Former ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ Director Has Insane Idea for Freddy Krueger’s Replacement

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Between 2007 and 2010, there was a trio of big horror movie remakes. Michael Myers, Jason Voorhees, and Freddy Krueger all got dusted off (some more than others) by different creators and given new life. There was potential with all three. Rob Zombie taking over Halloween seemed like a fun match, but then he delivered an ugly, mean film with unnecessary backstory for Myers. Friday the 13th ended up being fun, if not a bit disposable.

The Nightmare on Elm Street remake started on an interesting note, with Jackie Earle Haley cast as Freddy Krueger. Of the three films, Nightmare was the only one where the person playing the villain r

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