User:TheGodAwfulTruth/A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)

A Nightmare on Elm Street is a remake of the classic horror film of the  same name by Wes Craven, slated for release in 2010. It is directed by Samuel Bayer and is written by Eric Heisserer and Wesley Strick. The film stars Kyle Gallner, Katie Cassidy, Thomas Dekker, Kellan Lutz, Clancy Brown, Connie Britton, Charles E Tiedje, Rooney Mara as  Nancy Thompson, and Jackie Earle Haley as the iconic villain Freddy Krueger. The films' premise is centered on Krueger, a serial child molester, murdered by angry parents, who returns with a burnt face and a razor glove to terrorize teens in their dreams.

Plot
A re-imagining of the horror icon Freddy Krueger, a serial-killer who wields a glove with four blades embedded in the fingers and kills people in their dreams, resulting in their real death in reality.

Cast

 * Jackie Earle Haley as Freddy Krueger
 * Rooney Mara as Nancy Thompson
 * Connie Britton as Marge Thompson
 * Kyle Gallner as Quentin
 * Katie Cassidy as Kris
 * Thomas Dekker as Jesse
 * Kellan Lutz as Dean
 * Clancy Brown as Alan
 * Charles E Tiedje as Officer Delaney

Production
It was confirmed on January 29, 2008, by Variety, that Michael Bay and his Platinum Dunes production company would be rebooting the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. Shortly thereafter, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that Robert Englund would not be reprising his role as Freddy, and that Samuel Bayer was hired to direct. Jackie Earle Haley will instead portray Freddy Krueger and Rooney Mara will play the role of Nancy Thompson. Other confirmed cast members include Thomas Dekker as Jesse, a jock on the swim team, and Kyle Gallner as Quentin. Kellan Lutz is in final negotiations to play Dean, "a well-liked, well-off high school jock". Connie Britton will also star as Nancy's mother. The movie is currently being filmed in various locations in Illinois. New Line has contracted with two high schools in Illinois, Elk Grove High School and John Hersey High School to use their location for scenes in the remake. According to the Principal of Elk Grove High, Nancy Holman, the studio contacted schools across the nation looking for one that had a swimming pool. Although filming will take place at both schools, neither will be identified by name. The studio also plans to cast 200 extras for various school scenes, including one in the pool, but is requiring that all auditioning students be at least 16-years old. School board President Lenore Gonzales Bragaw was initially apprehensive about the deal, as she disliked the idea of the studio filming "scenes of violence" at the schools; Bragaw agreed to the filming after being assured that no one would be killed during the swimming scenes. Principal photography for the film began on May 5, 2009,