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Has The NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET Remake Found Its Nancy???

nah by Duke of Hurl	Apr 22nd, 2009 10:31:42 PM

foist by Duke of Hurl	Apr 22nd, 2009 10:31:56 PM

third by frank cotton	Apr 22nd, 2009 10:33:29 PM

she's not buck-toothed enough to be Nancy by Duke of Hurl	Apr 22nd, 2009 10:35:24 PM

getting closer by frank cotton	Apr 22nd, 2009 10:35:51 PM
all the time! so, what kind of moron names their girl ROONEY? damned unfit breeders
She should play Freddy. by GibsonUSA Returns	Apr 22nd, 2009 10:36:41 PM
Juuuuust kidding. :P
"Rooney, I don't have any more time to bark at you..." by Darkman	Apr 22nd, 2009 10:39:20 PM
"...so let me make this short and sweet..." Should be interesting to see if she can pull off the goth look. And any way you look at it, 'Rooney' is a less stupid name for a girl than, say, 'Apple'. Jesus, I hope Gwyneth is smart enough to consider home-schooling.
Did you see that? He touched me... by Shermdawg	Apr 22nd, 2009 10:40:15 PM
...and THAT'S WRONG! Her sister's appearance on 24 still cracks me up.
And Mark Cuban plays himself by Heckles	Apr 22nd, 2009 10:48:24 PM
Elm Street movie without Englund? No thanks.
Kristin Scott Thomas by SenatorJeffersonSmith	Apr 22nd, 2009 10:53:45 PM
circa 1980?
Nice by covenant	Apr 22nd, 2009 11:06:00 PM
Wouldn't kick her out of bed for eating crackers. More attractive than Megan Fox...and yes, I'm serious.
This won't work - can't just throw in stylized slicing and dicin by JuanSanchez	Apr 22nd, 2009 11:12:00 PM
Freddy requires more than that.
Really too early to tell if this'll be good. by LoneGun	Apr 22nd, 2009 11:12:47 PM
I actually think remaking this might not be so bad an idea. They could rescue this franchise from the hellish hilarity of FREDDY VS. JASON and breath some new life into it. I'm just not sure about all the talent involved. Isn't this the director's very first feature? (Yikes.) As for Wesley Strick, he's been kind of hit-and-miss with his scripts over the years. Some of his hits have been very good, however. FINAL ANALYSIS was terrific. And I loved RETURN TO PARADISE, fantastic movie.
Re: Casting by ArmageddonProductions	Apr 22nd, 2009 11:17:58 PM
Weren't there any brunettes available? Ah, well. By the way, for anyone confused as to who the "Jesse" (Thomas Dekker's) character is supposed to be, unless I'm mistaken or just blacking out the painful memory, he's actually the lead character from NOES PART 2: FREDDY'S REVENGE ("Jesse Walsh"). Which probably means that, yes, they'll be doing the same "mash all the sequels together" jazz that Platinum Dunes did to the FRIDAY THE 13TH remake.
What I want to know is... by oh_riginal	Apr 23rd, 2009 12:01:38 AM
... who is going to play the "Tina" role? Amanda Wyss was smoking hot, and still is! So who is gonna replace her??
Producers like free football tickets by MCVamp	Apr 23rd, 2009 12:32:41 AM
And that's the truth.
most pointless remake... by billyhitchcock	Apr 23rd, 2009 01:51:32 AM
...in a decade of shit remakes. when will it stop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!11
SHCREW YOUR PASH! by caruso_stalker217	Apr 23rd, 2009 02:02:50 AM

Starring Nicholas Cage as Freddy! by Castlemonster	Apr 23rd, 2009 02:08:24 AM
You ever notice how none of the Nightmare on Elm Street movies are good? At least she probably couldn't be a worse actress than Heather Langenkamp.
I HOPE SHE IS NAKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! by Illuminate	Apr 23rd, 2009 02:22:58 AM
She is not exactly a 20ish movie star who can bring the star power. I hope she is great full and shows her tits and if not than the Producers are pussy wipped faggots. I saw her on something before and she comes off like a retard or a dumb blonde who dyed her hair dark. Just saying. Don't get me wrong I would let her swallow my cum but I would run out the door afterwards when she starts to talk chicks with the brain capacity of a rock.
I HOPE SHE IS NAKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! by Illuminate	Apr 23rd, 2009 02:24:13 AM
She is not exactly a 20ish movie star who can bring the star power. I hope she is great full and shows her tits and if not than the Producers are pussy wipped faggots. I saw her on something before and she comes off like a retard or a dumb blonde who dyed her hair dark. Just saying. Don't get me wrong I would let her swallow my cum but I would run out the door afterwards when she starts to talk since chicks like her have the brain capacity of a rock
Morality sucks! by Castlemonster	Apr 23rd, 2009 02:24:26 AM
With Johnny Depp as Fre-... Wait a minute, Johnny Depp in a Nightmare on Elm Street movie? Ridiculous!
They should ban remakes by Brody77	Apr 23rd, 2009 02:29:49 AM
After The Fog and Halloween they should have learned. And Rob Zombie should have a lifetime ban from directing.
THE FOG remake was ass by caruso_stalker217	Apr 23rd, 2009 02:34:57 AM
But I am a firm supporter of Zombie's HALLOWEEN.
Get John Saxon back! by HarryBlackPotter	Apr 23rd, 2009 02:35:44 AM
He was the bong for sure. Loved that guy even if he couldn't karate kick his way out of a paper bag. last time I saw him and his lovely tupee was in Dusk Til Dawn. Don't tell me he's dead.
Zombie's Halloween was an interesting failure by HarryBlackPotter	Apr 23rd, 2009 02:41:51 AM
I actually liked "his" original stuff, seeing how a monster is created through neglect and abuse, but the "remake" part was just a plodding scene for scene retread with extra gore. But I am really, rally amped for H2. Can't wait to see what Zombie does now he's free to do what the hell he likes.
Last thing I saw Saxon in was Tarantino's CSI episode by caruso_stalker217	Apr 23rd, 2009 02:42:03 AM
He buried Evel Knievel. He buried him ALIVE!
I'm also looking forward to H2 by caruso_stalker217	Apr 23rd, 2009 02:43:51 AM
I will actually pay admission for that.
I dunno by Rich Malone	Apr 23rd, 2009 03:08:29 AM
I just can't see a Nightmare on Elm Street movie, circa 2009...all the horror movies now are questionable, and they're too self-referential(I wonder if Freddy will kill one of the kids via their iphone, and/or he'll mention Twitter..."Hey everybody...just killed somebody..LMAO)..Well, at least my city Chicago will look good in the new film...
Re: billyhitchcock by ArmageddonProductions	Apr 23rd, 2009 03:10:17 AM
The pointless, shitty remakes will end when dumbasses stop flocking to the theater opening weekend to see them (and it's pretty much the "we made our meager budget back opening weekend!" scenario that keeps these abortions getting made). Once the remakes stop making easy money for studio execs who just can't let go of the third mansion, they'll move on to the next "sure thing", like tween musicals or talking cat movies or a sudden and odd Western resurgence or whatever. But for now, kids and overly-nostalgic adults will flock like lemmings to see NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET Redux because everybody knows who Freddy Kruger or Michael Myers or Jason Vorhees is. Stop going to see these goddamn things! It's the only vote we get! THE FOG remake was not only pure excrement, it was senseless, in that the original didn't exactly set the box office on fire, either. It's amazing that John Carpenter, three million dollars, the great Dean Cundey and Rob Bottin managed to do with practical effects and an all-adult cast surprisingly lacking any jive-talking what the remake, with today's technology, Graeme Revell on the score and a significantly higher budget could not. Not even the dual power of both Maggie Grace and Selma Blair in a thong managed to help things be any more watchable there (as an aside, why would Selma Blair be walking around in a thong in front of her goddamn kid?!?). And Bottin's (and Cundey's) "Blaine" remains just as effectively creepy today as it was back in '80. As for Zombie's HALLOWEEN ... it could have been worse. I hate Zombie's movies, and since the original HALLOWEEN is one of my top ten all-time favorite movies, I walked into that one prepared to utterly hate it, but I have to concede it had one or two inspired moments, all of which being things that had nothing to do with the original film. It's a rotten abortion of a film, don't get me wrong, but I think that was a given from conception. Imagine if, say, Paul W.S. Anderson or Brett Ratner had directed it.
Perfect by 420 Boylston St	Apr 23rd, 2009 03:10:22 AM
I think she will do for this new film. I hope she's willing to be naked or half naked in the film. She does have an everyday teen look and I hope her acting skills are as good as Lindsay Lohan
don't know by ryan74	Apr 23rd, 2009 03:14:49 AM
f13 was not that good!
Meh. She has unsympathetic eyes. by wowsah156	Apr 23rd, 2009 03:17:55 AM
The reason that Heather Lagenkamp worked has a foil against Englund is that she looked vulnerable and sympathetic. She looked like the sister you never had, and YOU would want to protect her. I dont get that vibe from Mara. she looks like an LA spolit brat. The writing is going to have to be REALLY GOOD!!......
Yeah and Trick R Treat is going straight to DVD by alucardvsdracula	Apr 23rd, 2009 03:21:28 AM
By the way it was nice that this really excellent movie was given fuck all support by so-called genre fans and sites like this while it gathered dust and was generally shat on by Warner Cocks. Did you know that there was even a petition to try and get the thing released? Did anybody support it? No. And you want me to give a shit about an Elm St remake? Fuck off.
ROONEY!!! ROOONEY!!! by TheExterminator	Apr 23rd, 2009 03:25:51 AM

she'll go far in Hollywood by filmcoyote	Apr 23rd, 2009 04:16:05 AM
with a name that daft. The ones with weird names always do!
Hollywood has officially given up on making original movies by Mr Willi	Apr 23rd, 2009 05:25:00 AM
10 years from now you'll be covering remakes of the remakes. Congress must of passed a law banning original movies. Anyway, for those who say that girl isn't cute, wha....? Now the question is whether she has a nude scene.
Wellington Mara by JamesT	Apr 23rd, 2009 06:17:58 AM
Was associated with the NY Giants. But he had nothing to do with the Steelers. I know you guys are nerds but come on....
I'd rather see... by Pumpkihn	Apr 23rd, 2009 06:33:53 AM
Freddy vs. Jason 2, at least it wouldn't be a remake.
Zom-bot by Flibbertygibbet	Apr 23rd, 2009 06:44:30 AM
I hear ya pal. It's enough to make the rest of us just give up.
You AICN Guys Are On Crack by Halloween68	Apr 23rd, 2009 06:52:39 AM
That FRIDAY THE 13TH remake was awful. Worst than the MY BLOODY VALENTINE remake. Okay, not as bad as the Zombie HALLOWEEN remake ... but still. I think you guys need to re-evaluate what constitutes a good horror film. Especially when you say thing like, "I wasn't that big a fan of the original series, but this new film is better anyway." I'm paraphrasing, but that's like the stupidest thing I've ever heard, and somebody here on the writing staff, might have been Harry, said that about the FRIDAY THE 13TH remake. Coming from someone who grew up with the original films and from someone who followed the series and love something about everyone of its sequels until the one where Jason gets blown up by a swat team and body jumps through his mask, I found that to be a fairly ignorant thing to say. If you're going to compare an original film to a remake I think you really should at least appreciate the originals. Afterall, these successful horror franchises become successful horror franchises for a reason. The fans. You can't just dismiss the success and history of a franchise because this remake seems much more up your alley. Be it because of the casting (I like the lead because she's hot), the directing (I know the director and he really knows what he's doing) or the upgrade in production value (must be a better film because Platinum Dunes is involved with it). Okay. Rant over. AICN, stop encouraging these people. Nobody should do a remake for the sake of doing a remake.
Well, shes got the Nancy hair LOL. by Mike_D	Apr 23rd, 2009 07:00:07 AM
shes cute
Well she looks fucking annoying as hell by Series7	Apr 23rd, 2009 07:44:53 AM
So she'll probably be a good Nancy.
She was just on ER... by Blancoshadow	Apr 23rd, 2009 08:28:57 AM
Looked good to me when I saw her on ER...I'm down..http://www.imdb.com/medi a/rm4060911104/nm1913734.
other sister cast on Entourage and Iron Man 2 by Blancoshadow	Apr 23rd, 2009 08:39:02 AM
not a bad week for the sisters
Damn good review, Pilgrim. by Darkman	Apr 23rd, 2009 08:57:27 AM
The funny/sad thing is I was kind of looking forward to it. Again, damn good review.
No thanks by HerbWestAustin	Apr 23rd, 2009 09:23:11 AM
I'd rather watch one of the first seven other movies
Cute, but no Heather Langenkamp by V'Shael	Apr 23rd, 2009 09:24:14 AM
I fell in love with that old version of Nancy. Especially when she got the grey hair look.
John Saxon back as Nancy's grandfather by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Apr 23rd, 2009 09:32:55 AM
The father took off, leaving Nancy, her mom, and granddad. Saxon was in the Tarantino directed two-part CSI a few years ago. His part was small, but pivotal, and he was great.
Caruso you're a jerk by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Apr 23rd, 2009 09:34:41 AM
You beat me to the CSI thing. I guess I'm getting slow in my old age, and you're swiping the uppers from the Wally World pharmacy : )
I agree with you on The Fog by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Apr 23rd, 2009 09:37:06 AM
No John "They earned it" Houseman, and no Adrienne Barbeau (even if she wasn't naked in that one) equals crap.
No, Rooney Mara is not pretty enough for me to acknowledge. by Leafar the Lost	Apr 23rd, 2009 10:21:01 AM
If a woman's looks are average or below, then I will not acknowledge their existance. Rooney is just an average looking girl AT BEST! The picture I saw made her look a bit below average. An average looking girl isn't good enough, because a C just makes you the second loser. I hope Freddie rips her to pieces in the movie.
her big, HOTTER sis Kate Mara just cast in IRON MAN 2 by Kaiser Soze	Apr 23rd, 2009 10:27:07 AM
so says comingsoon.net
Robert Englund Should be Lt. Thompson by JCWolfwood	Apr 23rd, 2009 10:40:20 AM
If he was to be in this movie, and not be Freddy, I think the only other role he should have is Lt. Thompson. I would much rather see him as Nancy's father than in some 5 second cameo.
Hey Leafar the Loser by password.swordfish	Apr 23rd, 2009 11:29:53 AM
That's OK, women of hot or average appearance just ignore you in turn. I know you're a big man on your computer in your parent's basement, but pull your head out of your ass. If a decent looking woman talked to you, you'd probably shit and die. (Cue assertion that you're really good with the ladies and get so much action all the time - sure, wanker).
All bullshit aside.......... by Stuntcock Mike	Apr 23rd, 2009 12:18:02 PM
Good for you Jackie Earle Haley. It's nice to see you getting some decent roles.
H2 will be a good ride. So will this. by Stuntcock Mike	Apr 23rd, 2009 12:20:00 PM
Make the shit darker though.
Kate Mara is just the prettiest thing ever. by Knuckleduster	Apr 23rd, 2009 12:23:26 PM
I even watch mediocre shite like Shooter just to stare at her. For what it's worth, I'm just glad Marcus Nispel isn't directing this. He's no good.
two times is one week!!! by Blancoshadow	Apr 23rd, 2009 12:46:38 PM
I'm agreeing with Stuntcock Mike...fyi Kate Mara in We are Marshall with Al Fuckin Swearengen! Can't beat that shit with a stick
I prefer Kate by spectrebeeyatch	Apr 23rd, 2009 01:17:03 PM
I seriously have a celeb crush on her. Too bad the only thing I remember her in is Shooter.
Didn't Freddy have a penis? by Itto Ogami loses Daigoro	Apr 23rd, 2009 01:31:06 PM
I mean being able to sneak into girls' rooms and all you'd think he'd take off that damn glaive glove once in awhile and do the willy bobo. Maybe it's burned off.
For a mometn I thought the headline was a jab at... by drewlicious	Apr 23rd, 2009 01:43:07 PM
Thomas Dekker. If you've heard him talk off camera you'd know what I was talking about.
Think, people. Think. by RageOfStreets	Apr 23rd, 2009 01:59:26 PM
What's sad about this situation is that people are so unbelievably naive to Platinum Dune's marketing schemes. It does not matter who they get to replace Englund. Actors cannot save a lousy script. For those of you who didn't read it, it might be a wake up call for you to do so rather than putting blind faith into this lazy cashcow. For those that like wasting money anyway, it's not the same Nancy. Apparently, naming a random paperthin, stereotyped character after Heather Langenkamp's character is enough homage for the fans.
Shooter exists in this Dojo. by Stuntcock Mike	Apr 23rd, 2009 04:02:51 PM
Many hate it. Not I.
Kate Mara is a Hot Piece of Ass by Jack Shepherd	Apr 23rd, 2009 04:12:50 PM
Nice to see that the grandchildren of of the owners of two football dynasties are unaffected by the global recession.
hope this doesnt suck by Willy_Idle	Apr 23rd, 2009 04:21:04 PM
and for the record rob zombie's halloween sucked donkey dick!
She's the spittin' image of The Chief! by Hikaru Ichijo	Apr 23rd, 2009 05:48:38 PM
Go Steelers!
At least.......... by Movies4dummies	Apr 23rd, 2009 05:58:19 PM
it's not one of those CW gossip bitches.
The Fog remake is the worst movie ever... by pdennett316	Apr 23rd, 2009 06:25:46 PM
Seriously, just everything about the movie is wrong...the cast, the script, the terrible effects, Blake, the fishermen, it was all horribly ill-conceived. And aren't horror movies supposed to be scary? I was laughing my ass off at just how horribly wrong the movie was, I simply had to see the end to see how bad it could get. Fucking fisherman that looked like they were posing for catalogue photo's, they made Blake into a pussy - they couldn't stick to the original idea of them being lured to their deaths by the locals intent on stealing their gold and not having scabby lepers living nearby, no, they practically had his wife butt-fucked in front of him while the other villagers played hacky-sac with the remains of his puppy. Fucking bullshit!!!! And this is shaping up to be no better. I pity kids nowadays, I grew up with the Goonies, Robocop, Predator, Aliens etc. Great movies, kids today have remade dross like this and "original" shit like Twilight and Hannah Montana....no wonder kids are anti-social little fuckers nowadays.
pdennett316, don't give up hope by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Apr 23rd, 2009 06:58:55 PM
Goonies never say die.
YES-! IT'S HUGH JACKMAN-- by Sal_Bando	Apr 23rd, 2009 08:04:12 PM
--back to yer show--
i'm bettin' by frank cotton	Apr 23rd, 2009 08:19:05 PM
this winds up PG-13
JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH YOKO... by johnnyrandom	Apr 23rd, 2009 08:37:18 PM
...she was begging me to come over and satisfy her in ways Fatty Knowles cannot. I just told her, "Sweet dreams, bitch!" BOOYAH!
suuuuper unimpressive by the_shogun_gunslinger	Apr 23rd, 2009 08:43:09 PM
wow what a downgrade :( Heather Langenkamp was (and is even more-so now) freakn gorgeous.. now we get some girl with a rat face... nice. Doesn't matter anyways because No Robert = No $$$ from me
Nancy should have been Leighton Meester by Mr. Profit	Apr 24th, 2009 04:55:41 AM
She has a better look than this Rooney chick. Either way if the movie doesn't fucking go all out the way "F13" did NOT, then I won't see this. Stop remaking movies if you aren't going to give it a shot of adrenaline. And I don't mean that in a Rob Zombie let's cram the original Halloween into 30 minutes of screentime kinda deal. I mean more like the way The Ring is to Ringu. If you can't scare people, pump up the action and deaths.
YOU'RE NOT DREAMING ABOUT ME! by The Amazing G	Apr 24th, 2009 05:43:38 AM
I'M DREAMING ABOUT YOU! err wait....
Corky as the new Nancy by Knobules	Apr 24th, 2009 10:44:49 AM
Becka waz man finguhs sharp?

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