"Nightmare on Elm Street" to Come Before "Friday the 13th" Sequel

[GreenScar]

Brad Fuller spoke to Bloody Disgusting:

On Friday the 13th Sequel:

"I think that if the movie does well, were are all interested in going back to Camp Crystal Lake and making another one," he said. "We had a great time and we have Derek [Mears] (Jason Voorhees) for another movie. We would love to work with him again, but we won't make any plans set in stone until we see if the fans respond well to the one we just did."

On Freddy

"'Nightmare' will come first, were gearing up to start that movie [now]," he said. "We're hopeful to announce a director in the next two or three weeks. Once that happens, we're going to try and move ahead and start to get that movie going first. I believe that 'Nightmare' is the next movie were shooting and were hoping to shoot that in April/May in Chicago."

On a Freddy Vs Jason Sequel:

"No, we haven't really thought about doing 'Freddy vs Jason,'" said Fuller. "I just don't have a handle on how we'd do that movie. I don’t know exactly what Freddy [Krueger] is going to be yet, and until I know what Freddy is I can't commit until I know who is playing Freddy and how that pans out. But we haven't thought about that at all."

[jadedeath]

If I thought it'd do me any good, I'd start up a petition to get ME to direct the Nightmare on Elm St. movie.

This movie should be done by a fan, not some nitwit trying to get a paycheque.

Logan

[Chris60119]

Originally Posted by jadedeath

If I thought it'd do me any good, I'd start up a petition to get ME to direct the Nightmare on Elm St. movie.

This movie should be done by a fan, not some nitwit trying to get a paycheque.

Logan

It should be done by the people who remade Texas Chainsaw movies. If this movie is done right. It's going to turn a lot of heads. Think Silence of the Lambs. Do it serious and real like that...

[assydingo]

I wish I could get past it not being Robert Englund. I'm really not sure I can.

[J_UNTITLED]

Originally Posted by frettless5

It should be done by the people who remade Texas Chainsaw movies. If this movie is done right. It's going to turn a lot of heads. Think Silence of the Lambs. Do it serious and real like that...

Judging from all of their previous work, it seems Platinum Dunes is incapable of making a realistic (or, you know, good) horror film.

[DAROCKNESSMONSTER]

Nightmare remake makes me very, very nervous.

[dvd_mazter]

Without Englund as Freddy, it isn't a Nightmare on Elm Street film. He was the soul of the films and still to this day, had one of the most menacing performances in the first N.O.E.S movie. I don't think there is one actor who can replace him

[andyman1970]

Originally Posted by frettless5

It should be done by the people who remade Texas Chainsaw movies. If this movie is done right. It's going to turn a lot of heads. Think Silence of the Lambs. Do it serious and real like that...

It, like most remakes, shouldn't even be done. Based on other remakes it has a very slim chance of being as good as the original. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Hills Have Eyes remakes are exceptions. I am skeptical about this new F13, but I'm sure it will be a hit with all the kids.

[steve1971]

Oh boy ANOTHER remake of a classic horror film. Cant they just leave well enough alone?

[J_UNTITLED]

Originally Posted by andyman1970

It, like most remakes, shouldn't even be done. Based on other remakes it has a very slim chance of being as good as the original. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Hills Have Eyes remakes are exceptions. I am skeptical about this new F13, but I'm sure it will be a hit with all the kids.

Except for "The Ring" I have not seen a single horror remake this new century thus far that has either met or improved upon the originals' quality (at least when it has come to actually-decent or better original movies, of course).


Remakes are of course nothing new as stories have been retold or re-modeled as early as man discovered how to weave a tale around a campfire, but the utter lack of quality when it comes to the majority of these redos in the horror genre of recent years is awful.


Of course, the main reason these get the greenlight in the first place is because they are generally less risky and more moneymaking-guaranteed than original or new material. If audiences showed up for the original, odds are they will most likely show up for the latest incarnation.

[opterasis]

Originally Posted by J_UNTITLED

Except for "The Ring" I have not seen a single horror remake this new century thus far that has either met or improved upon the originals' quality (at least when it has come to actually-decent or better original movies, of course).

Hard to take you seriously after that.

[fighthefutureofhd]

he's right though. the ring is one of the best horror movies to come in what seems like forever.

[caliminius]

Originally Posted by andyman1970

It, like most remakes, shouldn't even be done. Based on other remakes it has a very slim chance of being as good as the original. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Hills Have Eyes remakes are exceptions. I am skeptical about this new F13, but I'm sure it will be a hit with all the kids.

Originally Posted by J_UNTITLED

Except for "The Ring" I have not seen a single horror remake this new century thus far that has either met or improved upon the originals' quality (at least when it has come to actually-decent or better original movies, of course).

Sorry, but The Ring and the Texas Chainsaw Massacre were horrible. If they were as good (or better) than the originals, that just means the originals were complete sh*t (I've only seen the remakes, but based on what I saw I have less than zero interest in seeing the originals).

With the Ring, you had the slightly off, partially psychic kid. Hey, thanks for ripping off The Shining. Maybe The Shining ripped off someone else, but it doesn't really matter. Then sitting around half the movie to see the "terrifying" contents of the videotape, and then when its finally revealed...what, that's it? Or the overly drawn out search for the origin of the tape.

And the TCM remake. That crap had ever cliche the original Scream made fun of. Stupid people doing stupid things. Over and over again. She knocks down Leatherface and what does she do? Run off? What? No, you take him out permanently. I mean he's just killed your best friends. Of course, it's ridiculous how he could even start the chainsaw after that sequence considering he could only use one arm (okay, actually it's impossible).

I hope nobody involved in those crap-fests is attached to a Nightmare remake. If anyone is going to remake that movie, it should be Craven himself.

[J_UNTITLED]

Originally Posted by opterasis

Hard to take you seriously after that.

Agree to disagree, then.

Originally Posted by fighthefutureofhd

he's right though. the ring is one of the best horror movies to come in what seems like forever.

Thank you.

Originally Posted by caliminius

Sorry, but The Ring and the Texas Chainsaw Massacre were horrible. If they were as good (or better) than the originals, that just means the originals were complete sh*t (I've only seen the remakes, but based on what I saw I have less than zero interest in seeing the originals).

With the Ring, you had the slightly off, partially psychic kid. Hey, thanks for ripping off The Shining. Maybe The Shining ripped off someone else, but it doesn't really matter. Then sitting around half the movie to see the "terrifying" contents of the videotape, and then when its finally revealed...what, that's it? Or the overly drawn out search for the origin of the tape.

While it does have a somewhat-better videotape and there is something to be said for how the originals' climax was done, in my opinion "Ringu" is ultimately inferior to "The Ring" due to its increasingly-cheesy psychic angle (which is more or less removed in the remake), soap-opera-esque score and an overall less-engrossing setup. Also, I fail to see how "The Ring" really rips of "The Shining" in any way, shape or form other than the mere surface-fact that both feature increasingly-troubled kids.


Agree to disagree (although pretty much agreed on 2003's "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre").

[Blu-Ron]

Originally Posted by caliminius

Sorry, but The Ring and the Texas Chainsaw Massacre were horrible. If they were as good (or better) than the originals, that just means the originals were complete sh*t (I've only seen the remakes, but based on what I saw I have less than zero interest in seeing the originals).

With the Ring, you had the slightly off, partially psychic kid. Hey, thanks for ripping off The Shining. Maybe The Shining ripped off someone else, but it doesn't really matter. Then sitting around half the movie to see the "terrifying" contents of the videotape, and then when its finally revealed...what, that's it? Or the overly drawn out search for the origin of the tape.

And the TCM remake. That crap had ever cliche the original Scream made fun of. Stupid people doing stupid things. Over and over again. She knocks down Leatherface and what does she do? Run off? What? No, you take him out permanently. I mean he's just killed your best friends. Of course, it's ridiculous how he could even start the chainsaw after that sequence considering he could only use one arm (okay, actually it's impossible).

I hope nobody involved in those crap-fests is attached to a Nightmare remake. If anyone is going to remake that movie, it should be Craven himself.

WTF...how old are you?

[opterasis]

Originally Posted by fighthefutureofhd

he's right though. the ring is one of the best horror movies to come in what seems like forever.

All that really tells me is you haven't seen very many horror movies. The Ring was horrible IMO.

[swingle007]

Originally Posted by opterasis

All that really tells me is you haven't seen very many horror movies. The Ring was horrible IMO.

+1...saw it at the theater with friends and we laughed at how bad it was....hoping the elm street turns out nicely as that series was very entertaining.

[thedarkangel1975]

Originally Posted by J_UNTITLED

Judging from all of their previous work, it seems Platinum Dunes is incapable of making a realistic (or, you know, good) horror film.

I totally disagree. The remakes of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre movies were better then the corny originals.

[thedarkangel1975]

Sorry but if anyone who thinks Ringu was good needs to watch more movies. i have a hard time believing a 25 year old Japanese actress is twelve.

[J_UNTITLED]

Originally Posted by thedarkangel1975

I totally disagree. The remakes of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre movies were better then the corny originals.

Agreed to disagree (on the first one, that is as "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning" was not a remake... the second is even worse than the remake, though).