicable human being before being burned is inherent in the character and important to why he becomes the monster he does. So, I'm nervous about that.

But at the same time, by remaking this, they have the chance to fix the ending to the original. I've heard fans refer to the first Nightmare as a "classic" and say things like "how dare you remake it?!" I agree that it's a great, but it's far from a perfect movie as even the filmmakers will tell you!


Between Wes Craven and Bob Shaye not ever truly deciding on how that first movie should've ended properly, I've never found it satisfying. (Has anyone?) Hell, the sequels just sort of ignored it. So while I'm sure the ending of this remake will set it up for an obvious sequel, I just hope it's improved upon from the original.





Ryan: Well, you're now treading "what's the criteria for remaking a film" waters. And I don't believe for a second that the original Nightmare was flawed enough to go and redo it, but I see your point with the ending, however, I've always accepted it as bleak denouement.

Nancy didn't eradicate the evil and Krueger's power lives on. Of course, the sequels did whatever they wanted. The question of whether Krueger 2010 is a child molester or a child killer and what's more effective is a pretty damn hilarious argument you'll only find in our circles.

Yet, those are the kinds of creative changes I'm looking for - whether I like them or not. If this new Krueger is a wrongfully accused dude, now there's something we've never seen before in the franchise: An ounce of sympathy for the guy, which harks back to the Universal monsters in some respects.

It'll drive the die-hard fans nuts, but if you're going to update a film don't give me surface level changes. Take a cue from Carpenter's The Thing and Cronenberg's The Fly. Make the material mean something different, offer it another level of potency.





RobG: Wow. I actually was against the idea of any of our modern bogeymen being at all sympathetic, but you just reminded me that Frankenstein, the Wolfman and even the Creature (especially in The Creature Walks Among Us) were all sympathetic monsters.

Bottom line, as a life-long die-hard Freddy Krueger fan, I'll be there opening night with the best of intentions. I like the director and I like Jackie as the new Freddy.

However, Platinum Dunes hasn't had the best track record, at least in terms of my own personal tastes. So, all I can hope for is to be pleasantly surprised when the flick opens in April.

Regardless of if it's good or bad, successful or not, praised or reviled, nothing can change the fact that I can always walk over to my DVD shelf and have a double-feature of Nightmare's one and three. Dream Warriors will always be my favorite Nightmare!





Ryan: You want to talk about flaws - look at Nightmare 3 ("I'm a wizard in my dreams! Woo-hoo!" - not an actual quote, but what the f**k), still, I dig that one, too. Well, I'll be right there with you in April when the remake opens. I'm sure we'll have plenty of notes to trade then...

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=12727

[JamesG]

Here's a Look at the New Freddy Krueger!
Source: Figures
November 24, 2009

An interview with Randy Falk of the collectibles company NECA has yielded this: A full look at the new Freddy Krueger from New Line's A Nightmare on Elm Street. Perhaps this will inspire the powers-that-be at the studio to reveal a proper photo of the glove-wielding Jackie Earle Haley. This isn't the real deal, but it gives you an idea of what's to come.

The reboot hits theaters on April 30, 2010.



Of the toy, Falk says:

"Yes, we have re-acquired the rights to Freddy and Jason. Michael Myers is not part of the New Line franchise but we do have the classic Michael Myers rights as well.

We are working on figures from the remake of "Nightmare on Elm Street" and at least two figures will be out for the release of the film with possibly more to follow.

We have also begun work on a definitive classic original "ANOES" Freddy to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the "Elm Street" franchise. There will be more news on both Jason and Freddy come Toy Fair."

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=12941

[browneyes106]

The action figure looks cool.

[JamesG]

The action figure looks cool.

Yeah, I like its eyes.

[JamesG]

Three New Images From A Nightmare on Elm Street
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
By: MrDisgusting

Warner Bros. International has released three brand new images from the Platinum Dunes remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street that feature Jackie Earle Haley as your new Freddy Krueger, Kyle Gallner and Rooney Mara.


Below you'll find the three images, while Omelete has also posted the following International synopsis:

"Freddy Krueger (Jackie Earle Haley) returns in “A Nightmare on Elm Street”, a contemporary re-imagining of the horror classic. A group of suburban teenagers share one common bond: they are all being stalked by Freddy Krueger, a horribly disfigured killer who hunts them in their dreams.

As long as they stay awake, they can protect one another…but when they sleep, there is no escape."


Directed by Samuel Bayer, the reboot will arrive in theaters April 30, 2010.

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/18253

[JamesG]

Additional Scenes Shooting for Elm Street Remake?
Source: CHUD, SpoilerTV
December 8, 2009

In light of last month's early test screening of Platinum Dunes reboot of A Nightmare On Elm Street, it appears reshoots are well under way for new additional scenes.

Chud discovered the casting call sheet via the Spoiler TV site, which seems to primarily involve minor secondary characters that work with Nancy (Rooney Mara) at the diner.

With the April 30th release date still over four months away leaving plenty of time to tweak, reshoots at this stage aren't too surprising.

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=13106

[JamesG]

It's time to clear some things up.
December 21, 2009

While many of you are enjoying a Christmas break I am working everyday on Elm Street.

I have read all the rumors and want to make sure that you have the facts. We are doing a couple of days of reshooting Elm Street. People seem to be making a big deal about that fact.

Elm Street is our 8th film and we've had reshoots for every film. As I have stated here many times, I try to read everything and I pay attention. The fans input has always been so valuable to me, and Elm Street is no exception.

I don't want to get specific about what we are shooting, but suffice to say we heard you. After you've seen the film we can discuss what was reshot.

I will say this though- nothing beats seeing Jackie back as Freddy- he works so hard to perfect his portrayal and leaves nothing to chance.

- Brad Fuller



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Photos from the Nightmare on Elm Street Reshoots
Source: Twitter
December 21, 2009

Producer Brad Fuller of Platinum Dunes posted two on-set photos from A Nightmare on Elm Street.

You see, the Dunes crew went back behind the camera for some additional shooting following a series of test screenings in the Los Angeles area.

Yes, this reboot is still on track for an April 30 release. Plenty of time between now and then to tinker...

The scene called for a few new characters.

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=13375

[JamesG]

Nightmare on Elm Street Behind-the-Scenes Video!
Source: JMayer
January 5, 2010

Those who picked up The Final Destination on DVD or Blu-Ray today got treated to a behind-the-scenes featurette on the making of A Nightmare on Elm Street.

Naturally, an astute fan taped the damn thing and put it on YouTube.

Check out the new Freddy Krueger, Jackie Earle Haley, on the set and see the man in the makeup chair!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzSzIhATgyY
http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=13525

[browneyes106]

I saw the youtube video early and it a cool short feature. The scene with Freddy behind the box was creepy.

[JamesG]

Nightmare on Elm Street Heads to Blu-Ray!
Source: Warner Home Video
January 7, 2010

Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street has existed on Blu-Ray in other regions, today, however, Warner Home Video and New Line have announced the film is making its U.S. Blu debut on April 6 in anticipation of the upcoming remake which hits theaters on April 30.



Special features included on the Blu-Ray include:

• Ready Freddy Focus Points: See alternate takes and learn filmmaking secrets behind the nightmare by jumping to video highlights while watching the movie

• 2 Commentaries:
1.) Director Wes Craven, Co-Stars Heather Langenkamp and John Saxon and Cinematographer Jacques Haitkin
2.) Wes Craven, Co-Stars Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp and Ronee Blakley, Producer Robert Shaye and Co-Producer Sara Risher Robert Shaye

• Alternate Endings

• 3 Featurettes:
The House That Freddy Built: The Legacy of New Line Horror
Never Sleep Again: The Making of A Nightmare on Elm Street
Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=13547

[JamesG]

Haley Krueger Used to Promote Original Nightmare DVDs
Source: Ryan Rotten, Managing Editor
January 7, 2010


Insanity.

New Line is taking the opportunity to re-release the eight films in their wildly successful Nightmare on Elm Street franchise in a new DVD box set that's arriving on April 6.

That's to be expected with the Platinum Dunes-produced A Nightmare on Elm Street reboot coming along on April 30.

New Line hasn't packaged all of the films together as a set since they released that black-boxed, beautiful special edition collection in '99. (Since then the films have been paired up, two or four films per disc.)




But here's the beef we have: New Line is clearly using the new Jackie Earle Haley Freddy Krueger on their box art.

The glove has obviously been retooled in Photoshop. But that's Haley/Krueger's head.


Say what you will about the reboot - whether you love the idea or hate it - Robert Englund should be represented on this DVD. Shame, shame...



On the same day, New Line is also releasing the original Nightmare on Elm Street on Blu-Ray.

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[JamesG]

Haley Comments on Nightmare Re-shoots
Source: Sci-Fi Wire
January 13, 2010


Jackie Earle Haley was back in the make-up chair as Freddy Krueger when Platinum Dunes ordered up some additional scenes for its forthcoming A Nightmare on Elm Street.

While out promoting his turn in the television series Human Target, Haley told the press this week, "We did do some re-shoots over the Christmas holidays, and I feel really good about that."

He added, "Just some re-shoots and tweaks that I think are probably customary for pretty much every movie that gets made," and said jokingly, "Yes, I was tortured all Christmas," commenting on getting sliding beneath Krueger's skin again.



For those taking the trailer to task for Krueger's voice (a single line that has elicited a knee-jerk reaction from the online community), Haley says he's still doing vocal work through post-production and the voice is still under development.


A Nightmare on Elm Street opens April 30.
Look for our full set report on this site next month!

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[JamesG]

Another Nightmare on Elm Street Trailer When?
Source: Ryan Rotten, Managing Editor
February 12, 2010

Since 2010 rolled around, it's been pretty quiet on the A Nightmare on Elm Street front. But exciting things are coming to Freddy Krueger fans as we approach the film's April 30 release.

A new trailer is on the way. Last year, we saw the teaser hit in September.

Shock Till You Drop has been tipped off that New Line is attaching a trailer for Nightmare to some prints of The Crazies, opening February 26.
We presume it will make an online debut before then.

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[JamesG]

Toy Fair '10: New Freddy Krueger Figures Reveal New Glove?!?!
Sunday, February 14, 2010
By: MrDisgusting


While carousing through the images from this years New York Toy Fair, we stumbled across something quite interesting from the Warner Bros. Pictures' A Nightmare on Elm Street redo.

Below you'll find a look at NECA's toyline feature a burnt and unburned Freddy Krueger arriving in stores this April. If you take a close look at the unburned Freddy you'll notice he has a glove previously unseen by anyone!

It looks like a wool glove with rusty nails attached. What do you guys think?



* Freddy Krueger (Figure will feature two interchangeable heads and a removable hat)

* Fred Krueger (This figure will be Freddy's pre-burned look and will include interchangeable hands and a mini hand rake)

- Both figures will be released in late March to coincide with the film's release on April 30th

* The movie replica Bladed Glove is made of real metal and is based on the design from the new film. The glove will retail at in the $80 range and should be available before the film's theatrical release in April.

* An amazing Freddy Puppet replica from Nightmare on Elm Street 3 was also on display at the booth but no release date or pricing information was available.

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[JamesG]

Clarification On Those New Glove Rumors...
Source: Shock Till You Drop
Feb. 15, 2009

Earlier reports that came out of the show this morning touted rumors of some sort of new "unseen!" Krueger glove that pre-burn Freddy wields. But that doesn't seem to be the case and there is some massive confusion.

As you can see below, Krueger is merely holding a hand rake. What he does with it in the film is anyone's guess...

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[JamesG]

Nightmare on Elm Street TV Spots Coming
Source: Ryan Rotten, Managing Editor
February 17, 2010


Last week we informed you that Warner Bros. is prepping to debut a new trailer for A Nightmare on Elm Street with The Crazies when it hits theaters on February 26.

Yes, a web debut is coming before then, however, I've been tipped off yet again that if you tune in to the Winter Olympics this weekend you'll be able to catch a television spot or two that's going to air. If you happen to catch one of these spots, let us know or send us the video...


Lots of coverage is coming next week, stay tuned...

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[JamesG]

The New Krueger on Elm Street: Jackie Earle Haley
Source: Ryan Rotten, Managing Editor
February 22, 2010


Only a few iconic monsters of cinema have consistently been portrayed by the same actor. Those patient souls have endured an arduous transformation in the make-up chair, sequels of arguable merit and hours on the set under the punishing glow of lights. Frankenstein, the Mummy, Michael Myers, Leatherface and Jason Voorhees don't apply as sundry actors and stunt men have slipped into their brutalized skin.

However, you speak of the classic Wolf Man, Pinhead or Freddy Krueger. Now that's the ticket. During their original incarnations on the big screen, each was played by indomitable Lon Chaney, Jr., Doug Bradley and the Robert Englund, respectively.

The latter essayed his role eight times (!) on the big screen in addition to numerous appearances on television. And while his streak as the bastard son of a hundred maniacs will forever haunt our nightmares, it has come to an end.






That realization couldn't be made any more clear as this longtime Krueger fan sees Jackie Earle Haley stride onto the set of Platinum Dunes' A Nightmare on Elm Street, the company's latest rebooting of a horror franchise rolling cameras in Chicago four months after their Friday the 13th took in a cool $60 million opening weekend.

Haley's in full make-up, though from Shock Till You Drop's perch on set, it's hard to study the fine details. He's a walking signature with that tattered hat and red and green sweater, an identity feared and embraced in pop culture that is further defined when the actor slides on a familiar razor-fingered glove. The metamorphosis is complete.



There's Freddy Krueger.



Haley is restrained. You can tell he's working things out in his head. Sure, he's short but, strangely, it heightens the "creep" factor. He holds his claw at his side, fingers extending, retracting, extending… About as handy with it as an Iron Chef is adept with the knives in his kitchen.

On the way from the make-up trailer to the set, Haley's guise is covered from prying photographers lurking beyond the soundstage's chain-link fence trying to get a snapshot of the man who would be carrying the tradition of being cinema's most feared dream-stalking bogeyman.







The search for a new Krueger was an unenviable one that would be laden with rumors (Billy Bob Thornton became the subject of one lame joke) and fan petitions.

Ultimately, it was Little Children and Watchmen star Haley who bravely committed to the role. "We were looking to have the best possible actors that we could find," says Platinum Dunes producer Brad Fuller, commenting on the pedigree of film Nightmare has become with the actor's involvement. "There are actors in our cast here who passed [on this film] before Jackie and became interested after Jackie."



Producer Andrew Form adds: "It's amazing to watch him. It seems to happen on our movies a lot where you think he's the guy and then, finally, when he comes out in the make-up and you see him down there doing his lines, you can't believe that he's the guy.

Even Derek Mears in Friday the 13th - when we first met Derek we thought he was going to be an amazing Jason, but for us we couldn't believe how good he was, how amazing he was to work with and what he did with that movie for us. It's very similar in this."









After a few takes under the direction of Sam Bayer (here making his feature debut with Platinum Dunes), Haley sits down with Shock allowing me to see him up close and in full light.


He's disgusting.


Moreover, Haley's face is fascinating. A portrait of a car wreck only curiosity keeps you from turning away from. Eschewing the various meatball looks of Krueger that were applied to Englund through his term, make-up FX artist Andrew Clement has embraced the tragic and real scarring of a burn victim. The nostrils hovering above his lips are a reminder that there used to be a full nose there. One of his cheeks is speckled with vibrant green paint, markers for the CG artists who will come in during post-production and add meatier signs of skin loss akin to what was done to Aaron Eckhart in The Dark Knight.



Haley's Krueger is a departure from the original, no doubt about that, but this embodiment that sits before us retains the spirit which is what Haley is hoping for.

"Robert Englund's done an amazing job over the years playing Freddy," Haley says.

"Everybody that's a fan of Nightmare loves Robert, so that's a challenge when you've got to step in a big man's shoes like that. It's scary, but it's also exciting. You can't please everybody. All I can do is really just try to work from the heart and do the best job at playing Freddy that I can and hope for the best."




Scary, exciting, but also daunting, he admits. Similar to how he felt slipping under the cloth mask of Rorschach, Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' anti-hero; yet no other actor had played that character on the screen before Zack Snyder's film came along.

The pressure of fan expectations are palpable to Haley. In talking to him, however, one can tell he's not letting that inform his performance. Instead, other factors are helping him with that, notably the make-up.




"It's torturous for me," he sighs. "It's just a long time in the chair. Wearing this stuff, my ears are killing me and it pulls down on the back of my neck. I have to eat Advil, but, at the same time, it's kind of odd, man.

It's like the best Freddy research and motivation sh*t I could do is sit in that torturous chair for three and a half hours and I'm ready to throw the glove on and start slicing just about anybody."


A grin begins to emerge through the latex. "It's almost like I'm wondering if I can even play this character if the make-up wasn't on."


But of course he can. Because he has to. After all, the film promises to give us a taste of Fred Krueger before he's burned alive by an angry mob of parents for, in this reboot's case, reasons the producers are not willing to talk about: Child molester or not? Haley won't say either.









Whatever the case, the actor confesses his take on Krueger is a work in progress and Shock is catching him "in the middle" of his character discovery, a telling sign this self-described compartmental actor isn't writing the role off. Right now, he can't even give us a taste of what his Krueger will sound like (this was the same situation when I interviewed him on the set of Watchmen and asked to “hear" Rorschach).

That, he says, will come about through "thinkubation."

"In terms of the posture, the voice, things like that, it's not about sitting down and trying voices - although sometimes you do that. It's just about working with the material, thinking about it and sometimes things will happen while you're just driving your car. It's when you're not thinking about it, all of a sudden stuff bubbles up. It's like knowing to allow the subconscious do some of that work."










Physical objects do play their part, too. He takes the Krueger glove home with him so he can get the feel of it. For Haley, without a doubt, Krueger is serious business.

"This version of Freddy is focusing on less camp and a little bit more of the scarier side. There's a little more focus on, what makes this guy who he is?" Haley pauses for emphasis. It's a bit spooky and you're not sure whether to look him in the eye or keep gawking at that make-up.

"There's a bit of a deeper kind of look at him. In my research I really started to delve into serial killers. I was studying Ed Kemper. They did a movie on him. It was a total slasher movie. It kind of pissed me off. And that's when I realized I'm playing a bogeyman, you know?

That's what I'm really trying to embrace, but at the same time find out what makes this bogeyman tick. I think that when you start to get a sense of what makes somebody tick and you realize that [his] clock is kind of ticking out of whack, that's scary. That scares me in this world."






"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," he continues.

"It's fun to re-envision that but at the same time we need to remain true to a point of who Freddy is and what the franchise kind of 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 what makes the franchise so cool and bitchin'."




Haley as Krueger is here to stay. Although it is admittedly surreal to see anyone else other than Englund play the part. Will he work? That's anyone's guess.

If a new generation of horror fans embrace him, he is signed for inevitable sequels - another commitment Haley mulled over.

"I definitely had to think about it. It just kind of boiled down to: How do you not play Freddy Krueger? It's just such a cool project. Such an iconic character and such a cool challenge. Clearly, I wasn't thinking about all of this **** glued to my head, but it was too cool not to do, man."

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[JamesG]

Set Visit: A Nightmare Reborn on Elm Street
Source: Ryan Rotten, Managing Editor
February 22, 2010


Concern envelopes a mother's face as she embraces her five-year-old daughter. The girl is calm. Confused, perhaps. Something is wrong. And it's apparent why when her mother lifts the back of her shirt and reveals any parent's greatest fear. Her daughter has been abused. The marks on her back indicate she's been raked by a set of claws.

Mom runs her fingers delicately over the spot before a tattooed, blue jeans and tank top-wearing Sam Bayer calls out "Cut!" from his director's chair parting the unsettling silence that creeps over the set like a black miasma.



The scene Bayer is trying to put to film is uncomfortable. A child in peril is no laughing matter and the tone of this set tonight is undeniably an intense one. Compounding matters, Bayer and Platinum Dunes' Andrew Form and Brad Fuller are trying to get "the reveal" just right while keeping the young girl focused.

The producing pair are uncharacteristically grave. There's nothing lofty about their demeanor, especially in the wake of a successful weekend on Friday the 13th.

Frustration reads on their faces. This shot needs to get done so they can move to the next set-up. Both leave their spot at video village to assist Bayer (consistent with the duo's hands-on approach in all of their productions).

The director calls for another take. Those claw marks are revealed again, hammering home the obvious during Shock's first 30 minutes on the Chicago set of A Nightmare on Elm Street: Freddy's back.








The Nightmare Reborn


A reboot of Wes Craven's 1984 film - which introduced the world to the heavily scarred dream-hopping killer Freddy Krueger - traveled a far less bumpy road than New Line Cinema's last Krueger outing, Freddy vs. Jason.

The studio, briefly, toyed with a sequel to that long-awaited mano-a-mano showdown after its 2003 release, however, it reconsidered this maneuver when Platinum Dunes - Michael Bay's genre production outfit - later pursued the notion of giving the franchise an overhaul as it had done for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Friday the 13th.



"New Line thinks that this is like their Batman and Freddy Kruger is very important to them," Fuller explains, reconnecting with Shock as the film crew relocates to another section of the soundstage.

Until now, principal photography has all been on location. "We were trying to get these rights before Friday the 13th and feet were dragging for a long time."


The departure of New Line head Robert Shaye had much to do with this. Shaye opted to bid adieu to the house that Krueger built when New Line was absorbed into Warner Bros.

"The brakes came out and there really wasn't anything to do on this for about six months. It really wasn't until Friday the 13th was done and in the can that they felt positive about it and they finally decided, 'Yeah, let's go with these guys.'

There are probably 10 or 15 other horror producers, or competent producers, who would have died to make this movie. It was not a rights issue as much as 'Whose hands are we going to put this in?' And we had to prove to them that we were the best guys for the job."




Warner Bros. commissioned Wesley Strick (Cape Fear, Wolf) to pen a script that would take elements of Craven's original film and re-introduce them to a new audience.

Strangely, when Platinum Dunes entered the picture, they were informed Craven was going to have nothing to do with the reboot. "I don't know if New Line went to him and they couldn't come to an agreement," Fuller says. "I don't know what happened there. I can certainly empathize with the fact that he created it and has nothing to do with it and that's not something that we feel good about.

As producers and horror fans, Wes Craven is one of our heroes in the respect that he's made movies that we all love and love to make movies that are similar to those. Sometimes it works great in these situations. We had a great relationship with Sean Cunningham and that was great. With Wes we never had an opportunity to have that, I've never talked to him on the phone."




With Strick's script in hand, Fuller and Form turned to writer Eric Heisserer (The Thing prequel) to do a rewrite.

"This one's more like Texas Chainsaw Massacre," Form tells us when pressed for more details on whether the film is a straight-up remake or not.

"It's not Friday the 13th where we picked through a whole bunch of movies. I think this one holds truer to the original Nightmare."

Fuller adds: "We went off of the same general story and made some changes to it. This is not going to be 'The Best of Nightmare on Elm Street.'"





Nightmare eschewed the sex, drugs and rock 'n roll mentality of Friday the 13th in lieu of a darker flavor that Fuller and Form liken to Chainsaw, but in a different way.

Fuller references the scene this writer watched earlier tonight as an example and hints the film deals with "horrible" themes. Hardly how the first Krueger franchise ended. Fans watched him, in his later years, wise-crack his way through a battle with his daughter (Freddy's Dead), take the meta-film approach in New Nightmare and duke it out with Jason Voorhees.

Dark and horrible themes were apparent in spurts. New Line agreed with Platinum Dunes that a tonal overhaul was needed.




"I don't think that anyone saw this characterized as a fun horror movie," Fuller asserts. "I would characterize Friday the 13th as a fun horror movie and when we make another one of those that's what we're going for that.

With this, it's more about terrifying and unsettling and, if we're lucky, making people have horrible nightmares. I mean that's what the whole movie's about and that's what we're aiming to do."












Entering the Dreamscape


I open my eyes and I'm in a classroom. Fire safety is the lesson of the day and this place is proof of why you should never play with matches. The desks are torched, their surfaces flakey. Same goes for the walls which now takes on the color of charcoal.

There's little to salvage from the collection of books lining the shelves. On the chalk board are playful drawings. The smell here is different. Not like other areas of the soundstage. It actually has the aroma of a scorched building.



This is just one of the many Nightmare sets that are going to be used for the dream sequences inhabited by Kruger. It's joined by a second classroom set right next door. Here it's a bit cleaner, but still awash in cinder.

"I think our dreams are much closer to the first film than anything else," says Fuller, taking us on a guided tour.

"These sets…they're dark and they're dreary and there's not a sense of wonder or fun in any way shape or form. That's not the movie Sam wanted to tell, that's not what we wanted and that's not what New Line was looking for.

So, these nightmares are truly nightmares and that's one of the things that Sam is so great about. We all have nightmares but it's a difficult thing to communicate what they feel like and I think that that's what Sam is really doing an amazing job with is when I'm watching it, I've had nightmares that feel this horrible, and he's bringing that to film, which is a really hard thing to do."






Bayer's relationship with Platinum Dunes has been a long one, even though they had never worked together.

When Fuller and Form produced 2005's The Amityville Horror, Bayer - a respected music video director (Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit") and graduate of New York's School of Visual Arts - was going to make his feature debut with the remake.

Andrew Douglas ultimately wound up directing, however, and Platinum Dunes attached Bayer to an abandoned remake of Near Dark.



Fuller says, "We try to hire very visual directors to make our films and make them look a certain way. And the dreams have always been very enticing to us because certainly with a visual director you put that in the heads of someone who can do something amazing visually, it heightens what that movie is.

For us it was always about finding the right guy who can make those dreams just feel amazing and visually more than anything anyone had seen in the original film."





Finding the right guy nearly became more difficult than Platinum Dunes anticipated. Bayer passed twice on the chance to do Nightmare. But Platinum Dunes, especially Michael Bay, wasn't going to take no for an answer.

The director behind Armageddon and the Transformer films reached out to Bayer himself when Fuller and Form reported back with the disappointing news of Bayer's refusal. "They had a conversation or some kind of exchange where I think Michael made a very intelligent reason for Sam to do this movie and get behind it," Fuller recounts.

"Literally, as soon as that happened, Sam got on board and it comes back to the fact that his work is visually astonishing and it's varied. He has a handle on the technical aspects of making these dreams work and he cares a tremendous amount about performance."



"A true artist," continues Form. "He's a painter, a photographer. He does it all. We have a map in this movie that is the 'Nightmare Map’ that's created, Sam was out there painting on it. It's pretty amazing stuff that he brings to this film."





A taste of the film's own divergent artistry is demonstrated in our shift from the classrooms to a cave setting.

Fuller offers us no intro and the publicist remains mum on its relevancy to the plot. A skeletal frame of wood and metal greets us, but within it's all faux rock and candles clumped together on ridges and on the cave floor. A soiled teddy bear peers lifelessly from a nearby puddle, head turned upwards at the countless tendrils snaking out the ceiling.

At the far end is a brick wall, a telling sign this isn't just "a cave" after all. Is this Krueger's new domain? Has he put the ol' boiler room on the real estate block? Or is this merely another landscape of one of his victim's nightmares?











One, Two, Freddy's Comin' for You…


Shock is in the final leg of our tour and this writer has reunited with the crew who are now huddled around a 20-foot underground tunnel that Cassidy is about to enter.

The tunnel has been severed in half, like a worm bisected length-wise, so the camera can give a viewer the impression that it is tracking along its span as Cassidy crawls inside - tight quarters for this Melrose Place star who has already accrued a horror resume that includes When a Stranger Calls, Black Christmas (both remakes), Supernatural and Harper's Island.

She co-stars in Nightmare with Rooney Mara, the new “Nancy Thompson,” Kyle Gallner and Thomas Dekker.



Something's familiar about what Cassidy is wearing (which isn't much). Below those blonde locks and face that graced Abercrombie & Fitch modeling photos early in her career, the actress is wearing a football tee, sleeves striped, with the number 10 on the chest - the same style of shirt worn by Johnny Depp in the original Nightmare.

Of course, he didn't look nearly as good and wasn't in tight blue shorts with white flowers on them.




As of late, there has been Internet speculation as to how Nancy Thompson, and her friends, have changed between the original film and the update. Fuller assures us any rumors that Thompson is "goth," are just that: Rumors.

Cassidy plays "Kris," the Tina character formerly essayed by Amanda Wyss. "Nancy has a similar arc [she had in the original]," Fuller assures us. "Kris has a lot more to do than Tina did."




Cassidy is asked to climb into the tunnel. Overhead crew members ready bags of Fuller's earth that will be sifted through the top of the tunnel and onto the actress as she crawls through.

Bayer, seated about ten feet away, pulls his iPod headphones away from his ears, and calls for "action.” Cassidy begins her trek. From what this writer gathers, she's chasing after a little girl.



"Hey wait! Where are you going?" she calls out.



Off camera, Bayer feigns the cry of a little girl (which will, of course, be added in post-production) and Cassidy responds, quickening her pace. After a few takes, Bayer is satisfied.


It's time for Freddy Krueger to make his appearance.










The Man of Your Dreams


Haley appears on set in full Krueger make-up. He's outfitted with his hat and glove, ready to work.

The scene calls for Cassidy to be positioned at one end of the tunnel. As she continues to crawl through, Krueger makes his introduction in the opposite end and starts off after her like a spider approaching a fly.

Fuller's earth drops all around Cassidy and the tunnel's stability is called into question. The two make a go of it until, in the first take, Haley loses his hat when it rubs along the ceiling of the tunnel.

The cramped space, even for Haley, is a challenge. Take two. Haley gives it another effort and succeeds. The hat stays on and he preserves the high creep factor of the sequence.



Better yet, Krueger says nothing. No witty quip at all.



"He wasn't that way in the first couple of films and that's what we're sticking to," Fuller says proudly.

"We've never been attracted to the jokey antagonist because it feels less scary and less real. Freddy looks very different. He looks like a real burn victim and that's what's important to us. And he's not witty. He's a f**ked up guy."




No kidding. Andrew Clement's make-up is one of Krueger's various ever-changing guises throughout the franchise.

Even though Wes Craven re-introduced his killer in a radically different form in New Nightmare, this reboot's take on the make-up has divided the franchise's most loyal fans already.

Clement, who most recently worked on J.J. Abram's Star Trek, is working alongside Bart Mixon, his key guy on this production. Mixon is a Nightmare vet himself having worked on Nightmare on Elm Street 2 and Nightmare on Elm Street 4.



"We spent months in the design phase here," says Clement. "There were three of us doing all of these designs and we just went through all of these iterations.

Sam sat with us and we went through books trying to figure out what it was going to be. I have a hard drive full of hundreds of iterations. As we're finalizing the sculpture, the design is still changing. I came in with a really open mind. I didn't know if someone was going to ask me to do a portrait, I didn't know if somebody was going to ask me to do the same old stuff.

When we really started to seriously talk about it, one thing everybody really wanted to step away from was the whole stretchy skin all over the place, which just thrilled me. There's so much more opportunity for this, I'm just really happy."







At the start, Haley's make-up would take six hours to apply. Now, Clement says he's whittled down the process to just over three hours.

Form adds there was a line they did not want to cross with the realistic approach to Krueger's visage.



"We had reference photos that we were going off of and you start with a bunch of pictures about how far you want to go," he explains.

"Even with the skin color of a burn victim, how white the face looks or the pigmentation you have in it. There was definitely too far where I don't think you would even look at Freddy. You would turn away when he came on the screen. So you dial it back, do some tests."



"It's just so grizzly, it's hard to look at. And it still is," Fuller continues. "It's just little things we tried to do. We wanted to make it so you could see Jackie's eyes a little bit better.

I think some of the earlier versions had the skin so burnt you could really see his eyes and see him emoting. We did some work with that."





From the sound of it, finding a new Krueger was an easier process than locking down what he'd look like. Because Robert Englund's return was never even discussed, the Platinum Dunes team was free to pick anyone new, and they had one man in mind.

"Even before Sam was involved, Jackie was always the guy we wanted to play Freddy," confesses Fuller. "I think that New Line knew it also. I think that they wanted him.

As soon as we got the job we said this is the guy that we want. In our mind it's not like: Jackie was in first place and these two other guys [are] in second and third. It was Jackie or there's no movie in our mind. And New Line ultimately felt the same way."







Another tough decision that need to be made was the nature of Freddy Krueger's origins. Rumors stated that, in this incarnation, Krueger was wrongly convicted, making him sympathetic in some respects.

Fuller addresses this speculation the best way he can: "We're starting over from the very beginning and I think that when parents are confronted with the notion that their child might or might not have been molested, that's an interesting part of the story for us.

As you saw in the scene [earlier tonight], a kid can't really say yes or no and how is it happening. Our Freddy is definitely, and I don't think I'm letting the cat out of the bag, not a child killer.

He probably has killed, but that's not our angle. Our angle is more of the molestation. And that makes it different and more horrifying I think."










Just a Dream?

This writer's set visit is coming to an end. It's well past midnight and a crew member greets Shock with a pelican case and I'm immediately struck with a case of déjà vu.

This is how they introduced Jason Voorhees' mask when I ventured to Texas for Friday the 13th. The case is opened and there it is: Krueger's glove. Not all that dissimilar from the original except for the metacarpal bone-like strips of metal that lay over the top of the hand.



I'm allowed to wear the glove. It’s a tough fit but I get a sense of its weight and the type of coordination one would need to wield this weapon. Pinch me because I must be dreaming, I think. Never in my life did this Krueger fan think he'd get to try on a screen-used glove!

Glove designs of all types and sizes are then presented. These were all of the discarded ideas: Gloves with short knives, long knives. Gloves that look as if they were designed by Tim Burton and carry various and wild sharp tools on each finger. Luckily, the production was wise to take the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it approach."




Undoubtedly, Platinum Dunes is going to great lengths to make sure they knock it out of the park with A Nightmare on Elm Street, a risky endeavor that once again puts the company in the horror hot seat.

Will they succeed as Robert Shaye, and his then fledgling company New Line, had over 20 years ago and re-launch one of horror's most profitable franchises? That answer comes on April 30.

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[JamesG]

Second Theatrical One-Sheet Poster for Elm Street
Source: MySpace
February 23, 2010


The Nightmare On Elm Street updates are coming fast and furious these last few days.

Hot on the heels of our set report, as well as our interview with new Freddy Krueger Jackie Earle Haley, MySpace just debuted the new theatrical one-sheet poster for Platinum Dunes remake.


Update: Producer Brad Fuller revealed the new trailer is hitting MySpace at 12am Pacific this Thursday.

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=14238

[JamesG]

Watch Two Nightmare on Elm Street TV Spots!
Source: Ryan Rotten, Managing Editor, MovieBox.net
February 24, 2010


Big thanks to Shock Till You Drop reader Scott G. for keeping an eye on the Olympics. He just sent us the first TV spot for A Nightmare on Elm Street which aired during the Olympics last night.

It's a real tight teaser, but you can hear Freddy Krueger cackle... Stay tuned for a full trailer this Thursday.


UPDATE: Okay, we've got an update courtesy of The Movie Box. They've got both a clearer version of the spot we presented this morning AND a second spot!

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=14248

[JamesG]

Second Full Trailer for A Nightmare on Elm Street
Thursday, February 25, 2010
By: MrDisgusting


The floodgates are officially open as Warner Bros. Pictures has unloaded the second full trailer for A Nightmare on Elm Street, their remake of Wes Craven's slasher from 1984 that become the franchise that "built" New Line Cinema.

The trailer features a look at the new opening sequence, along with a flash of imagery that give us a way better look at Freddy.


Arriving in theaters April 30, a group of suburban teenagers share one common bond: they are all being stalked by Freddy Krueger (Jackie Earle Haley), a horribly disfigured killer who hunts them in their dreams. As long as they stay awake, they can protect one another…but when they sleep, there is no escape.

What do YOU guys think of the footage?

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/19266

[JamesG]

A Nightmare on Elm Street TV Spot #3
Source: The Movie Box
February 25, 2010

Here's a third television spot from A Nightmare on Elm Street.
We've hit you with a ton of coverage from this one in the last four days.

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=14290

[JamesG]

Elm Street Official Website Updated with New Imagery
Monday, March 1, 2010
By: MrDisgusting


Over on the official website you'll find a few new stills from Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema's A Nightmare on Elm Street, the Sam Bayer directed redo arriving in theaters on April 30.

http://www.nightmareonelmstreet.com/
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/19295

[JamesG]

Sam Bayer Moving Out of Springwood, Says "No" to Elm Street Sequel
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
By: MrDisgusting


A quick news bite for those of you already hoping for a sequel... Director Sam Bayer tells /Film that he will not be returning to the franchise.


"I really hope the film does well. I will not be involved in a sequel...I don’t want to have my next movie be a horror movie. I'm already looking at stuff and I think I'm probably going to do a- it might be an action movie, or there’s a comic book they want to make into a film I’m very attracted to.

But I think I'm going to move on and let someone else handle the next one, and it'll be great."


Jackie Earle Haley (Freddy Krueger) and Rooney Mara (Nancy Thompson) told Bloody Disgusting they are both signed on for a sequel if one were to get greenlit.

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/19317

[JamesG]

1:1 With Nightmare on Elm Street's Sam Bayer
Source: Ryan Rotten, Managing Editor
March 2, 2010


If Sam Bayer is nervous this morning by the deafening and divisive online opinions surrounding New Line's latest trailer for A Nightmare on Elm Street, a reboot of the Freddy Krueger franchise, he's not showing it.

In fact, he's pretty mellow with a pack of Marlboros in hand ready to sit down with Shock Till You Drop at L'Ermitage's writer's lounge (where scripts for Jaws and The Godfather hang on the walls across from the bar) in Beverly Hills, pound some coffee and talk about his controversial feature debut.

Bayer has made his career in the music video world having directed "Smells Like Teen Spirit" for Nirvana, Garbage's "Only Happy When It Rains" and David Bowie's "The Heart's Filthy Lesson" to name a few.


A Nightmare on Elm Street, opening on April 30, marks the end of a long flirtation between Bayer and Platinum Dunes' producers Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form. As you'll read below, Bayer was involved in a number of their projects until he finally accepted to dance with Freddy Krueger and bring this maniac back to the screen.



Ryan Rotten: You've had a relationship with the Platinum Dunes fellas for a while, right? You almost directed a few of their projects.

Samuel Bayer: Yeah, we go all the way back to Texas Chainsaw Massacre. For whatever reason, I just said no. I said no to that and no to Amityville Horror.

I always liked the guys a lot and as I saw the success of different movies and what they were doing with titles, I think we developed a relationship. We had another title, a remake of Near Dark. I think when Twilight was coming out, that was the competing vampire movie. It was very hard to compete against that.



Rotten: Sure, but those two films are different beasts.

Bayer: Oh, I would have loved to have done that. I'm a big fan of Bigelow and The Hurt Locker. Near Dark is a very underrated cult movie. The first 45 minutes is insane. But, that fell apart.

I was going to do another film with them called "Fiasco Heights" which is like a Sin City-type film. For whatever reason, that didn't happen.

Then Nightmare came about. Initially, I said no.




Rotten: Right, you passed on it twice and then Michael Bay approached you. What happened during that conversation?

Bayer: Michael sent me an e-mail and made a lot of sense. Just talking about the business and why this was a good movie to make. There was a lot of opportunities in doing this that might not have happened with another film.

I think what he said made a lot of sense and I think it's hard to argue with the richest guy in Hollywood.


Rotten: Had you ever been so vigorously pursued by another producer like that?

Bayer: Probably not, no.






Rotten: Why now break into features?

Bayer: I've been wanting to make a movie for a while and besides "The Boys" there's other stuff I've had in production. I was going to make a movie with Benicio Del Toro at one time. I was attached to Monsters Ball ten years ago. Various projects came and went, years passed.

Now I think what happened was was I thought whatever that first film was going to be, it better be the right one. Michael said I could wait forever and it might not ever happen. He definitely got my appetite whet and the more I thought about what could be done with this franchise, the more excited I got.




Rotten: How close was Near Dark to becoming a reality?

Bayer: We had various drafts. We certainly were not at the casting stage, nor did we have a finished script. Michael was looking at pages. It was an updated version of the original.

In retrospect, that's a tough one. Lance Henriksen did such an amazing job as the lead. Bill Paxton… Everything Bigelow did with the movie, I'm glad it didn't happen. It was done pretty damn well the first time, you know?



Rotten: I agree. I never want to see a remake.

Bayer: The only thing I'll say about Near Dark, it seemed liked if there was one thing we could have worked on is it feels like they rushed the third act of the movie. But the rest of it was amazing. Looking back, I'm glad it didn't happen.







Rotten: When Nightmare came along, was it solely the Wesley Strick draft?

Bayer: I think it was a combination of Wesley's draft and Eric's draft.



Rotten: And was there stuff on the page that immediately made you satisfied with the decision you made to commit to the project?

Or was there still plenty of tinkering, in your mind, that needed to be done?

Bayer: I think there was definitely stuff that needed to be tinkered with, but you can see the bones and the frame of it on the page. People are going to talk about the movie.

We've gone in a slightly different direction with our take on Freddy and I like that. We delve a little deeper into him as a person. How he became the thing he was. That's certainly attracted me to this character. He's not a mindless guy with an axe. He's a thinking, talking, psychologically disturbed character.






Rotten: Do you find any merits in the sequels or do you strictly dig the first film?

Bayer: I think the first one is really the one I look to as my inspiration. Freddy wasn't a jokester, and if he did tell jokes, they were sick and dark. He scared people. That's what I'm attracted to. That's what Wes Craven created that we pay homage to.

Hopefully, the fans will get that. I love what Robert Englund did with it and people remember different pieces of the franchise, but it really is the original that has the DNA of what the character is supposed to be which is really scary.





Rotten: Being a highly visual guy, was there anything attractive about the aesthetic of Craven's original that you liked, too?

Bayer: Just the fact that he came up with the genius of that sweater and claw. The Fedora, burnt skin. I look at it like, there are overtones of Blue Velvet and David Lynch movies in there. There's a strange quality to the original movie.



Rotten: The small town portrayal?

Bayer: Exactly. You can't describe it as camp. There's a deliberate sensibility and that's what we tried to do with this one. It takes place in Springwood, Ohio, this fictitious universe that's a microcosm of the American experience. Craven is a smart guy and there's a deeper meaning in his movies.

It's definitely not a standard slasher film. This is a movie that you can mention to people and their jaws drop. And not because I'm redoing it, but because of that franchise, that character, had a profound effect on their childhood. And not just for horror fans.

I hear things like, "Freddy scared the hell out of me." I think what I want to do and what everyone involved wants to do is re-invent the character for a new generation, I think I'd be happy if people welcome this and at the same time see we're going off on a slightly different path, but if you follow the DNA of it, it goes all the way back to the first movie.




Rotten: I'm surprised to see so many of the iconic moments from the original resurface, like the glove in the bathtub…

Bayer: We had a screening where I heard people clapping when she gets in the bathtub. I heard people clapping when Kris floats up in the air. We did it for the fans, ultimately.

You might not remember these scenes, but my God, if you do, we tried to honor them. I really hope the kids who are fans of this franchise get it, we did it for them.






Rotten: What have you, personally, brought to the table?

Bayer: I certainly think there's a deliberate looking and feeling to this. I'm proud of the performances we've gotten. I think we made an intelligent horror movie. I said to a friend during a discussion, you can either pretend and try and put style into something, or your style speaks for itself and you're not pretending. That's where I am.

If anyone does know me or my music videos, you'll see this movie is connected to that style. The way I see the world is part of this movie.




Rotten: You're fresh off a second test screening. Do you like that part of the process?

Bayer: All I can say is I find that process to be like going to the proctologist and you hope he doesn't find anything. But if he does find something, because they found it soon enough, they can cure you. The last test went well.

It's an interesting process because what you think works in a dark room at 3am may not necessarily work with 300 people in a dark room two weeks later. After going through this, I definitely believe in the process.

Doesn't mean that it's pleasant or fun. Doesn't mean listening to a focus group of wannabe filmmakers dissect your work is fun, but sometimes they're right.









Rotten: Was Jackie Earle Haley's involvement already being mulled over when you were brought in?

Bayer: It was definitely not a decision made before I came on board, but he was the first name that Andrew, Brad and myself got excited about. We got our hands on a screen test for Rorschach that he gave to Zack Snyder that was unbelievable. It blew my mind. He's the real deal. He becomes that character. I appreciate his craft and how much he cares about what he does.

You have got to convince someone that you're a psychopathic character with a burned face and a claw. I don't know how much research you can do for that, but you've got an Academy Award-nominated actor that has to go deep to find that and not do it in a silly way. I hope people see and respect what he did with the movie because he worked hard. The glove he wears is a really heavy, nasty object. There's something empowering about it when you put it on. We did a couple of scenes with him and Nancy where he's threatening her with it and it's just creepy.



Rotten: Any close calls with the glove?

Bayer: Thankfully, no. Luckily nobody got hurt.






Rotten: The recent test screening was with the footage you shot in December?

Bayer: We re-shot a couple of scenes over the holiday, I think it helped the movie. There are good scares.




Rotten: You told me that the scene we saw on the day we visited the set has been cut out of the movie.

Take me into the editing room, between a couple of deleted scenes I'm hearing about and the reshoots, what balance were you trying to find?

Bayer: I think we found that some stuff that we thought worked really well, didn't work as well as it did. We were in a really lucky position to re-think some stuff. I think some of it has to do with scares, some of it has to do with how much you saw Freddy. Some character stuff.

It's all tiny pieces of a puzzle, like the scene you mentioned and saw. It's not that it didn't work great, it just means it's a better movie without the scenes we cut. You can't be precious about stuff.









Rotten: Being new to the feature film game what horror film inspired you?

Bayer: I think the success of Paranormal Activity certainly influenced me. I looked back - and I've said this in other interviews, but I think it comes out wrong - I appreciate what's out there.

I don't personally like torture porn, but real horror comes out of believing in your characters. I think a movie like The Strangers works. It's what you don't see that makes you scared. If I'm influenced by something, it's trying to create real flesh and blood characters that you're invested in emotionally.

What I've learned, especially with Andrew and Brad, some of it is just timing issues. Cutting something a certain way to make it scarier.



Rotten: Your dynamic with those two was good?

Bayer: I think we've had a good relationship.



Rotten: I'm just curious because they've been courting you for so long.

Bayer: It's like any relationship. I think there were times they threw the engagement ring back at me and said they never wanted to see me again. There are other times we were madly in love with each other.







Rotten: One of the things hinted at during our set visit was something called the "Nightmare Map," can you explain what that is in the film?

Bayer: We had something, at one time, one of the characters - every time he went into a dream - he'd come back out and write down where he had been and that would be a clue for the other characters. It's just something that didn't translate.

It's this wonderful idea that meant more on paper than it did on the screen. But I'll be selling my Nightmare Maps on Sunset Blvd. for a dollar a piece. [laughs]





Rotten: Now, after this you're off to work on the score. Who's doing it?

Bayer: Steve Jablonsky. We're still in the midst of post-production.



Rotten: Is Jablonsky working in the Nightmare themes?

Bayer: I think it's pretty cool what he did. I don't want to give anything away, but you'll hear. You'll see. I think he did a great job and is very talented.






Rotten: We're talking on the day the full trailer is released. Are you reading what people say online?

Bayer: I do read what they say. I think everybody has to realize this is a movie made by fans of the genre. Platinum Dunes respects the genre.

People should understand this was made for the fans and not to disrespect the series. I read stuff and there's a lot of venom. Some people can't wait to see it and others…they want Platinum Dunes to burn in hell.


Rotten: Or get cancer. That's the worst one…

Bayer: Or, why don't they get a real director to do this? Listen, for every one of those, there's something really clue. I read a lot of great responses to the new trailer. I don't think people get it's a big movie.

Sometimes horror movies feel like they weren't made on big budgets, we tried to make a movie that looks and feels really big.





Rotten: Doing this, obviously you have no qualms against the idea of Hollywood doing remakes…

Bayer: People think Hollywood does remakes because we're out of ideas. I think it's less we're out of ideas, it's more:

If something's done cool one way, maybe there's another way to do it really cool. I get criticized for this, I'm not Chris Nolan, but I like what he did with Batman. That's not to knock the TV show, Burton's vision or the Val Kilmer version, but there are ways to reinvent stuff.

I don't think everything needs to be remade. The Exorcist, Citizen Kane, I don't think they all need to be redone.



Rotten: To me, it seems like some characters or properties refuse to die but their franchises hit a creative wall and there's nothing left to do but hit the restart button.

Bayer: I love that. You almost have to wipe the slate clean.



Rotten: Spider-Man is the most recent, but I think they could have gotten away with a fourth film if they played it right.

Bayer: Or The Hulk, there should be a proper time period.








Rotten: Are you lining up projects now that you're in the home stretch with Nightmare?

Bayer: Yeah, I'm catching my breath but I've been offered some stuff. There's one comic book I really dig that I want to go after that's bad-ass. I'd like to get it, it's called "The Boys". It's about a group of mercenaries and they're job is to kick the sh*t out of superheroes who get out of line. It doesn't get any better than that.

In the world of "The Boys", superheroes are scumbags. My youngest brother is a comic book historian and he introduced me to a lot of graphic novels like "The Dark Knight."

There are some great books I don't think people have tapped into yet.




Rotten: Do you think you have a future with Krueger?

Bayer: I think we've had our run. It doesn't mean we don't love each other.

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/interviewsnews.php?id=14330

[JamesG]

New Nightmare on Elm Street Character Banner
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
By: MrDisgusting


"He knows where you sleep."

Bloody Disgusting was just provided with a new character banner for New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Pictures' A Nightmare on Elm Street, their remake of Wes Craven classic arriving in theaters April 30.


The banner features Jackie Earle Haley as the infamous "Dream Demon" Freddy Krueger standing behind Nancy Thompson (Rooney Mara).

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/19341

[JamesG]

ShoWest '10: Another Cool Nightmare Promo
Source: Shock Till You Drop
March 17, 2010


Our own Ed Douglas checked in once again from Vegas where he's attending ShoWest.

New Line flexed its promotional creativity there and hung the following doorknob signs for A Nightmare on Elm Street...

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=14496

[JamesG]

Freddy Krueger Interrupts MTV's Promos
Source: Click 3X
March 23, 2010


Ah, remember the days when Freddy Krueger invaded the MTV airwaves? Well, he's doing it again.

Promotional firm Click 3X alerted us to three commercial interruptions that will be airing on MTV to pimp A Nightmare on Elm Street. The company did the same thing when Star Trek was released last year.

Take a look at their work below...

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=14583

[JamesG]

A Super Clear Look at Jackie Earle Haley as Freddy Krueger
Friday, April 2, 2010
By: MrDisgusting


A screen grab and a little Photoshop work will go a long way with today's technology.

A user over on the Superhero Hype forums took a snap of Jackie Earle Haley as Freddy Krueger in the trailer for the forthcoming A Nightmare on Elm Street and then gave it a little fine tuning.

The result is a super clear look at the infamous dream demon who you'll see back on the big screen April 30.

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/19678

[JamesG]

Fourth TV Spot for A Nightmare on Elm Street
Sunday, April 4, 2010
By: MrDisgusting


Below you'll find the fourth TV Spot for A Nightmare on Elm Street that gives Freddy Krueger a bit more TV time.

The redo is still a few weeks off, yet Warner Bros. and New Line are pushing this like there's no tomorrow.

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/19690

[JamesG]

WonderCon: Jackie Earle Haley Interview
Source: Edward Douglas
April 6, 2010


How he developed his version of Freddy:

"The first film was the one I was kind of looking at and getting a sense of the tone. It was the film that I think we're mostly reenvisioning. It was darker in tone than the rest of them that follow, but I watched the stuff that Robert (Englund) did, but I didn't want to look at it from the standpoint of 'What can I copy? What can I do?' It was more of just 'What is the feeling and the sense of this?'

I knew that I needed to come at this where this character was familiar yet new. If I went too far and changed him to where you couldn't recognize him, then I had taken it too far. We had to dish up something that the hardcore fans would still recognize yet something that was still fresh and something I could make my own."







On Freddie's role as a "dream demon":

"I started on this long process when Sam sent me this book on serial killers, and it wasn't anything specific, it was like, 'Hey, let's start working together, let's look at this and talk about it.' It was a big book, there must have been a thousand serial killers in this book, and I kind of keyed into Ed Kemper and started to wrap my head around this guy's head and started to delve into it.

And I noticed on the internet that they had done a movie on this guy so I went and clicked on it, and it was a slasher movie. That kind of upset me. Wow, here is this serial killer and they turned it into a slasher movie? Then I realized, 'Oh, wow, I'm going down the wrong road here,' and I realized at that point my job wasn't to get into the mind and really try to understand the serial killer, it was really to embrace the fact that this was the main character of a campfire story. He was a mythical boogieman, and when I realized that, it was incredibly freeing and it allowed me to go after this character. I think that's what he is.


To me, this dream demon represents this unstoppable fear. I always felt that one of the most vulnerable places you are is when you're lying in your bed asleep. This is the dangerous world we live in. I don't know about you guys, but I've been wakened at night by horrific nightmares and stuff, so to me, it represents those fears, but it mostly represents that culture of the campfire story.

For some reason, in the right genre, we love to embrace this sick, horrific telling of stories so we can giggle while we scare the sh*t out of one another. It's a fun genre, it's part of our culture."







On whether the movie tries to humanize Freddy:

"I don't know if I'd use the word 'humanity.' I think it just delves a little bit more into his backstory. It's a little more of an origin. I think the first movie was an origin story and I think this one you get a little bit more, but it's still a lot of the same points that we see in the first film.

To me, I always felt like we were remaking the first one. There's a lot of new and different things going on in it, but a lot of the main points, it's kind of the same curve, which I think is great."







Talking about the new make-up:

"Andrew Clement designed the heck out of this thing. I think that Freddy's new look, it's kind of more grounded in reality as you know, and obviously, his process was huge.

When I became part of it, that's where they're actually applying it to me, the process was like six and a half hours long and that's because a lot of it is still art. They're kind of getting on there, making decisions, moving things around, taking pictures, showing them to Sam, getting approvals on things, making changes.

But once all the decisions had been made, we finally got it down to three and a half hours, which is still kind of arduous, it was like a little torture session. And about an hour to just get out of it, it was pretty gruesome."







The new Freddy has his own freaky dream:

"There was one night, man. We'd been going for a week straight and wearing that make-up consecutive days can take a toll.

On the fifth day, I remember lying in bed--and this is after the wrap and had cleaned up--and it suddenly dawns on me that all the make-up is still on my face. It wasn't. I had to keep reminding myself, 'It's not on, it's not on,' but that was weird.

So this total phantom make-up, falling asleep and it just feels like it's all there, but it's not."







Why people who had been turned off by later movies in the series should give the remake a chance:

"I think the fact that we're literally starting over. The first thing Sam told me is that his vision was he wanted this movie to not be a comedy. That didn't mean there wasn't room for a little levity here and there, but not where it had previous gone where it was really camp.

Fun in its own way, but starting over I think was important to get back to more serious, darker, scarier. I think that's what's going to be new about it. I think it's a darker film."





A Nightmare on Elm Street opens everywhere on April 30.

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=14755

[JamesG]

HD Look at Third Trailer for A Nightmare on Elm Street!!
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
By: MrDisgusting


Below you'll now find a super clean HD look at the new (third) trailer for the redo arriving in theaters April 30.

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/19717

[JamesG]

Another Clear Look at Freddy Krueger
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
By: MrDisgusting


The pic comes from the third trailer for the film that arrived in HD yesterday. Elm Street hopes to give you horrid dreams on April 30.

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/19737

[JamesG]

3 New Elm Street TV Spots, UK One-Sheet
Friday, April 9, 2010
By: MrDisgusting


Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema has unrolled three brand new TV spots for A Nightmare on Elm Street, their redo arriving in theaters April 30.

In addition, we've now received a clean look at the bus stop poster that's being used as the official UK one sheet. It teases the tagline, "Never Sleep Again."

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/19771

[JamesG]

Yes, Nightmare on Elm Street is Rated...
Source: Ryan Rotten, Managing Editor
April 8, 2010


Not exactly sure where the PG-13 rumors originated from, or why there was so much concern that it would get that rating, but, A Nightmare on Elm Street has received it's official MPAA rating and its...

R, "for strong bloody horror violence, disturbing images, terror, and language."


Satisfied? Carry on. And look for the film on April 30.

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=14800

[JamesG]

Entertainment Weekly's Look at Freddy Krueger
Source: HorrorBid.com
April 12, 2010


Those fine young cannibals at Horrorbid scanned a look at The Nightmare on Elm Street's Freddy Krueger that appeared in "Entertainment Weekly."

The film opens on April 30.

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=14830

[JamesG]

Robert Englund Muses on Nightmare on Elm Street
Source: Scott Huver
April 13, 2010


Nope, Robert Englund isn't aching to invade the dreams of Jackie Earle Haley and slice and dice the successor to the role of the enduring horror icon Englund made famous.

In fact, the veteran actor is itching to see how Haley fares in Freddy Krueger's raggedy striped sweater and slouch hat.





Shock: Have you had a chance to meet Jackie Earle Haley and figuratively pass Freddy's bladed glove?

Robert Englund: We were supposed to have dinner together and I was going to give him a list of all my favorite film festivals for him to go to in Europe. ‘Robert's Top Five': my favorite little resorts from the southern coast of Spain and stuff.

I'm hoping to get him that list anyway, because after wearing the makeup and after doing publicity for the movie it's kind of fun to go over there and have a little bit of distance from the United States, and the hospitality is very wonderful over there. They come at the project with a little bit of a different angle and it's a little bit refreshing.

You don't feel like you're repeating yourself quite as much, so I want to give him my Robert Englund's Top Five list of film festivals to go to.





Shock: Are you excited to see the new Nightmare on Elm Street?

Englund: I'm really curious. I'm a big fan of talented actors and there's some real talented actors in this project. Clancy Brown, Connie Britton from "Friday Night Lights". Especially a young actor that I love from "The Sarah Conner Chronicles" which was recently cancelled, Thomas Dekker – I think he's playing the Johnny Depp role, and Jackie.

I've been a fan of Jackie's since the early '80s. He did a wonderful film called Breaking Away. In fact, I think if you go back and really watch that movie Jackie's probably the actor who invented the sort of slacker character even before Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure and even before Kevin Smith's Clerks.

He kind of coined that character and I don't think that he ever got enough credit for that.

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=14849

[JamesG]

Watch Nightmare on Elm Street Clip!
Source: Yahoo! Movies
April 13, 2010


Um, Krueger in aisle nine, please!

New Line/Warner Bros. has released this new clip from A Nightmare on Elm Street, hitting theaters on April 30.

Here, Nancy's trip to the grocery store goes horribly awry.

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=14857

[JamesG]

Extended Plot Synopsis for Nightmare on Elm Street
Source: New Line
April 19, 2010


New Line passed along the official, extended synopsis for A Nightmare on Elm Street, in case you needed a refresher as to what the movie is about.



"Nancy (Rooney Mara), Kris (Katie Cassidy), Quentin (Kyle Gallner), Jesse (Thomas Dekker) and Dean (Kellan Lutz) all live on Elm Street.

At night, they're all having the same dream - of the same man, wearing a tattered red and green striped sweater, a beaten fedora half-concealing a disfigured face and a gardener's glove with knives for fingers. And they're all hearing the same frightening voice...


One by one, he terrorizes them within the curved walls of their dreams, where the rules are his, and the only way out is to wake up.




But when one of their number dies a violent death, they soon realize that what happens in their dreams happens for real, and the only way to stay alive is to stay awake.

Turning to each other, the four surviving friends try to uncover how they became part of this dark fairytale, hunted by this dark man. Functioning on little to no sleep, they struggle to understand why them, why now, and what their parents aren't telling them.



Buried in their past is a debt that has just come due, and to save themselves, they will have to plunge themselves into the mind of the most twisted nightmare of all... Freddy Krueger."




The film opens on April 30!

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=14905

[JamesG]

New Pic: Nancy Gets 'Stuck' in One of Freddy's Elm Street Nightmares!
EXCLUSIVE

Wednesday, April 21, 2010
By: MrDisgusting


Little Nancy Thompson (Rooney Mara) appears to be in trouble in our exclusive new A Nightmare on Elm Street still as she's "stuck" in one of Freddy Krueger's (Jackie Earle Haley) so-called "dreams".

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/19906

[JamesG]

The Best Look at Freddy Krueger Yet!
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
By: MrDisgusting


Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema has released a new hi-res image of Freddy Krueger from A Nightmare on Elm Street, the Sam Bayer directed redo arriving in theaters April 30.

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/19911

[JamesG]

Krueger Gets Animated in New Motion Poster
Source: Official Site
April 21, 2010


Argh! The sound for this one makes your hairs stand on end.

If you CLICK HERE: http://nightmareonelmstreet.com/mopo/ you can check out the UK motion poster for A Nightmare on Elm Street (busy day in our headlines for ol' Krueger).

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=14936

[JamesG]

An Exclusive Clip from A Nightmare on Elm Street!
Source: Ryan Rotten, Managing Editor
April 21, 2010


Freddy Krueger (Jackie Earle Haley) reminds Nancy (Rooney Mara) of who he is in an exclusive clip Shock Till You Drop has scored from A Nightmare on Elm Street, director Samuel Bayer's reboot of the Wes Craven film.

Click on the player below and watch the man with the claw get a bit pervo on his young prey.

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=14926

[JamesG]

Check Out This Krueger Popcorn Bucket!
Source: Ryan Rotten, Managing Editor
April 25, 2010


Here's a pretty cool way to promote A Nightmare on Elm Street.

Shock contributor and film fiend Silas Lesnick passed along this image of the popcorn bucket he received when he hit the movie theater this weekend.

Krueger's clawed hand is removable...

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=14970

[JamesG]

Fred Krueger and His Pre-Schoolers Take a Class Photo
Sunday, April 25, 2010
By: MrDisgusting


Before he became the dream demon, "Fred" Krueger worked at a pre-school where all of the horror began.

Below you'll find a class photo from the school where Krueger worked that features a new look at the child molester before he became the horror icon known for his knived glove and dirty red and green sweater.


New Line Cinema's reboot arrives in theaters this coming Friday.

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/19955

[JamesG]

Could Freddy Return in Elm Street 2 ... and in 3-D?
Monday, April 26, 2010
By: Chris Eggertse


With New Line Cinema's A Nightmare on Elm Street arriving in theaters this Friday, the horror circle has already begun to speculate on whether or not Freddy Krueger has enough fuel in the tank to the keep the fire burning for a sequel to the reboot.

While Jackie Earle Haley and Rooney Mara are already signed on for a sequel (if it were to go), Platinum Dunes producer Brad Fuller tells Bloody Disgusting that this weekend will dictate whether or not a sequel could potentially happen.



On A Nightmare on Elm Street, Part 2:

"Honestly, no one’s had a conversation about a sequel at this point, and I think that to do so would be arrogant. At the end of the day, the sequel discussion, the right time to have that is after this movie…if this movie comes out and accomplishes what the studio wants, then we can have sequel discussion.

But I can tell you that there has not been one conversation about a sequel at this point. Just because no one knows how the movie’s gonna do. We’re optimistic, and we’d love to have that conversation, but as of today it has not happened."




On the prospect of Elm Street 2 being a 3-D movie, he took on the post-conversion madness currently plaguing multiplexes:

"I am a fan of 3-D if the movie’s conceived as a 3-D film. I’m not a fan of 3-D if you shoot something one way, and then you try and convert it to something else. 3-D…should be an immersive experience.

And in order for that experience to be fully satisfying, I think that you have to conceive of a movie that way. Our sequel to Friday the 13th was conceived as a 3-D film. So that movie, I would love to make in 3-D.

And I think that Nightmare certainly lends itself to 3-D. But it doesn’t lend itself to 3-D after the fact. I think a conversion is 3-D after the fact."

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/19970

[HuntingtonM15]

I'm still so opposed to anyone else playing Freddy, but the chances of me seeing this in the theatre are quite likely. I'm too curious, and I also enjoy Katie Cassidy aka the Queen of Remakes.

[JamesG]

A Super-Duper Crazy Clear Look at the New Freddy Krueger
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
By: MrDisgusting


Only two more days until Freddy Krueger returns to a theater near you!


While we've already shown you a couple of different "clear" looks at Jackie Earle Haley as the new Dream Demon, the following image is hands down the cleanest look at the disfigured slasher to date.

Image from Empire:

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/20001

[Number 9 Dream]

Hopefully I'll be able to see this next weekend :)

[JamesG]

A Record-Breaking Nightmare On Elm Street?!
Friday, April 30, 2010
By: MrDisgusting


I was hoping to be done with the film at least until the box office results came in on Sunday, but this is way to big to ignore.



Deadline is reporting that New Line/Warner Bros reimagining of A Nightmare On Elm Street debuted to $1.6 million from Thursday midnight shows in about 1,000 theaters.

That's way more than the previous record for a horror flick: the February 2009 rebooted Friday The 13th's $1 million.



In addition, Nightmare opens in 3,332 locations and their sources tell them that right now the Friday domestic grosses look like a whopping $15M to $17M.

So that's a $40+M opening weekend for sure. Wowsa.

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/20040

[Brieannas21]

A Super-Duper Crazy Clear Look at the New Freddy Krueger
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
By: MrDisgusting


Only two more days until Freddy Krueger returns to a theater near you!


While we've already shown you a couple of different "clear" looks at Jackie Earle Haley as the new Dream Demon, the following image is hands down the cleanest look at the disfigured slasher to date.

Image from Empire:

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/20001


What the????? He's suppose to be Freddy???? I thought that he would at least resemble the 80's/90's Freddy.

[JamesG]

What the????? He's suppose to be Freddy???? I thought that he would at least resemble the 80's/90's Freddy.

Nope, they went for a realistic burn victim look for this.

[Brieannas21]

Nope, they went for a realistic burn victim look for this.


That kind of sucks, I wonder if he is going to disappear and reappear as Freddy did in the 80's. Did you notice that he does not have any ear holes? LOL

[JamesG]

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3D Sequel Already in the Works
Saturday, May 1, 2010
By: MrDisgusting


With the remake looking to top $35m this opening weekend, buzz from inside New Line Cinema is that a 3D sequel to A Nightmare on Elm Street is already being discussed, while Platinum Dunes producer added more fuel to the fire via Twitter by adding that a sequel is "already in the works."

As of 8:45PM PST Saturday night, Elm Street has a average user rating of 3/5 skulls in the Bloody Disgusting database.

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/20046