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Jackie Earle Haley 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.

Quelle: Variety.com

Now it is out. New Line Cinema has Jackie Earle Haley ( Watchmen , Little Children ) displayed its new Freddy Krueger. Now is the Re-Launch for the "A Nightmare On Elm Street" series, no more obstacles. The shooting began for the end of the month scheduled. As a preliminary U.S. launch date has been named the 16.04.2010. It will be interesting. One can only hope that the re-birth is the second killer icon set not in the sand like Friday, the 13 .