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Updated! One, two... Freddy's thankfully not coming for Lindsay Lohan!
Update: Drew posted a story at Hitfix with word from Brad Fuller that claims the JustJared story is false and the quotes attributed to Andrew Form are completely fake. If that's the case, then it's good news for the film, but is pretty much damning JustJared as lying liars. If JustJared did make up those quotes... they might be in for some interesting conversations with lawyers. I don't have any connection with either Form or Fuller, but if I hear from them I'll make sure to update this story again with their comments. PS JustJared has changed their page now, claiming they got punked. Whoops... So, call that one bullet dodged... Original story below:
Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. So, yeah, Lindsay Lohan will be our new Nancy in Platinum Dunes' remake of A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, per producer Andrew Form to JustJared.com. Now I'm not automatically on the Lindsay Lohan hate-wagon. I actually like her as an actress and think she can pull off good performances when she's... clear-headed. I genuinely like her turns in MEAN GIRLS and A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION. The problem is she's either not right for this role or her casting has tipped Platinum Dunes' hand in regards to their approach to this picture. What I loved about Heather Langenkamp in the original was she was pretty, of course, but she was also a regular girl. You could have grown up with Nancy on your block or shared a class at school with her. So there's immediate empathy with her character. She's your "in" to the world and she keeps you grounded during the more fantastic elements. If Lohan is right for the part, then that aspect is lost in this movie. I don't think that's a movie-killer... what's crucial here is Freddy and how well they can pull off the nightmare sequences. But this casting is worrisome to say the least. If Nancy does have the girl next door aspect to her as written then Lohan is horribly miscast. I'd rather believe Fuller, Form and Bay are going for the first one, wanting a hot young girl and not a realistically pretty one. And that's their job. They're producers and it makes some kind of sense from that point of view, but they surely didn't cast her for her talent for the role, more her recognizability. Like I said, that's their job and I don't begrudge them that. But it's also my job to call out stunt casting when I see it. All this is coming from a big, big NIGHTMARE series fan and one who doesn't have a hate-boner for Lindsay Lohan. I just think she's wrong for the part and is an indication that this movie isn't going to make me or the fans very happy.
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Now that would be a twist.
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Just to watch Freddy rip her to shreds.
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can suck it. She would ruin this movie
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fuck that shit
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Is that Freddie is so Iconic, it will be difficult to reboot it successfully. <P> of course, I haven't seen how Friday the 13th turned out, and I've heard good things about it, so we'll see...
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Is rumored up form Freddy.
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She did it in Herbie The Love Bug. Give her a chance.
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"Let them slay! Let them slay!" (sorry everyone, that sucked)
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Freddy is only Iconic because one person has played him in ever film. Hell everyone else wears a mask. But your right Freddy is key here.
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Is the washed pp I-need-a-comeback actress of this generation, and she is only 25 or something. Fuck her.
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ahahahahaha
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they'll save a bundle on make-up. HEY-OOHHHHH! Seriously though, he's not a handsome man.
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Because I really want to absolutely ravage and tear apart Lindsay Lohan('s vagina).
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Feb. 13, 2009, 3:20 p.m. CST
This Will Suck. I Got Two Words: I Know Who Killed Me
by TylerDurden3395
Okay so that was more than two words. But this will still suck.
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when, besides mean girls- has lindsay given a good believable performance? she's too recognizable as lindsay the bi curious druggie skank now. it will take alot of cleaning up and buckling down for her to be anything else than the stereotype she has cursed upon herself. i don't have a hate boner, but i don't have a boner either, i'd live contently in a world without a lohan movie ever again. this is bad news. the focus will be lindasy, and not freddy, or even like you said, a believable, realistic, sympathetic heroin..oops, i mean heroine
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Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Whores or Da Dream Ho's for the hip hoppy baseball cap crowd.
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but Robert Englund really made it hard to imagine anyone else playing that part. Although the last few Nightmare movies were pretty weak, and by the end Freddy became a pardoy of himself. That first one does look dated, but it's still got some great creepy scenes in it (the green trailer of slime from the bodybag being dragged down the hall always creeped me out) <P> I think the real question is, will Dokken be doing any music for this series of movies?
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Seriously, it's just little girls going out to see this anyway. And it's "Nightmare," how do we pretend they're bringing anything new to the mix? They can't. If anything, casting a name like Lohan indicates that they have a certain amount of respect for the material, at least in terms of budget.
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they should just have her play the Tina role, so she dies early and do like the Scream openings. but the producer said she's the main girl? well damn. although if its a direct remake, seeing her in the tub scene should be fun.
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He'll actually go around molesting kids and lighting himself on fire to prepare for the role. Hell, I'd bet he find a way to show up in people nightmares too.
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Dude if they ever get Daniel Day Lewis to be Freddy. I will blow one Harry Knowles on live web-cam for all to see.
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..they had with the zombie Halloween remake. Jamie Lee Curtis made Laurie Strode very real and like someone you could know, be friends with. Just like Heather did in the Nightmare flicks, to a lesser degree. (I think Curtis is a far better actress) We see how badly it all went off the rails in the Halloween remake. Laurie was very unappealing to a lot of people and the strength of the film suffered for it. Now if Nancy ends up being someone who could easily fit in on "The Hills" a lot of the audience will be yelling for Freddy to finish her off, I am guessing. Come to think of it I'd like to see Freddy, Jason, Leatherface and Micheal make their way through "The Hills" and the "O.C.". and a few other shows. Maybe I'm on to something here
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If she played Tina it'd actually be perfect casting, I think. You can use the baggage she brings with her that way. Not gonna happen, but it's a good thought.
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That's a written contract. I'm going to make it my life's goal to make that happen now.
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... they better get heath ledger to. did anyone see teh batsman? oh, wait. ... too soon?
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..was I think Freddy was a lot darker and more frightening in most of The New Nightmare. It's just that Freddy vs Jason screwed up his rep again. Less wise cracking, more flesh slashing.
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Remember when every female actress in Hollywood was raving about her talent and sticking up for her? I seem to recall Fonda, Streep, Fay, Curtis, and Tomlin talking about her talent. Robert Altman had faith in her, and he's not exactly a slouch when it comes to judging talent. It just bothers me that she can be good, real good, and now she's stuck in a lame horror remake.
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I will swallow the gravy too. Good Luck with that by the way.
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She's gotten to the point in her career where anything she does is seen as her trying to make a comeback. Thus, I think her career is done.
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lindsays rep confirmed it as a false rumor.
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HAH-HAH!
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Is the low-budget, eerie dream-like quality. Wes Craven is great with replicating the odd look and style of dreams and nightmares. I just know it's going to be big-budget, effects-laden crap. And Lohan??? C'mon man... have a little creativity or inspiration... that's just lazy
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Just rechecked the site... It's still going to suck
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I was going to say were this a true casting this has PG-13 written all over it.
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Both Lohan fans and Freddy fans were upset, so this is good news all around. And that's one savage sinister looking Freddy on the linked page. A good sign.
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EW contradicts this story. Brad Fuller says she's not cast.
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Everything on the page is crossed out and it says he got lied to...
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I'd buy THAT for a dollar!
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Now THAT would be a cool death. He got denied in Freddy vs. Jason, maybe this time around? Oh, and the Fallen's giant moosecock will be fucking our eyeballs out in 2009!!!
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that Freddy Kruger will most likely be played by Jackie Earle Haley. Much better pic than Billy Bob Thorton.
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Feb. 13, 2009, 4:14 p.m. CST
Shia as non-threatening, politically correct Freddy!
by JackPumpkinhead
Although I'd rather see Shia Krueger than that repulsive bastard John "Private jet for my pet!" Depp.
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Feb. 13, 2009, 4:14 p.m. CST
I'm pro-remake, but this is an unnecessary one. Lohan or not.
by dr sauch
This movie was perfected the first time. It has nothing left to communicate.
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what's all this about Johnny Depp?
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Lets face it , if you had the chance to see it again the way it looks now you would take a look. When she was showing it all those months back she was only a month or so from her pregnancy...and that is the worst time to show off the vagoo.
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"I'm into survival"
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why the Depp hate?
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Shes merely competent AT THE VERY BEST. Her talent (i.e. middling) doesnt even come close to justifying her behavior and lack of dedication. The only reason anyone thinks she was ever going to be this great talent is because the media made a myth out of her. She was never going to be some great actress we all couldnt wait to watch, even before all the drama.
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Lindsay Lohan didn't bother showing up to sign her contract.
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Curtis' Laurie along with most characters in Carpenter's Halloween were nothing but cold wooden stereotypes. Why should I give a fuck if they live or die when they don't even remotely resemble real people? Compton's Strode and the girls in Zombie's film however actually seemed plausible. Full of life, modern, multi-faceted. Characters that actually remind you of your friends, girlfriends, acquaintances, etc.
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WTF! Ya joking right? Lol. Hope so dude. As for the Lindsey Bullet Dodge, thank Christ. That would have been a terrible move.
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His bold statement attests to the amount of dope he must be smoking.
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It was about Christian Bale
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Just sayin'.
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lol..ok AICN
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Zombie-ween was better. Fuck you.
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too bad he isnt doing it...he woulda been great
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Wouldn't it be fun to watch Freddy slicing Hohan up?
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When you claim that Zombie's Halloween was better than Carpenter's. And Cannabis, if those shrill, annoying bitches remind you of your friends, you must hang out with some class A dipshits.
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This is about getting into somebody's panties. Okay, gentle, just be sure to ask for a DNA test before you indulge. This is Lindsey Lohan, remember???
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AICN is just as responsible for posting BS news as justjared is. There was no apology on your part. You act condescending as if the lawyers are gonna have some interesting thing to say to those silly idiots at justjared. Um...and do you often repost other websites irrational news? Yes you do. All the time. So get off your high horse. Since when was AICN the shining beacon of reliable reliable movie news journalism (if thats what you want to call it).
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whew, that was close...I guess the next Freddy wont have to worry about VD afterall!
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The movie should be pre-dead Kreuger. Explain where he comes from, what makes him tick, why he wears a hat? He dons a more familiar look in the climax.
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What kind of ridiculous Star Magazine bullshit do you guys post here? I wouldn't fucking mind if you fucks didn't constantly harp on how you don't engage in gossip. So full of shit. <p><p><p>"This one guy, he talked to this other guy, who talked to this chick, who said her best friend told her Lindsay Lohan was cast." <p><p><p>AICN.... ye gads how the mighty have fallen.
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You know you want it!
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That's what I was trying to say. Whose worse, justjared for posting fake news or AICN for blindly trusting it and reposting it as a qualified fact? AICN is also a much bigger site and more people come to it for their news. So whose the irresponsible one? And to have the nerve to poke fun at justjared for their shoddy coverage rather than to accept some of the blame too for proliferating fake news. In fact AICN should take MORE of it since more people read this site.
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MAKE UP YOUR OWN CHARACTERS, NO GLEN, NO NANCY, NO TINA, NO ROD!
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Brilliant suggestion. I concur. <BR><BR>BTW, put me in the hitflix.com sucks column. What was Mori thinking? He went from having a huge, loyal net audience at AICN to getting maybe one or two comments on average per article at hitflix. <BR><BR>Come on back home, Mori. AICN ain't the same without you.
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is he the same douche face from the Subway commercials?? because that's what I'm picturing.
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Um... I get what you're saying, but if you'd maybe actually read the article you'd see that it wasn't some site claiming some unknown source was giving them information, it was a site QUOTING the producer of the movie. That's why I was saying they might be in legal trouble if they made up the quotes. You know, because that's illegal. Linking to their site is not the same thing. As far as I know, it's not illegal to discuss people doing illegal things.<BR><BR>JustJared got scammed. Some guy posing as Form wanted to see if they'd post bullshit. Happens to everybody who runs news, from print to internet. I'm not making excuses for posting the news... I posted it because it was a site directly quoting the producer, which usually means it's real (that whole legal thing I mentioned). I posted the debunking as soon as I found out about it. Give me a break, okay?
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3,4 aint smoking cock no more. 5, 6, The bitch has sworn off dick. 7,8 pussys what she ate. 9, 10 never fuckings males again.
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She will bed down with Bale
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waz up wit dat homeslice g-money. I can't say what a fucking bore it would be to reprise the characters of nancy tina rod and glen. Why bring them back. Cause ancy is Kruegers Loomis????? If theres a Nancy we'll know that she'll live. If theres a tina we know she will die. If theres a Rod we know he'll be blamed for her death, and if theres a Glen we'll know he'll watch tv while with the sound off while wearing an ipod. come on. My gripe is valid. I'm 31 years old, guy. I honestly grew up on these films. I love the ever hell outta them. I have foreing fucking posters, the dvd's box set the anniversary set, several vhs versions, fuck I had beta copies, and I saw 3 through new nightmare theatrically and fvsj if I have to include that piece of crap. I remember the video store vibe of every release and the big standee posters that they would proudlyu display fuck I still wish that Ug in critters 2 went full kruger. Don't silence me for a respectable gripe. I'm not against you Q-dog.
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You evil bastard! It's not the booze, you lie!
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Waz up wit dat? Homeslice g-money. I can't say what a fucking bore it would be to reprise the characters of Nancy, Tina, Rod and Glen. Why bring them back? Cause Nancy is Kruegers Loomis????? If theres a Nancy, we'll know that she'll live. If theres a Tina, we know she will die. If theres a Rod we know he'll be blamed for her death, and if theres a Glen we'll know he'll watch tv with the sound off while wearing an ipod. Come on. My gripe is valid. I'm 31 years old, guy. I honestly grew up on these films. I love the ever hell outta them. I have foreign fucking posters, the dvd's box set, the anniversary set, several vhs versions, fuck I had beta copies, and I saw 3 through new nightmare theatrically, and fvsj if I have to include that piece of crap. I remember the video store vibe of every release and the big standee posters that they would proudly display. Fuck I still wish that Ug in critters 2 went full krueger. Don't silence me for a respectable gripe. I'm not against you Q-dog. (Damn if only the TB's had an edit button. I hate wearing egg on my face all the time)
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I didn't delete any of your posts... uh... dog? I'm not good at the Randy Jackson... But yeah, I'm completely with you. I was always upset when they didn't let Ug fully transform into Freddy. Can you imagine how amazing it would have been if he turned into Freddy and the second half of the movie was Robert Englund as Freddy tearing up some Critter ass?
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What the hell is she good for if it's not waving her tits around in a Nightmare on Elm Street remake? I'd rather her show up in crap like this, than something that requires a competant actress.
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I also like the idea of Serkis as Freddy. Or Billy Drago if only he's probably the creepiest actor working today.
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But its perfect casting the original Nancy was annoying as shit balls, I think Lohan can nail that with out even trying.
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Feb. 14, 2009, 1:47 a.m. CST
director choice and the entire production company...
by WhinyNegativeBitch
...Tipped their choice on their take on the material. I.E. shallow, lazy, yet nicely photographed rehash aimed at tweens.
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I know you boys at AICN are well connected. You have it within your grasp to validate any bit of NEWS you want from the source before reporting it. Since Harry prides himself on not reporting waste-of-time Batman 3 casting rumors (for good reason) there is obviously a qualitative rift on how far some of the AICN staff are willing to go to CHECK THE SOURCE before reporting stuff (have you seen Shattered Glass?). If a stranger offered you candy to get into their car would you do it since afterall they SAID they have candy? Im not saying you're newsweek or Time. But with your success I feel justjared should be riffing off your news. Not the other way around. And lastly I dont think its illegal to invent quotes from people. In fact its not.
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I fully expect a copy of that movie to arrive on my doorstep immediately upon completion in reward for all the times I've shared my cinematic knowledge on Quint talkbacks over the last ten years.<p>
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It may not be illegal to invent quotes from people, but i'm pretty sure THAT's illegal. You're a sick man.
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Laughing Out Loud
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You know it's just a matter of time.
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This is a Freddy movie. If she's got boobs and can stand up straight she's right for the role.
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John Boorman should direct! I'd pay good money to see it....
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I was pretty drunk last night. What I thought happened, didn't. I tried to post a Please Platinum Dunes No reprisal of Nightmare 1 characters- Cause, well we saw that story already and I don't think we need them back you can have a Nancy like character. It would be nice to not really know ahead of time that she is the main character. Sorta like Clay and his sister Whiteny in the remake. If that film came out post-internet We wouldn't know right away that Clay would be the main character. He slowly became the main character. In regards to the post. I'm willing to bet that I messed it up on my end somehow. When I saw it absent later on I thought it was deleted and I got pissy. Sorry about that Quint. Yeah, God only knows what kind hella fun Critters 2 could have been if Ug went full Krueger and Pressed the Start Button On The "Whoop Ass" Machine.
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that hot babe with nice set of cans in the new Friday The 13th movie! She would be a perfect Nancy. Geez I would love to get a glance at her boobs again before she pulls a Nadia from American Pie and never show them again.
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That is all.
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I don't mean to dis the franchise or anything, but the Freddy Krueger movies are hardly anything more than popcorn eatin' good times at best. It's not like Lohan's being cast in a role that really matters. <br> That said, I'm willing to give Lindsay an inch and see if she can get her career back together with dignity.
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Just sayin'.
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for both freddy and robocop. my votes.
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can wrap her Slippy Slowhands around my hate boner.
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It'd be next to impossible for anyone to be sympathetic towards Lohan playing Nancy. It'll ruin the whole "dude I hope she makes it through this shit" factor. Unless of course, Joe Moviegoer was only 7 when Mean Girls came out & is completely oblivious to Lohans' paparazzi plagued failure of a decent life. On another note, I do have a "hate-boner" for all of the iconic horror film remakes. As much as I'd love to say "they had better not fuck this up" we all know that they will. Nonetheless, nice write up Q man.
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Are there actually anymore iconic/recognisable 70's/80's horror films left to remake? We must be down to a handful now. Does this mean we're going to have to see a return to original material within the next year or so?
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She's only mentioned now in the gossip pages because she decided girls taste better than guys. She's a total fucking airhead twat. Can't stand her.
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you know, from Postal and way back as Scut Farkus in A Christmas Story. He looks and acts PERFECT for the role!!
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Bad casting.
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Who's with me?
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