JackFetch Posted April 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 Rooney Mara is in talks to play Nancy Thompson in Samuel Bayer's redo of A Nightmare on Elm Street, reports Bloody-Disgusting. Filming begins next month in Chicago with Platinum Dunes producing. The actress joins Jackie Earle Haley (the new Freddy Krueger), Kyle Gallner and Thomas Dekker. In Wes Craven's 1984 "Nightmare," Thompson was played by Heather Langenkamp who returned to the franchise for A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 and Wes Craven's New Nightmare. Mara appeared briefly in Urban Legends: Bloody Mary, credited as "Classroom girl #1," and later appeared on "ER" and The Winning Season with Sam Rockwell. Warner Bros. and New Line will release A Nightmare on Elm Street in theaters on April 16, 2010. http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=54777 That is about as unknown as you can get. Coincidentally, her sister just got announced for Iron Man 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 Good. Because if I saw Arielle Kebbel or Megan Fox in another movie I'd want to blow my head off. Unknown is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annericelover Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 Freddy has signed on for 3 films. http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16621 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 Good for Hayley, I guess. Always good to see talented actors get work, regardless of how I feel about the projects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 I have a feeling the first one will be quite good, the others, probably not so much. Texas Chainsaw Massacre anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annericelover Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 I have a feeling the first one will be quite good, the others, probably not so much. Texas Chainsaw Massacre anyone? I actually liked Texas Chainsaw Massacre and the prequel. They were dark and gritty and made themselves their own film, not a carbon copy remake like Psycho was. Its not better than the original and it dos tend to get graphic in its gore, but that is just the sign of the times. I'm 27 and while I will always love the first two TCM films that Tobe Hooper made, I don't mind the remake and prequel. Its different and that is what remakes are supposed to do, they are meant to take a classic tale and spin it in its own new direction. I just saw My Bloody Valentine 3D and thought that was good too, it again kept the initial story, but tweaked it a bit, so it was its own film for its own generation. Psycho was a film that did it all wrong, it remade the film shot for shot, with little to no modern changes, what is the point in remaking the film if all you're going to do it copy it step by step? I am actually looking forward to the new film, the guy they have playing Freddy looks like he may very well fill the part nicely, I just hope he has the acting talent to continue what Robert Englund perfected. I can't say the sequels will suck until I see what they do with the remake, it may be good, it may be a shitfest. I just hope that this new series hold up well to the original and learns from the mistakes the original series had done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted July 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 I've read the script. It's exactly what you think it is. It doesn't stray far from the original, but is updated to reflect modern times. Cell phones, iPods, stuff like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolguy Posted August 3, 2009 Report Share Posted August 3, 2009 hey were can i read the script because where ever i look i never find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 The trailer is here. Likes I see a lot of scenes from the original, and possibly the second Elm St., so that's cool. The burning Freddy pulling off his coat to reveal the sweater is sweet! Such a cool shot. Middle of the road It looks to be lacking visual flavor, which the first had in spades, but maybe the trailer isn't doing it justice. Same goes for his face; they show very little of it here, but I'm not sold. Though he looks more like a true burn victim, it might not be the right look for Freddy. We'll see. Dislikes The voice. Yikes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted September 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 It's like they just took an old Elm Street movie and put a different Freddy in it. It will take awhile to get used to that voice, or at least not laugh when I hear it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 I don't know how to feel about the trailer. I grew up with Robert Englund as Freddy and Jackie Earle Haley, just from the footage here, doesn't hold a candle to him. I'm sure he'll bring something new to the role but, overall, it feels like he's trying to do an impression and I'll second Yoda on his voice, especially in the flashback opening of the trailer. It sounds like Freddy has a lisp. That said, I'll still see the movie opening weekend but then go home and watch Dream Warriors to wash the taste out of my mouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 I like Haley, quite a bit. And, I understand that they're attempting to take the franchise in a new direction, but... I'm not sold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 I thought it looked alright. He looks more like a burn victim now, than he did in the original. Also, DC20, watch New Nightmare aswell, the firt half is shit, but the second half is awesome. I didn't find the voice, that sinister, but it's different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 Apart from not being sold on the look (I can handle the voice being different), I thought that was a pretty solid trailer. Then again, I haven't bothered watching any of the modern horror updates since seeing the Texas Chainsaw Massacre so I don't know if I'll see this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 Friday the 13th was a lot better than I was expecting Ian, so maybe this won't suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 I think it is pretty damned interesting. Looks great. I like the visual homages, I looooove that he actually looks like a burn victim and I like the voice. Seems like what someone might sound like if the moisture in their trachea had been boiled. PLus, it looks as though they are playing up the "he might be innocent" angle whish I also find kind of interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 I re-watched the trailer and I caught something. I think a big chunk of the strange manner of speaking comes from the fact that Freddy's lips are burned off, which is awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 When I saw it, it took me a second to realise he looks like an actual burn victim, and then realise how awesome that could be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 Exactly. It makes sense. One thing I do know, by shear law of averages, this one will be better than most of the original series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 Well, lets go through them. 1: awesome movie. 2: Heap of shite, tried to be different, failed. 3: Awesome film, really a sequel to the first film. 4: Awful. 5: 4.5 so was just as awful. 6: When you bash your head off a wall and throw in pop references, wrap it in crap, you get this. New Nightmare: The first half was boring, but the second half was really eerie and awesome. The TV show did go into Freddy before the fire, but barely anyone saw the show, and Freddy was just annoying in the episode. He knew in advance he could attack people in their dreams before he was killed by the parents. So, not counting new Nightmare, which wasn't really a part of the series, as it stands on it's own, and you could just be told it's a fake movie series, their is only two that are really good movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 2 gets a bad rap. It ain't great, but it's not as bad as everyone says it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 I haven't seen 2, but from Mike's comments, it looks like they're following the Friday The 13th reboot model and using the best bits from several films. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted September 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 I loved 2. It didn't have the feel of the others though. It also felt dated even before the first one did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 First look at the Freddy Krueger action figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 He actually looks scarier than Englund's Freddy to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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