Bloody-Disgusting already broke the news that Brad Fuller and Andrew Form’s Platinum Dunes are set to follow their Friday the 13th remake with a relaunch of A Nightmare on Elm Street. Although they are still in the early stages of scripting, we thought it was the perfect time to offer up our picks for the cast of the ELM STREET remake. Feel free to post some of your suggestions below!
Casting the Nightmare on Elm Street Remake
The picks below are wishful thinking of course We all know chances are strong that most of the teen roles will go to the usual run-of-the-mill offshoots from The O.C., Gossip Girl and the like, but if we were making the choices, well then, you’d surely have a better movie. But I digress. If nothing else, let’s hope some deep thought goes into the crucial roles of Freddy and Nancy. Botching those could mean this one winds up more like the crappy Amityville Horror remake than the respectable Texas Chainsaw reworking. Knifed-fingers crossed!
Freddy Krueger
Jackie Earle Hayley – Yes, it’s true, Hayley played a child molestor in his career-resurging role as Ronnie J. McGorvey in Little Children, but that’s not the only reason he’s the perfect man to reinvigorate the legendary dream killer. Hayley’s career is on the upswing and, let’s be realistic here, he is pretty creepy looking! The footage we’ve seen of him so far in Watchman as Rorschach looks pretty bad-ass and he just finished shooting a role as a mental patient for Martin Scorsese in Shutter Island. Good enough for Marty, good enough for Freddy Krueger. Hayley is the perfect choice to create a darker, more maniacal, scarier Freddy like the character that was first envisioned by Craven in the early ‘80s.
Alternate – Adrien Brody
Nancy Thompson
Amanda Seyfried - Considering the current crop of young starlets coming down the Hollywood pipeline, it would be a big challenge to find an actress with the wholesome innocence of Langenkamp. Amanda Seyfried (from Mamma Mia! and HBO’s Big Love) certainly has the right look and those big innocent eyes that might just pull it off. Hopefully producers Brad Fuller and Andrew Form will keep the original’s spirit in mind in this respect rather than opting for the standard choice of another model-turned-actress that “impressed” a producer.
Alternate – Dakota Fanning
Marge Thompson
Marcia Cross – Cross has already done the stumbling drunk thing a bit as the tightly wound Bree Hodge on Desperate Housewives. Plus she’d be able to channel her Melrose past by hamming it up in homage to Ronee Blakely. And while we certainly all have a nostalgic affection for Blakely’s overdone performance from the first Elm Street, it would be nice to see Cross balance things a bit and tone down the hamminess just a tad.
Alternate – Drew Barrymoore
Lt. Thompson
Josh Brolin – Sure, this one is probably a longshot after Brolin went legit in Coen Bros. and Oliver Stone flicks, but wouldn’t it be great? Going through the current list of middle-aged Hollywood actors, it’s hard to find many with the right level of grizzled toughness Saxon possessed. Most of the guys out there today are too pretty to picture as tough guy cop fathers with a drinking problem. Maybe they can just de-age Saxon like X-Men 3 and use him again?
Alternate: Bill Moseley
Rod Lane
Jamie Bell – Taking on the tough guy wrongly accused of Tina’s murder could be another step towards shedding his Billy Elliot past after impressive turns last year in Jumper and Defiance. The audition is simple: greased hair, black leather jacket and reading the line “Hey, up yours with a twirling lawnmower” without so much as a smirk.
Alternate: Lucas Black
Glen Lantz
Unknown Future Hollywood A-lister – Considering that then unknown Johnny Depp went on to become one of the most accomplished and beloved actors in Hollywood, the pressure is certainly on for the actor that winds up stepping into these shoes. Logan Lerman was great in 3:10 to Yuma and managed to save face in the hokey Number 23. Living up Depp’s career might be a stretch, but at least he’d do the role proud.
Alternate: Young Johnny Depp lookalike contest winner
Tina Gray
Lindsay Lohan – Come on, am I the only one that wants to see this busty party girl thrashed around in a pool of blood on an upside down ceiling? I have issues, you say? Admit it, you got a little excited thinking about it... Whoever plays this femme slash fodder won’t be long for this world anyway. If the remake is any good, it could be a career jolt similar to Drew Barrymoore’s brief death scene in the first Scream.
The problem is everyone is too quick to judge and thrives on seeing ppl they hate fail.
And then the next thing you know we get the "You know what, he/she was actually really good in this!". Puhleez, it's bound to happen.
Logan Lerman, btw, is great, you should check out his personal youtube channel, he makes home movies and is hilarious in them!
I love the idea of Jackie Earle Hayley as Freddy and Amanda Seyfried is a great choice for Nancy. But they'll never get Josh Brolin for a slasher remake and Lindsay Lohan should stay the hell away from any remake or any movie period. Also, I don't like Marcia Cross as Nancy's mom. She's just not passable as your average mom. She doesn't look the part and this is even more the case with Drew Barrymore (whom I just can't imagine having a teenage daughter). How about Virginia Madsen instead? She's a great actress and even looks like the woman she's replacing, so the transition would be practically seamless for fans of the original.
is this list serious? come on, this shows a lack of good judgement if you ask me, brolin is the only person on that list that i cant complain about, but dakota fanning as the second most liked person for nancy? this list is garbage.
That cast looks freakin' sweet! If we got Jackie Earle Hayley as Freddy then i would be happy, although im still not sure you can replace Rob, ever.
And Josh Brolin as Lt. Thompson would be awesome.
"Alternate: Dakota Fanning"??????
Wow are you serious? Love the choice for Freddy because I loved him in "Little Children". But Dakota Fanning? Seriously?
Jackie Earle Haley's probably the only interesting choice up there. The rest are bad, IMO. Amanda, Jamie and Lindsay look and sound too old to play 15-year olds. They are even older than Heather, Johnny, and Nick during the filming of the first film. Amanda Wyss was the oldest(and looked the oldest), which always bothered me(even though she wasn't in the movie long. Heather was perfect, and pulled off a teenager pretty good. Well, she WAS a teenager during the filming of it(19). Logan Lerner would be acceptable, though. He's still a teenager, hence his portrayal would be UBER realistic! They should range the cast of teens as being portrayed by actors/actresses from the age of 18-21. And LOOK the part. The thing is, there's too many blonds in that list. Turning Nancy and Rod blond, urgh!
I think the choice for Freddy would be a very good idea. Jackie Earle Haley looks like he'd be able to play Freddy at the same level as Robert Englund, but bring a more darker side of Freddy to the big screen. I think all the other parts should be cast as non a-list celebrities. If you've noticed how a lot of current good movies have no big-name or well-known actors in them. Like Slumdog Millionaire which is doing very well with less known actors. I would suggest the same idea with this film. Do what Wes Craven is doing with his movie 25/8, cast random talented actors/actresses. You could do a scream queens edition for the new Nightmare remake. Get chicks to compete for the female teen roles; Nancy, Tina. This would also help get out the publicity and word about Freddy being back in town. I'd rather see a good remake of Nightmare than bikini clad or soaking wet women running around in the next Saw movie getting killed left and right.
Probably the best fan cast I've seen.
I'd go more with unknowns and younger kids but this works out nicely. I'm digging Jackie Earle Hayley as Freddie although an unknown would work just as well but if they decide to use a "name" which I highly doubt then he's perfect.
I've never though about Amanda Seyfried as Nancy, I like her a lot and she's one of my favorite "young actresses" and this could be a great role for her although maybe she is a tad old.
No about Marcia Cross, too famous and doesn't fit. Josh Brolin is a great actor and would fit incredibly well as well but he's too famous so no. Lindsay Lohan? Nah. Could be cool to see her die so maaaaybe but otherwise no.
I'm really liking the choice of Glen Lantz as Glenn. Jamie Bell might be a good Rod but there's something that doesn't fit.
I personally think Leah Pipes (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1343254/)or or Merritt Patterson (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2278896/) would make a great Nancy. Even Amanda Seyfried.
However I think it might be good to have a lot of new characters like Platinum Dunes are doing with their other remakes but keep the core of the characters. I'd like a Nancy though.
Amanda is a great choice for Nancy, she is just so innocent looking with her eyes, but can be tough when needs be as seen in her CSI episode. A good choice for Tina is Katie Cassidy. I think she could pull off the creepiness of the Tina of Nancy's nightmares.
LINDSAY LOHAN!!?!? she would screw up the movie so bad!.....that one chick doesnt even look like heather langenkamp!....marcia cross eh idk......robert IS freddy. EVEN though never heard of that Jackie Earle Hayley so MAYBE give a chance, but tlo me it would be a shot in the foot if he messes up roberts iconic role if fo r some oddball screwy reason robert cant play it......josh brolin as nancys dad?!?! blah....never heard of the dude the guys that want to play glen and rod so i guess no complains if they CAN ACT. then again johnny depp was a nobody noone heard of him and look where he is today. so eh....NO LINDSAY LOHAN THOUGH! she would cause to much trouble.
hey americangod, never woulda thought of virginia madeson. that would be interesting to see since she did good i thought whenever she was in the first candyman. atleast she wouldnt be a stranger to the horror generation.
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