From Rorschach to Elm Street, Jackie Earle Haley is Freddy Krueger per Variety.
Coming off Watchmen and soon to appear in Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, Haley is stepping into big shoes worn for decades by Robert Englund. Unlike New Line’s other horror reboot, Friday the 13th, this villain will have a much larger speaking role.
The Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form relaunch of Nightmare on Elm Street is now set to begin filming next month in Chicago. Music video director veteran Samuel Bayer is stepping behind the camera to direct.
With Rob Zombie’s H2 sequel currently filming and a Friday the 13th sequel likely, the 80s horror reboots fad is officially in full swing.
