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Film School Rejects: Discuss: Jackie Earle Haley as Freddie Kruger

  • leonkennedy · 9 months ago
    well if u think about it brookstick, they could make freddy less goofy and more serious for killing, which is something i have always wanted out of him, i mean come on really death by tv!?!?

    what a lame but funny kill something you dont take serious from freddy.

    i think if jackie played him he would do pretty damn good, he has a great thing going with rorschach i think he could pull it off
  • _Christopher_M · 9 months ago
    you forget creative camera angles isn't Stallone super short?
  • _Christopher_M · 9 months ago
    you forget creative camera angles isn't Stallone short?
  • Rob_Hunter · 9 months ago
    But Stallone makes up in pectoral girth what he lacks in height.
  • Chris · 9 months ago
    He'll always be Kelly Leak from Bad News Bears to me, no matter what role he plays.

    "Hey, wanna cigarette? Go ahead. I got a whole pack!"
  • ANGRYBROOMSTICK · 9 months ago
    ugh, I can't see anyone else besides Englund playing Freddy Krueger. With Jason Voorhees and Mike Meyers, they have no face, no personality, they are just sociopathic killers with an aim to kill. Anyone (with a big body) can easily play these roles.

    Freddy on the other hand, is a psychotic (sociopathic?) personality who loves to torture his characters while taunting and mocking them. He has that evil twisted smile, the evil cackle laughter that warms your blood, etc. Englund has created the role perfectly; I just can't imagine who else can do it as well as him.
  • Rob_Hunter · 9 months ago
    Haley is too short to be menacing.
  • mseliga34611 · 9 months ago
    Unfortunately with the rumored casting of Lindsay Lohan, I can't help but think this movie is just going to become another modern day gore-flick and not a good and cheesy horror flick. Not to mention I can't picture anybody but England.
  • RobertFure · 9 months ago
    He looks like a pedophile, so that's a start. Who knows what Freddy is going to act like? Odds are he won't be a sarcastic guy and he'll probably be more terrifying, so maybe this is a good choice. But maybe it sucks. Englund will always be Freddy and he can still play the role like in FvJ, but whatever, I'll give this relaunch a chance. I always liked Jason more than Freddy.
  • Jud · 9 months ago
    Freddy Kruger played by someone other than Robert Englund? Do we even need to talk about this? Oh well, I'm a Jason guy and don't really care that they're remaking this anyway.
  • jack2jack · 9 months ago
    I guess the economic crisis does not extend to the film studios. Based on Friday the 13th numbers, everybody wants a piece of the remake pie. What a shame.
  • RobertFure · 9 months ago
    Having stepped away from this for a day, why not? Most serial killers are male, middle class, slightly older white dudes. This guy can nail that look perfectly as Freddy Krueger before he goes all dream demon. We'll just wait and see.
  • _Christopher_M · 9 months ago
    As much as Freddy is important...Nancy is just as an important element to this movie....let's hope they shell out the extra money to attract a decent lead actress......I still can't believe they only spent 19million on the Friday The 13th remake...their Texas Chainsaw remake only cost 9million....Dunes has made a name for themselves let's hope Michael Bay uses some of that Transformers money to actually produce this thing properly...nothing is worse when the studio cheaps out on special effects which this one will have a high amount of....computer effects are bad enough in a traditional horror flick but when they're done cheaply it ruins a movie
  • SarahP · 9 months ago
    I dont't thing it matters so much what he looks like. It's all about acting ability and Mr. Haley has that with out a doubt. I personally think that, while most people can't hold a candle to the original (of anything not just this film), Jackie would be perfect given a chance
  • John Strickland · 9 months ago
    I wouldn't like to be in Haley's position... being possibly typecast as a pedophile...
  • dragonmum · 9 months ago
    Freddy's my boy, I was rooting for him in FvJ, and I'm vehemently opposed to the idea of a reboot on principle. Angrybroomstick, (great handle btw!) I agree with you on Jason - as long as they got the right size stuntguy, which it looks like they did, it had a shot at being half-decent. But Englund IS Freddy, there can be no other. Maybe I'm taking this too personally, but I'm frankly disgusted at Hollywood - especially if Lohan really will be involved. Her and Tyler Perry- kick 'em out of Hollywood now, before they both ruin movies forever.

    /soapbox
  • Fan · 9 months ago
    Oh my God! You will not how understand, what Robert this Freddy? ROBERT IS FREDDY!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • ALEXIS · 7 months ago
    I love freddy kruger because his the most funnest horror person in the world