Jan 31 2008Michael Bay Re-Dreaming 'A Nightmare on Elm Street'
So, you know how A Nightmare on Elm Street exists, yet somehow hasn't been remade outside of its innumerable sequels? Well, Michael Bay apparently just noticed this glaring incongruity, and is planning to relaunch the series under his Platinum Dunes production company (named after these really awesome, really valuable dunes).
Transformers director Michael Bay and his partners at the Platinum Dunes production company have been tasked by New Line Cinema to "relaunch" the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise.Wes Craven’s 1984 slasher classic gave the world the iconic Freddy Krueger, who haunted a total of nine films and two TV series. According to Variety, the new outing will represent a "complete overhaul" of the Nightmare concept.
And lest you forget, Platinum Dunes already has a restart of Friday the 13th coming in May, so soon all of your fond memories of the slasher films of the '80s will be replaced by shinier, stupider versions. Who needs original ideas when someone already came up with a scarred guy with a claw on his hand?
Thanks to some guy with a hilariously racist pseudonym for the link.
Michael Bay to relive A Nightmare on Elm Street [The Register]
Reader Comments
1. The Moat - January 31, 2008 3:47 PM
Why don't they do something constructive and reboot the Hellraise series. While you're at it, see if you can come up with something that makse some actual sense this time around.
2. Superevil - January 31, 2008 4:00 PM
Already in the works bro
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0887261/
3. Chris - January 31, 2008 4:20 PM
I'm guessing Robert Englund won't be involved, making this an even bigger farce.
4. Ethan Duke - January 31, 2008 4:22 PM
How about not rebooting anything? How about coming up with an original friggin' idea? Oh, I forgot, it's Hollywood and it's all 'bout makin' money. Michael Bay is a nightmare.
5. Brandon - January 31, 2008 6:21 PM
I liked Transformers. Hell, I loved it! I own it: the 2-Disc special edition. But every single reboot of every horror movie, so far, has been crap. And I expect no different from this. Even the remakes don't measure up to the originals. The only thing that might be better in this is that the mom won't be overacted. But, it could give us the next Johnny Depp.
6. Oscar - January 31, 2008 10:10 PM
A pg-13 Freddy to get the 13-18 year olds allowance. Shia Leboefffy will star as the kid with big nostrils running and saving some new actress who won't make it famous but will have bikini pics of her on this sight even though it's January.
7. TetterkeT - February 1, 2008 1:34 AM
Does Michael Bay just wake up in the morning, yawn, and then say to himself,"okay, what once cool thing can I ruin TODAY?"
8. heath ledger is suicidal - February 1, 2008 12:56 PM
they're also "re launching" the friday the 13th series. if writers cant come up with original ideas they should all be fired. fuck em let them strike for the next 10 years.
9. Jenny - February 1, 2008 10:43 PM
Michael Bay has to give the best blow jobs in the world. At least that is my only theory as to why he is allowed to work in hollywood and fuck up stuff this badly.
10. Ash Frog - February 1, 2008 11:20 PM
Michael Bay? Why would he want to work on this, I don't see him being able to add very many explosions.
11. Testsubject28 - February 2, 2008 9:01 AM
Go here and let Mr. Bay have a piece of your mind if ya want.
His forums.
http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/
Treat the remakes like Nancy did to Freddy at the end of Nightmare.
Turn your back on them, they will lose their power and fade away...