While Elijah Wood is primarily known for his acting role in The Lord of the Rings, he has recently been developing projects behind the camera with his production company, SpectreVision, including Mandy and Color Out of Space. Recently, Wood has gone public about his desire to make a new instalment in the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise […]
Wes Craven’s estate reportedly taking pitches for A Nightmare on Elm Street movies and TV shows
It seems that Freddy Krueger may be readying for a return to haunt our dreams, as Bloody Disgusting is reporting that the estate of late filmmaker Wes Craven is now taking pitches for a revival of the iconic A Nightmare on Elm Street horror franchise. The U.S. rights to A Nightmare on Elm Street and […]
Elijah Wood’s SpectreVision interested in A Nightmare on Elm Street reboot
While the A Nightmare on Elm Street series is on hiatus right now after the 2010 reboot, Elijah Wood and Daniel Noah’s production company SpectreVision has expressed interest in bringing the franchise back in an interview with ComingSoon. “As people have been seeing Daniel Isn’t Real, interestingly, there’s been a little movement on Twitter for Adam Mortimer […]
October Horrors 2019 Day 4 – A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
A Nightmare on Elm Street, 1984. Directed by Wes Craven. Starring Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon, Ronee Blakely, Johnny Depp and Robert Englund. SYNOPSIS: A group of teens are all suffering from a spate of recurring nightmares in which they are stalked by a scarred psychopath with a knifed fingers, quickly discovering that if they die […]
Freddy Krueger gets a deluxe collectible statue from Iron Studios
Sideshow has unveiled a batch of promotional images for Iron Studios’ 1:10 scale Freddy Krueger statue which is based on the appearance of Robert Englund as the dream demon in the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. The collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $165.00; take a look here… SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via […]
New Line still planning second A Nightmare on Elm Street reboot
Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions enjoyed spectacular hit with this year’s Halloween, the latest instalment in the long-running slasher series, which reverted to the franchise’s original continuity following Rob Zombie’s reboot and went on to gross over $250 million worldwide. Given that New Line Cinema is looking to revive its own iconic slasher series A Nightmare on […]
Robert Englund would don Freddy’s jumper for one more A Nightmare on Elm Street
You wouldn’t need to be in dreamland to have imagined news like this would emerge in the wake of David Gordon Green’s Halloween (read our ★★★★ review here) collecting a huge bucket of treats at the box-office. Following Robert Englund’s first outing in the stripy jumper since 2003’s Freddy vs. Jason, in this week’s episode […]
Robert Englund discusses unmade Freddy prequel Krueger: The First Kills
Although Robert Englund is set to reprise the role of child killer Freddy Krueger in this month’s Halloween episode of the U.S. sitcom The Goldbergs, it’s likely we’ve seen the last of his Bastard Son of 100 Maniacs on the big screen, with the actor stating on multiple occasions that he believes he’s now too […]
Robert Englund explains how he’d reboot A Nightmare on Elm Street
Following 2010’s disappointing reboot starring Jackie Earle Haley, it was reported a few years back that New Line Cinema would be taking a second stab at relaunching the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise with another remake, although as yet the project has failed to materialise. For many fans, the key ingredient to the A […]
Max Landis has an intriguing idea for a horror movie mash-up featuring Freddy, Jason, Chucky, and the Cenobites
Max Landis — son of the legendary filmmaker John Landis (An American Werewolf in London) — has an intriguing idea for a horror mashup featuring the likes of Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, Chucky, and the Cenobites. Speaking on The Writer’s Panel podcast, the writer, director, and sometimes actor explained his idea which involves a young orphan taking […]