A Nightmare On Elm Street - Remake Confirmed

[Jo269976]

Link: http://shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=4423

Freddy's Back! Platinum Restarts Nightmare Franchise!
Source: Variety January 29, 2008


"Platinum Dunes partners Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form have been set by New Line to re-launch Freddy Krueger, the iconic psycho who haunts the subconscious dreams of teenagers and kills them in their sleep.

The trio will create a new franchise based on A Nightmare on Elm Street, the 1984 Wes Craven film.

Originally played by Robert Englund, Krueger haunted nine films and two TV series, and was New Line's most lucrative franchise until "The Lord of the Rings."

The deal comes as Bay, Fuller and Form ready for an April start for Friday the 13th, a New Line re-launch of another iconic baddie, Jason Voorhees. Marcus Nispel will direct a script by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift ("Freddy Vs. Jason").

Variety erroneously states Cloverfield's Odette Yustman will star in "Friday." We have confirmed the actress is instead appearing in the David Goyer untitled supernatural project produced by Platinum.

New Line won't hire a writer on "Nightmare" until the writer's strike ends."

[Jack Skellington]

Yayyyyyyyyy!!!!! Woooooo Awwww Yaaaaa :d:d

[Jo269976]

This is a good thing?

Englund probably won't even portray Freddy...

[Jack Skellington]

CRAP IN A HAT

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

Damn, that sucks.

Nightmare on Elm Street is a classic. What is the obsession with remakes these days? Why not just make another sequel or something?

[odupianist]

Remakes are happening because no one has any original ideas anymore. It's annoying lol. Come up with something original people instead of remaking stuff that shouldn't be touched.

[Drtooth]

Originally Posted by Mr._Mutant_Man

Damn, that sucks.

Nightmare on Elm Street is a classic. What is the obsession with remakes these days? Why not just make another sequel or something?

All I can say is why BOTHER with a make, as Nightmare on Elm Street is a sequal heavy franchise to begin with. Another sequal would fit the bill much better than a crappy remake that totally drags down the franchise.

But yes, they have no more original ideas, and just feel that remakes for remakes sake is the way to go. It's either remaking a movie or rehashing a tired plot. How many inspirational films about troubled teenagers can you make, that are all based on a true story (allegedly).

[DrSpengler]

I dunno. Freddy vs. Jason was pretty much the best NOES film since Part 3 and I doubt they'd be able to craft a sequel that could top it. And considering how Freddy is no longer popular with today's youth (who hardly seems to know who he is, anymore) I imagine a sequel wouldn't attract a very large crowd.

As long as they do something different and don't make it a scene-for-scene line-for-line adaptation of the original, I'm for it. Having an actor other than Englund portray Freddy will be very hard to stomach, though. Unlike Leatherface, Michael Myers or Jason, where it honestly doesn't matter who is behind the mask, Englund WAS Freddy.

Ah well, on the bright side, it can't possibly be any worse than the Halloween remake.

[Buslady]

the ONLY issue for me is that Robert Englund must play Freddy...cos he is SO Freddy. Nobody is as insane as he is.

but yeah, what's the purpose?

Can't anybody write original material anymore???

[Spitfire]

Originally Posted by odupianist

Remakes are happening because no one has any original ideas anymore. It's annoying lol. Come up with something original people instead of remaking stuff that shouldn't be touched.

Welcome to my problem. Everything is either being remade or based off a novel. And since the stuff based off a novel seems to be the only good stuff coming out I usually go with that.

When people do try to make something original it ends up being a rip off of something else. Like Ultra Violet, a movie that ripped off an already ****** movie. Or Untraceable, complete carbon copy of an old Millennium episode that was made over ten years ago.

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

The only thing I knew about Ultraviolet was that it was pretty crappy.

I would rather see another sequel too. I don't see why they can't do one. That way they can continue to cash in on Freddy without crapping on the original.

[Jo269976]

http://www.horroryearbook.com/542882...-street-remake

I hope this is true.

Englund is the only chance of this remake being a success!

[Fugitoid Jones]

Y'know, it's practically getting to the point where Hollywood is going to be remaking movies that came out within the previous 2 years. Don't be surprised to see a Cloverfield remake in the near future.

Or, if not recent original movies, it'll be remakes of remakes. Like a Dawn of the Dead re-remake, or The Manchurian Candidate re-remake. Ridiculous.

[DrSpengler]

Originally Posted by Fugitoid Jones

Y'know, it's practically getting to the point where Hollywood is going to be remaking movies that came out within the previous 2 years. Don't be surprised to see a Cloverfield remake in the near future.

Or, if not recent original movies, it'll be remakes of remakes. Like a Dawn of the Dead re-remake, or The Manchurian Candidate re-remake. Ridiculous.

Well, they're already remaking the Hulk, or rebooting it and pretending that the Ang Lee flick never happened, and that movie is only, what, 5 years old?

And as far as re-remakes go, we already got "The Invasion" last year, which has to be the second or third remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers.

So yeah, it's already happening.

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

Originally Posted by DrSpengler

Well, they're already remaking the Hulk, or rebooting it and pretending that the Ang Lee flick never happened, and that movie is only, what, 5 years old?

The difference though is that Nightmare on Elm Street is considered a classic in the horror genre, while a lot of people thought Hulk was a big disappointment. More people have fond memories of Nightmare on Elm Street than they do with Hulk.

I don't think Hulk was a big disappointment, but I still think that it wouldn't be too tough for this year's movie to do better.

[Dragon Turtle]

Looks like a no for Englund:


http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news...ws.php?id=4483

[DrSpengler]

Originally Posted by Mr._Mutant_Man

The difference though is that Nightmare on Elm Street is considered a classic in the horror genre, while a lot of people thought Hulk was a big disappointment. More people have fond memories of Nightmare on Elm Street than they do with Hulk.

I don't think Hulk was a big disappointment, but I still think that it wouldn't be too tough for this year's movie to do better.

Oh no doubt about that. My point though was in regards to Fugitoid Jones predicting that Hollywood will start remaking films from only a couple years ago, which they're already in the midst of doing.

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

Originally Posted by Dragon Turtle

Looks like a no for Englund:


http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news...ws.php?id=4483

Gotta agree with that first comment. If Englund is still able to physically play Freddy, then the role better be his. I can't imagine anyone else pulling it off like he can.

[Ecto Jedi]

Originally Posted by Mr._Mutant_Man

Damn, that sucks.

Nightmare on Elm Street is a classic. What is the obsession with remakes these days? Why not just make another sequel or something?

Has anyone seen the original NoES lately? It hasn't exactly aged all that well. What passed as low-budget scares back then get more giggles than screams nowadays.

Read the Nightmare script -- just read it -- and tell me it wouldn't be better served by a new look and a bigger budget.

[Hannah]

NoES is a very good movie, no doubt about that, but if a remake is what they're pushing (instead of maybe, I don't know, an original idea), it could turn out great. Sadly, I don't put much trust in the movie industry nowadays, and I'm predicting that this will turn out as sh*t, despite the oppurtunity for success.
Good or bad, I'd much rather watch a NoES remake than this "Prom Night" or "Shutter" sh*t.