Is the Nightmare on Elm Street Remake Going for a PG-13 Rating?

The boys over at AICN have landed the first review from a recent screening of the “A Nightmare on Elm Street” remake, and the word is … mediocre? That’s just one fella’s opinion, but perhaps the biggest news is that the reviewer seems to get this nagging suspicion that the...

November 2nd, 2009 | Read More

A Nightmare on Elm Street Remake Trailer Claws its Way Online!

Well get a load of him: Freddy Krueger is back in the very first trailer from the Michael Bay-produced remake of “A Nightmare on Elm Street”. The first thing you’ll notice is how many very cool music video-esque scenes there are. No surprise, then, that the film’s director is...

September 28th, 2009 | Read More

Freddy Doc Never Sleep Again Teaser Trailer

Hooray! Heather Langenkamp is back! The actress will be narrating the new “A Nightmare on Elm Street” documentary, “Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy”, just in time for the franchise’s rebirth starring Jackie Earle Haley as the scarred kid killer. A teaser trailer...

September 18th, 2009 | Read More

Run, Insomniac Teenagers! It’s the New Freddy Krueger!

Run, kids! It’s your first look at Jackie Earle Haley as Freddy Krueger! Okay, so it’s a very dark, shadowy, and not all that revealing look. But hey, check it out, Freddy’s got his raggy sweater and fedora, and those knives still look pretty sharp. The pic is posted by the reboot’s...

July 22nd, 2009 | Read More

Nightmare Reboot is a Planned Trilogy, Says New Freddy

This isn’t really so much news. Ever since the success of the “Matrix” and “Lord of the Rings” movies, movie producers wake up every morning dreaming of making a trilogy of their own, and isn’t shy about telling people about it. So whenever they get attach to a project,...

July 2nd, 2009 | Read More

A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) Movie Images Gallery

Plot: A re-imagining of the horror icon Freddy Krueger, a serial-killer who wields a glove with four blades embedded in the fingers and kills people in their dreams, resulting in their real death in reality. Starring: Jackie Earle Haley, Rooney Mara, Kyle Gallner, Katie Cassidy, Thomas Dekker, Kellan...

June 22nd, 2009 | Read More

Katie Cassidy is the Latest Elm Street Reboot Victim

Katie Cassidy played a trash-talking, bitch of a demon on the CW show Supernatural, but that was TV. She’s graduated to the big time since, with roles in the recent “Black Christmas” horror remake, and now … another horror remake? Oh well, someone’s gotta do it. Cassidy...

May 2nd, 2009 | Read More

Rooney Mara is Nancy in Nightmare on Elm Street Reboot

Looks like Freddy has found his new muse — relative unknown Rooney Mara (”Youth in Revolt”), who will be playing the lead in Platinum Dunes’ reboot of Wes Craven’s “A Nightmare on Elm Street” franchise. Mara will play the Nancy Thompson character, who has been...

April 23rd, 2009 | Read More

Thomas Dekker in Talks for Nightmare on Elm Street Reboot

I have to admit, I wasn’t really for a reboot of Wes Craven’s “A Nightmare on Elm Street” franchise, but I’m beginning to warm up to the whole idea of bringing Freddy back in a whole new incarnation. Yes, it certainly helped that Rorschach himself has been cast as Freddy....

April 16th, 2009 | Read More

Connecticut Haunting Kid Moves to Elm Street Remake

Kyle Gallner apparently can’t get enough of evil entities wanting to rip him to shreds. First he endured “The Haunting in Connecticut”, now he’s moved to a new address to face another baddie — Freddy Krueger in Platinum Dunes’ reboot of Wes Craven’s “A...

April 9th, 2009 | Read More

Jackie Earle Haley is Officially Freddy in Elm Street Remake

When we last heard about the possibility of Jackie Earle Haley (Rorschach from “Watchmen”) playing Freddy Krueger in the Platinum Dunes reboot of the “Nightmare on Elm Street” franchise, he sounded a tad noncommittal. In fact, he seemed to be leaning towards avoiding the character....

April 5th, 2009 | Read More

Nightmare on Elm Street Reboot Plot Details

The boys over at LatinoReview have gotten their hands on the script for the upcoming reboot of “A Nightmare on Elm Street”, and they’ve dished on some important plot points that fans of the original (such as myself) may be a tad concerned will get a “work over” (i.e. unnecessarily...

March 26th, 2009 | Read More

Watchmen’s Rorschach as Freddy Krueger?

Whether we like it or not (not so much in my case, as I’m a big fan of the original franchise), they’re rebooting “A Nightmare on Elm Street” with a new lead for the dirty sweater and brown hat. And they better get it right, too, because when it comes to “Elm Street”,...

March 4th, 2009 | Read More

Music Video Director to Helm Nightmare on Elm Street Remake

On the heels of yesterday’s, “Yes, we really are remaking ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’” news, New Line and Platinum Dunes have officially announced that they’ve tapped music video director Samuel Bayer to make his feature film directorial debut with the remake. Some...

February 12th, 2009 | Read More

Update: A Nightmare on Elm Street Remake

Yes, the boyos over at Platinum Dunes really will be remaking “A Nightmare on Elm Street”. And why wouldn’t they? They’ve already rebooted the “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” to great success, and changes are the “Friday the 13th” reboot will also see similar...

February 10th, 2009 | Read More

Freddy Krueger 2.0 to Sling That Blade?

Is there a horror movie franchise from the ’70s and ’80s that Michael Bay and company aren’t trying to remake for today’s easily pleased audiences? (Seriously, five installments into the “Saw” franchise, and kids are still lining up? This generation’s gone to...

August 12th, 2008 | Read More

Nightmare on Elm Street Reboot Gets Stricken with Writer

I have to say, my feels are a bit mixed when it comes to this upcoming remake of “A Nightmare on Elm Street”. On the one hand, I was a fan of the original franchise, and can honestly say that this, along with the “Hellraiser” franchise, are the only two horror series I’ve...

July 23rd, 2008 | Read More

Wes Craven Returns with 25/8, Eisner to Remake Romero’s Crazies

A pair of horror movie news for ya today. First up: Wes Craven returns to the horror game with “25/8″, which will be based on his original script, his first since 1994’s “A Nightmare on Elm Street” sequel, “New Nightmare”. Secondly: Breck Eisner (”Sahara”)...

February 13th, 2008 | Read More

Robert Englund Not in Nightmare on Elm Street Reboot?

You may have already heard about it: Michael Bay and company are taking the “Nightmare on Elm Street” franchise back to the beginning and doing a “Batman Begins” on it. So where does that leave Robert Englund, the original Freddy Krueger? The dude with the hands for knives and...

February 4th, 2008 | Read More

A Nightmare on Elm Street Remake Update

You may or may not have heard, but they’re planning a remake of Wes Craven’s “A Nightmare on Elm Street”. The guys responsible are the same ones who did the “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” remake and are prepping the “Friday the 13th” remake. Basically, any horror...

January 29th, 2008 | Read More