Meet the new Freddy Krueger - Jackie Earle Haley cast as the serial killer.
New Line finds its Freddy Krueger
Jackie Earle Haley joins 'Elm Street'
By DAVE MCNARY
Jackie Earle Haley (Watchmen) is moving to Elm Street, signing to star as
iconic killer Freddy Krueger in New Line and Platinum Dunes' relaunch of "A
Nightmare on Elm Street."
Platinum Dunes partners Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form are
producing with John Ricard co-producing. Samuel Bayer will direct from
Wesley Strick's script, with lensing set to begin next month in Chicago.
New Line decided last year to relaunch the movie series centered on the
iconic killer, who haunts the dreams of teenagers and kills them in their
sleep. Krueger was played by Robert Englund in the 1984 original, spawning
nine films and two TV series in what was New Line's most lucrative franchise
until "The Lord of the Rings."
The relaunch comes on the heels of New Line and Platinum Dunes' rebirth of
another horror franchise, "Friday the 13th," which has grossed $65 million
domestically since its launch on Friday, Feb. 13.
Haley starred in "Watchmen" as Rorshach and will next be seen alongside
Leonardo DiCaprio in Phoenix Pictures' "Shutter Island," directed by Martin
Scorsese.
