After securing the rights to produce a re-envisioned version of "Friday the 13th", Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes productions will no bring horror icon Freddy Kreuger back to life on the silver screen.
Personally, I think this is a terrific idea. Platinum Dunes is not exactly batting 1000 in my book, after all they did produce the new "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" films. But, I think Freddy Kreuger is too good of a character to leave him where the last Nightmare film ended. And maybe this will get Robert Englund out of the rut of truly awful films he's been making for the past 5 years.
I was excited when this story first broke months ago, because talks were that it would be a prequel chronicling Freddy's years as a child murdering creep and how he ended up as the nightmare dwelling boogeyman we all know (and love?) While that may not make for the most uplifting of stories, but it would be a damn sight more interesting than "A New Nightmare." But it looks as though the film will be based on Wes Craven's original 1984 film. I'm still looking forward to it.
Not for nothing, has anyone else noticed a huge resurgence of 1980's film characters coming back? Rocky, Rambo, Jason, Freddy-- and word on the proverbial street is Paul Reubens is shopping a new Pee-Wee script around town-- no joke. Now that is something to ponder...
Personally, I think this is a terrific idea. Platinum Dunes is not exactly batting 1000 in my book, after all they did produce the new "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" films. But, I think Freddy Kreuger is too good of a character to leave him where the last Nightmare film ended. And maybe this will get Robert Englund out of the rut of truly awful films he's been making for the past 5 years.
I was excited when this story first broke months ago, because talks were that it would be a prequel chronicling Freddy's years as a child murdering creep and how he ended up as the nightmare dwelling boogeyman we all know (and love?) While that may not make for the most uplifting of stories, but it would be a damn sight more interesting than "A New Nightmare." But it looks as though the film will be based on Wes Craven's original 1984 film. I'm still looking forward to it.
Not for nothing, has anyone else noticed a huge resurgence of 1980's film characters coming back? Rocky, Rambo, Jason, Freddy-- and word on the proverbial street is Paul Reubens is shopping a new Pee-Wee script around town-- no joke. Now that is something to ponder...
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I think 80's nostalgia has become a trend now, and of course the corporate-run entertainment industry wants to capitalize on it. Just go into any Hot Topic store and you'll see all the Freddy Kruger dolls and Rambo action figures and T-shirts and such. Then go on to IMDB and look at the upcoming films; you'll see plenty of names you recognise form the past. It's pretty sad how there are almost no new ideas in the film industry today. About 80% of the movies out (maybe 95% of the movies people will actually go see) are re-makes or sequels or nostalgia. Sounds cliche, but it's happening.
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