Thomas Dekker To Join ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’

Thomas Dekker, most notable as John Connor on Fox’s “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” series, is in final negotiations to take a role in another franchised property.   Dekker will be joining the cast of the ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ remake as Jesse, a swim team jock.

This news comes a week after the announcement that Jackie Earl Haley had filled the role of Freddy Krueger and that ‘Haunting in Connecticut’ star Kyle Gallner had signed on.

Dekker is no amateur when it comes to horror.   He first appeared as a child in John Carpenter’s remake of ‘Village of the Damned’ and last made his feature film appearance in ‘From Within,’ one of the latest films in the After Dark Horror Fest.

‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ is being directed by music video director Samuel Bayer and is set for an April 16th, 2010 release.

What do you think?   How is the casting for this remake coming along?   Is Dekker a good choice to play one of the film’s potential victims, or are you just annoyed at seeing him as the whining embodiment of John Connor?   Who else should Platinum Dunes look to cast in the ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ remake?   Let us know by commenting below!

Source: Shock Till You Drop