"Nightmare" Not Part of Craven's Remakes
Wes Craven may be on a roll producing remakes of "The Hills Have Eyes," "Last House on the Left," and even "The People Under the Stairs," but he doesn’t have the final say in all of his films.
With "Halloween" and "Friday the 13th" being revisited, it seems inevitable that someone would want to reboot "A Nightmare on Elm Street." But should any such ideas be under discussion, they are happening without Freddy Kreuger’s creator.
"I don’t know whether it’s inevitable," said Craven of the idea. "I wouldn’t be surprised but I haven’t heard anything. Seriously, I haven’t heard anything but that doesn’t surprise me."
It’s industry standard as Craven knows it. New Line has made a lucrative franchise out of Nightmare on Elm Street and though they invited him back to do part 7, he’s not their go-to guy. "They own the franchise. Nobody called me on "Freddy Meets Jason" either, so it’s their piece of property."
With "Halloween" and "Friday the 13th" being revisited, it seems inevitable that someone would want to reboot "A Nightmare on Elm Street." But should any such ideas be under discussion, they are happening without Freddy Kreuger’s creator.
"I don’t know whether it’s inevitable," said Craven of the idea. "I wouldn’t be surprised but I haven’t heard anything. Seriously, I haven’t heard anything but that doesn’t surprise me."
It’s industry standard as Craven knows it. New Line has made a lucrative franchise out of Nightmare on Elm Street and though they invited him back to do part 7, he’s not their go-to guy. "They own the franchise. Nobody called me on "Freddy Meets Jason" either, so it’s their piece of property."
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rainfall writes: on Apr 24 2007 04:44 AM no no no no no no no no no no Way. There is no way in hell or any reason to reboot this franchies. Robert englund is the defintive kruger and they shouldn't even this of re doing this masterpiece. (Reply to this) |
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Defmonkey writes: on Apr 24 2007 06:15 AM In reply to this comment (#862617) [b]I was thinking the same thing.[/b] Its easy with Friday and Halloween to be remade. They are just brainless monsters with masks on! Totally different with Nightmare. Its a comedic monster with funny facial expressions. just say no Craven! (Reply to this) |
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Elixor writes: on Apr 24 2007 06:26 AM Not only is Englund the definitive Krueger, the first movie is a horror masterpiece. You'd have to take a very different approach if you attempted to remake these movies, but I agree that it shouldn't even be attempted, at least not yet. (Reply to this) |
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Film Fanatic writes: on Apr 24 2007 11:56 AM They'll remake it, I mean isn't the remake-recipe already in place: a deep character study of the killer and a look into his abusive-family past, in an attempt to understand why he enjoys terrorizing the kids on Elm Street. It's that easy! (Reply to this) |
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okuonuora writes: on Apr 24 2007 12:31 PM I hope he remakes Music of the Heart. (Reply to this) |
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Dinalfos 2 writes: on Apr 24 2007 01:35 PM For crying out loud, just make another sequel already. (Reply to this) |
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rainfall writes: on Apr 24 2007 04:42 PM In reply to this comment (#862620) No thats supposed to be a prequal to the nightmar franchies and robert england is supposed to be freddy still so not a reboot but a prequal. :) (Reply to this) |
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narcissusbleh writes: on Apr 25 2007 11:41 AM In reply to this comment (#862621) hahaha (Reply to this) |
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Mr. Kong writes: on Apr 26 2007 05:20 AM I wasn't a big fan of Craven remaking his own movies, but I thought "Eh, maybe he'll remake Nightmare on Elm Street. It would probably suck, but at least Freddy would be in another movie." I hate this news. (Reply to this) |
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