Posted by Kirk in Franchises, Horror, Remakes | 3 comments
‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ Remake Set to Shoot in Spring
It was announced today that Michael Bay’s production company, Platinum Dunes, will continue its partnership with Warner Bros. and New Line on the production and release of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ remake. Â Since Comic-Con in July, it was unknown whether producers Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form were going to be involved in the reboot of the Freddy Krueger franchise. But today, Fuller and Form confirmed to ShockTillYouDrop.com that their deal is done. “It’s our next movie,” confirmed Form, “hopefully shooting this spring.”
Over the summer, Wesley Strick (‘Cape Fear’) was attached to pen the script which is intended to re-imagine the dream-hopping teen killer. “It’s like what we’re doing to ‘Friday the 13th’,” says Fuller. “It’s not Freddy cracking jokes. We want to make a horrifying movie. The concept is so scary, don’t fall asleep or you’ll die. This guy gets you when you’re most vulnerable, in your sleep. We love that. That’s the basis of the movie. It’ll be most similar to the first one but in terms of kills and dreams we’ll borrow from the entire series.”
Shooting is expected to take place in the Chicago suburbs.
Fuller adds that Warner Bros.’ positive response to ‘Friday the 13th’Â was very helpful in getting ‘Nightmare’Â off the ground. Test screenings for Jason Voorhees’ latest outing have reportedly gone over great.
What do you think? Â Are you excited to see ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ remake? Â Who should be playing Krueger in the film? Â What is your general consensus on this barrage of horror remakes? Â Is it ever going to end? Â Let us know by commenting below!
Source: Shock Till You Drop
“Nightmare on Elm Street” is my favorite horror franchise of all time so I’m very nervous about this remake. There is only one Freddy and that is Robert Englund, he perfected that role. I’m going to keep a weary eye open to this and hope it does not disappoint.
ROBERT ENGLUND… ROBERT ENGLUND… ROBERT ENGLUND…
There can only be ONE Freddy… They are going to piss off a lot of the fans if they cast another Freddy. Re-invent him… FINE! BUT ROBERT ENGLUND MUST PLAY HIM!!! This is by far my favorite horror film series. Heck, I attribute my path to movie geekdom to that series… well that and some crazy neighbor that I use to watch crazy movies with coughNICKcough…
I really hope that they think this through. Freddy cannot successfully be played by someone else while Robert Englund is still alive. Period.
I agree wholeheartedly, keep Robert Englund. Without him there is no Freddie franchise. You can get away with re-casting a Jason, Michael Myers and Leather face, since their identities are concealed, but Freddie’s most prominent feature is his face and that’s all Englund. There’s no excuse he’s alive and well, at least to my knowledge, so why not use the guy.