Freddy Krueger is coming
back to haunt the big screen. New Line Cinema has hired veteran
scribe Wesley Strick ("Arachnophobia," "Cape Fear") to help
relaunch the "Nightmare on Elm Street" franchise.
The original "Nightmare" was written and directed by Wes
Craven and released in 1984. It created one of the most popular
villains in screen history, Freddy Krueger, played by Robert
Englund, and its runaway success spawned a slew of sequels.
The films' premise centered on Krueger, a serial child
killer murdered who returns with a burned face and razor glove
to terrorize teens in their dreams.
The new project will keep the high school setting and delve
deeper in the psychology of nightmares and Krueger himself. The
plan is to have a dark tone. The company hopes to have the
movie ready for the 25th anniversary of the original.
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