Mar 2 2009 Should Rorschach Be New Krueger?
The role did nearly nothing for Robert Englund but ensure him horror cult status and a place in the sequels, but apparently the part of Freddy Krueger is now a hot commodity, and the fan favorite to put on the bladed glove is Jackie Earle Haley. The Academy Award-nominated actor spoke to MTV about the chances of him becoming the official Nightmare of Elm Street, and his Watchmen co-star Jeffrey Dean Morgan chimed in too:
“You know, I did hear about that just recently,” the Oscar-nominee smiled when we asked him about the Freddy rumors recently. “A lot of people have been asking me.”And although rumors that he was near signing on the dotted line appear to be false, Haley is more than willing to talk to Bay and his team if they want to contact him.
“You know,” he said with a grin. “I’m curious.”
In many ways, the casting would make sense. Haley is only slightly older than Englund was when he first took over the Freddy role, has a nonexistent hairline that would make the Freddy makeup easier, and resurrected his career (with “Little Children”) playing a deranged-but-somewhat-sympathetic man who preyed on kids.
“I personally would love to see him as Freddy Krueger,” added Haley’s “Watchmen” co-star Jeffrey Dean Morgan. “I can’t think of anyone else that could pull it off.”
I agree Haley would be good for the part, but Morgan is really overstating things to imply he might be the only actor capable of pulling it off. In fact, I'd suggest to whoever directs the next Nightmare on Elm Street that they look beyond human actors into the stuff of true nightmares...
Dec 12 2008 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' Remake More Definitely Happening
Friday the 13th hasn't even been released but Platinum Dunes is already preparing to go ahead with their remake of the popular extended sleep apnea metaphor, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and are hopeful they'll start shooting by spring. From Shock Till You Drop:
Since Comic-Con in July, it was unknown whether producers Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form were going to be involved in the reboot of the Freddy Krueger franchise. But today, Fuller and Form confirmed to ShockTillYouDrop.com that their deal is done. "It's our next movie," confirmed Form, "hopefully shooting this spring."Over the summer, Wesley Strick (Cape Fear) was attached to pen the script which is intended to re-imagine the dream-hopping teen killer. "It's like what we're doing to Friday the 13th," says Fuller. "It's not Freddy cracking jokes. We want to make a horrifying movie. The concept is so scary, don't fall asleep or you'll die. This guy gets you when you're most vulnerable, in your sleep. We love that. That's the basis of the movie. It'll be most similar to the first one but in terms of kills and dreams we'll borrow from the entire series."
"You know the basic premise of the movie? How it's a guy that kills you in your sleep? That's our favorite part: the basic concept. That's the part we're most excited to be stealing and reissuing."
I can't wait to see how they make the claws, like, really super long and awesome, and on both hands now, so he's twice as dangerous.
Oct 23 2008 'Friday the 13th' Teaser Trailer, for Real This Time
Two Friday the 13th remake trailers in two days? It's a near-Halloween miracle! The last one was just a preview for the Scream Awards; this one is the theatrical trailer. Warning: after watching, you'll probably never again be able to see a swinging light fixture without fearfully considering, "Did Jason bump his head into that while getting himself into menacing posing position?"
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Jun 13 2008 First Look at Jason's 'Friday the 13th' Mask (Hint: It's a Hockey Mask!)
In honor of today's date being Friday mixed with a 13th, MTV has posted an exclusive video from the set of the Friday the 13th remake no one wants. Why is this notable? Because it supposedly provides the first look at Jason Voorhees' mask! I couldn't get the clip to work, so I'll just have to imagine that it's some sort of old sporting equipment that covers the face, slightly dirtied to give the "gritty: like it's real!" sense the director probably intends. Hopefully you ("you" being someone interested in a Michael Bay-produced remake of Friday the 13th) have better luck playing it.
May 29 2008 Guess What Mystical Board Capable of Contacting the Spirits and Asking Them Trivial Questions is Becoming a Movie!
When a partnership between Universal and Hasbro formed in February, giving the studio access to Hasbro's board game library and making a movie version of Magic: The Gathering slightly more than just a dream in a lonely 7th grade mind, I figured it was one of those things we'd hear an announcement for but never have to worry about again--like Grandparents Day, or a miscarriage. After all, if no one can even get a movie about Wonder Woman--a popular character with a long history--off the ground, what chance does a game where you move a planchette around a lettered board have?
A lot, it turns out, thanks to the usual suspect in converting childhood fun into film misery, Michael Bay. His Platinum Bay studio and writer David Berenbaum have announced plans to bring the Ouija Board to screens in a movie titled simply, beautifully, Ouija. And it sounds great:
Although the specific log line for the film is being kept under wraps, the film will be a supernatural adventure with the Ouija board playing an integral part of the story. The movie is not taking a "Jumanji"-like approach, which involved a game coming to life.
Whew! I was worried a Ouija Board movie called Ouija wouldn't prominently feature the Ouija Board, or play out enough like an extended commercial. Or that it would be like Jumanji, in that the sun, moon, and alphabet would literally emerge from the board and trample through a house. Thank you for putting those fears to bed. My only question is if they'll invent some hackneyed story about a hard-to-find antique shop and an old Gypsy woman who sells the kids the magical board, or if the kids will just pick it up for a couple dollars at a closing Kay-Bee Toys in their local mall, like how most people acquire the mystical eventual-TV-tray known as Ouija.
Apr 3 2008 Amanda Righetti Joins 'Friday the 13th', Olive Garden Menu
Just as there is absolutely no question that the world desperately needs a Michael Bay-produced remake of Friday the 13th, it is also a certainty that such a production requires a key hot girl to run, probably wet and jiggling, from the killer. Otherwise, why do I care? To fill the part, Variety reports a deal is nearly signed with Amanda Righetti, star of Return to House on Haunted Hill (though she wasn't in the first one, making her return a bit suspect). So you can stop worrying that, like your last house party, Friday the 13th will turn into "a total sausage-fest."
And if you wondering if her name is fun to say with a thick, stereotypical Italian accent: Yes! It is!
Amanda Righetti [Variety]
Mar 26 2008 Dunes Dipping Toes Into 'Original' Territory
ShockTillYouDrop has learned that Michael Bay's recidivist horror studio, Platinum Dunes--currently planning remakes of A Nightmare on Elm Street, Rosemary's Baby, and Friday the 13th--finally has an original project in the works. Dunes and Paramount are teaming and searching for a director for Michael Hildalgo's The Butcherhouse Chronicles script--an adaptation of his play of the same name. Shock calls it "a welcome change of pace for Dunes (veering into original properties)", but I'm not quite sure how original it is after hearing the plot:
Four teenagers explore a supposedly haunted house and uncover their small town's horrible secret.
This brings about an interesting question: is a film still original if it has the same plot of 90% of horror movies ever made, just a different title? Is Fazoli's an original blend of Italian food and fast service, or a sloppy, tasteless remake of Olive Garden? Ponder these questions as I put together my pitch for "quiet masked man terrorizes peaceful suburban community."
Paramount, Platinum Team for Butcherhouse [ShockTillYouDrop]
Mar 4 2008 Another Day, Another Remake: 'Rosemary's Baby', This Time
Like an unnecessary phoenix rising from the ashes of a CGI explosion, Rosemary's Baby has been confirmed as the latest potential remake project from Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes production company:
Platinum Dunes is in talks with Paramount to update Roman Polanski's film starring Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Sidney Blackmer and Ruth Gordon. Industry sources tell us the Dunes team - producers Brad Fuller and Andrew Form - are currently looking for a writer (or writers) to tackle the material.
Even worse than the disrespect the surely inferior remake will show to both the original and its source material, let's consider what this means in regards to the Scary Movie franchise. Classic material previously considered untouchable (just because of irrelevance, not respect) is now ripe for parody. A Rosemary's Baby remake means more than Lindsey Lohan getting a Mia Farrow boy-cut to birth the antichrist; it also means Carmen Electra wearing a boy-cut wig to play Katie Holmes birthing a Tom Cruise Scientology joke. Somehow the remake revolver is specially constructed such that even if you take the bullet, you also feel the recoil. Depressing, huh?
Platinum Dunes Eyeing Rosemary's Baby Remake [Shock Till You Drop]
