What does the Watchmen (movie) and the upcoming remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street have in common?  Jackie Earle Haley.  The red headed psychopath who plays Rorschach in Watchmen will replace Robert Englund’s long-time role as Freddy Kreuger. 

This Nightmare on Elm Street reboot follows the 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. 

What does that translate into?  This is basically a strait remake…with some modern updates.  One can only hope that it kicks the crap out of so called re-boot of Friday the 13th

The good news is that Jackie Earle Haley is actually an Oscar nominee, and if you ask me, he did a pretty great job in Watchmen.  In fact, I would argue that Rorschach actually makes the movie.  I’ll keep my fingers crossed. 

Elm Street began shooting on May 5th in Chicago for an April 16th 2010 release.

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