In Platinum Dunes Nightmare On Elm Street remake
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.” Watch the rest of the interview for yourself embedded below:
Jackie Earle Haley, Rooney Mara, Kyle Gallner, Thomas Dekker and Katie Cassidy star in this reboot of the Nightmare franchise.
Synopsis: Freddy Krueger 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. Jackie Earle Haley stars as Krueger.
Source: MTV
