As we already anticipated the imminent remake of the nightmarish Freddy, this week it was confirmed who will handle everything behind the cameras. New Line and Platinum Dunes They decided to give the debutante the opportunity samuel bayer.
Bayer has an extensive record in the filming of video clips (Green Day, The Strokes, Marilyn Manson, Nirvana) and as announced Platinum Dunes, the idea is to keep the central threads of the story but give the franchise more modern airs.
After confirmation from the director, everyone talks about the actor who would play Freddy. Some mentioned Billy Bob Thornton, but the one who now sounds is the name of actor Jackie Earle Haley, who comes from embodying Rorschach in the long-awaited Watchmen.
It is clear that after the step to the side that he took Robert englund By making it clear that he will never put on the glove again, the choice of actor will be critical to the success (or failure) of the saga.
It is already known that the film will be titled A Nightmare on Elm Street and would have to start filming this spring, with a view to to be released in theaters during 2010.
Source: The Curia