Right on the heels of announcing that Samuel Bayer would direct the Nightmare on Elm Street remake, we get a hint at who could possibly fill the dreamwalking shoes of Freddy Krueger. Unconfirmed rumours seem to point to Jackie Earl Haley.
Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes and New Line have already hired a director for the reboot of “Nightmare on Elm Street,” bringing on Samuel Bayer to direct the reimagining of the Wes Craven classic.
You know who Platinum Dunes is looking at for the role of Freddy Krueger?
According to my guys… JACKIE EARLE HALEY None other than Rorschach himself!
Now I haven’t seen this guy in anything, since the most notable thing he has done hasn’t come out yet (except in semi pro but I dont remember him). So I really don’t have much to say about his ability or if he suits Krueger.
Rorschach is a little unhinged as it is, so if they think this guy is a good fit for him, maybe his ability to display creepy mental instability was what might have got him the gig as Krueger.
Mind you I was never in that camp that insisted Krueger be played by anyone specific. With that much makeup, the look of the character is limited to a similar build. Aside from that as long as the actor is able to simply deliver the lines convincingly, then I would be satisfied.
We never really got that deep into Krueger’s mind. He is a pretty shallow character in every film. His screen presence is only in the surreal dreamscapes in which he chases them down, offers a hokey line and then kills them. He taunts, he threatens, and then eventually he is defeated. Then there will be an inevitable scene that implies he isn’t as defeated as we thought leaving the door open for a sequel.
Some people think that only Robert Englund could ever be Freddy but I disagree. There really wasn’t much to the character than the visage of a striped shirt and a home made knife hand.
