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A Glimpse Down the New 'Elm Street'
Filed under: Horror », Casting », Mystery & Suspense », New Line », Warner Brothers », RumorMonger », Fandom », Remakes and Sequels »
A couple of us onliners got an up-close look at the fresh flesh of Jackie Earle Haley's Freddy Krueger last month on the Chicago set of the remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street, and from the sound of things, he'll be making his first public appearance at the San Diego Comic-Con later this week. Though the bulk of our set visit coverage will have to wait until closer to the film's release next April, we can share a bit on what Haley's bringing to the legendary character and what the producers are bringing to the franchise...
Haley: "Robert Englund's done an amazing job over the years playing Freddy. Everybody's that's a fan of Nightmare loves Robert and, you know, that's a challenge when you've got to step in a big man's shoes like that, so it's scary but also exciting. You can't please everybody. All I can do is really just try to work from the heart and do the best job at playing Freddy that I can and hope for the best."
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Platinum Dunes Producers Spill on 'Friday the 13th' Sequel, 'The Birds' Remake, etc.
Filed under: Horror », Thrillers », New Line », Warner Brothers », RumorMonger », Fandom », Scripts », Distribution », Remakes and Sequels »
On a recent visit to the Chicago-based set of the A Nightmare on Elm Street remake, producers Brad Fuller and Andrew Form gave us online types a good hour with which to poke and prod about that film and countless other projects in the works. The Elm St. stuff will have to wait until the time is right, but at the moment, you're just a hop, skip and jump away from finding out where Platinum Dunes currently stands with a Friday the 13th sequel, their present involvement in reported remakes of The Birds and Rosemary's Baby, and how exactly the little-seen Horsemen ended up slipping through the cracks last spring...
Read the full interview at Horror Squad!
Did 'Twilight' Put a Stake in the 'Near Dark' Remake?
Filed under: Horror », Fandom », Remakes and Sequels »
OK, I'll admit it: I couldn't be happier that that the long-planned remake of the vamp classic Near Dark will not be happening any time soon. Producer Brad Fuller recently spoke with Empire magazine about the just-announced Twilight sequel, when Fuller brought up the remake, telling Empire, "Near Dark is probably not going to happen, I think that Twilight was the same type of thing we were going for although Near Dark was a much darker, sexier, rated R version of that." And if you have seen the original Near Dark, you know that "darker" is a nice way of putting it (anyone remember that scene in the bar? I'd like to see The Cullens top that).Originally released in 1987, Dark was written and directed by Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker) and centered on a small town boy (played by Adrian Pasdar) who is roped into a vampire gang when he falls in love with one of its members ... and this is probably where Fuller started noticing some comparisons with the 'Bella and the Gang'. Fuller went on to explain Dark's delay was a direct result of Twilight's release, saying, "For now, that movie is on hold. The concept of 'one person's a vampire, the other person isn't and they're in love, with the success of that film, we would not measure up, It's not the right time to make that." That does seem like a flimsy excuse once you consider that "star-crossed lovers with fangs" isn't exactly a new idea.
But, no matter what happens, it seems like Dark is the remake that will not die, so I would expect that for now the film is simply down ... but definitely not out.
UPDATE: Speaking of Twilight, it's just been announced that New Moon will arrive in theaters on November 20, 2009.
'Friday the 13th' Remake Features Both Sack and Mask
Filed under: Horror », New Line », Paramount », Remakes and Sequels »
Who else is preparing a Friday the 13th marathon this Friday? If you are, you'll be reminded that baddie Jason Vorhees does not wear the iconic hockey mask until Part III. He barely even shows up in the first installment (it's his mom, Pamela Vorhees doing the killings, remember?), and then in the first sequel he's wearing a burlap sack over his head. Finally, in the third film Jason acquires the hockey mask when he kills its original owner. So, here's the question that's been burning inside all horror fans since the announcement of a Friday the 13th reboot: what will Jason be wearing to cover his face? And here's the answer: both sack and mask.The surprising yet satisfying answer was found out by IESB.net during a visit to the Austin, Texas set of the movie. Producers Brad Fuller and Andrew Form admitted to condensing the events of the first three films so that we can see the moment when Jason puts on the mask for the first time. But apparently there will be an actual switch from sack to mask, which will make the sequence different from the events of Part II and Part III. Another reporter on set referred to this new switch sequence as Jason's "Darth Vader Moment." Also, IESB learned that the switch will be shot twice, once from behind and once from the front, revealing Jason's ugly mug. However, it supposedly has not yet been decided which one (if not both) shots will end up in the final cut.
The remake/reboot of Friday the 13th arrives in theaters on the next Friday the 13th to occur after this week: February 13, 2009.
Paramount & New Line on Board for Friday the 13th Remake?
Filed under: Horror », New Line », Paramount », Remakes and Sequels »
With the arrival of (their version of) The Hitcher, Platinum Dunes producers Andrew Form and Brad Fuller have started making the junket rounds, and that's how the Bloody Disgusting boys were able to ask the filmmakers if that long-rumored Friday the 13th remake is still moving forward. And the answer seems to be ... yes."We're working on a script right now and I think next year, maybe end of the year we will have it out. Jonathan Liebesman is still attached, but he's got a lot of things rolling around. If he's available when we have the script we'd love to work with him again."
Liebesman is the gentleman who directed both Darkness Falls and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning -- and if that's all it takes to become an in-demand director these days, heck, I'm in the wrong business. To be fair, he also helmed the short Rings, which is notable in that it's about ten times better than The Ring Two.
In related news, it seems that Paramount Pictures might be back in the Jason Voorhees business. BD.com further reports that when the new Friday arrives, it will be as a co-production between New Line Cinema and Paramount Pictures. Hardcore horror geeks are well aware that Paramount dropped Jason after 1988's Manhattan disaster, thereby giving New Line the ability to churn out Jason Goes to Hell, Jason X and Freddy vs. Jason. No specific word on how/why Paramount will be involved in the series again, but ... does it really matter?
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