Director Samuel Bayer’s remake of Wes Craven’s gnarly 1984 classic A Nightmare on Elm Street heralds the return of cinema’s preeminent scissor fingered nasty pastie. His name is Krueger, Freddy Krueger, the jumper-clad wretchedly disfigured man-ghoul who works round the clock taunting, haunting and slashing teenagers in their dreams. Krueger’s tireless work ethic raises certain [...]
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JACKIE EARLE HALEY
One two Freddy’s making money for New (Line)
Film writers such as myself grouse about Hollywood’s insatiable jones for regurgitating brand names. The industry’s endless conveyer belt of sequels, prequels and remakes may peeve those hungry for something vaguely resembling originality, but studio producers are reminded time and time again that in financial terms such a cycle makes for very good business. The [...]
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Trailer Watch: A Nightmate on Elm Street
Jackie Earle Haley (aka Rorschach from Watchmen) will fill some very big shoes and a very iconic red and green jumper in music vid-cum-feature director Samuel Bayer’s upcoming remake of Wes Craven’s one-two-you-know-who’s-coming-for-you horror classic A Nightmare on Elm Street. Haley will be the first actor to play gnarly dream invader Freddy Krueger other than [...]
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Jackie Earle Haley to star as Freddy Krueger
The talented Jackie Earle Haley, who can currently be seen on Australian screens as jaded superhero/vigilante Rorschach in Watchmen, has been confirmed to play iconic horror villain Freddy Krueger in an upcoming remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street. Given the franchise’s longevity it is likely, even at this early stage, that there will be [...]
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