New ‘Nightmare’ lands Wesley Strick
Image via WikipediaAn article out of The Hollywood Reporter may possibly put some of my Michael Bay concerns to bed. Here’s a few quotes taken directly from that article:
“The Warner Bros. division has hired veteran scribe Wesley Strick to pen the relaunch of the “A Nightmare on Elm Street
“The new project will keep the high school setting and delve deeper in the psychology of nightmares and Krueger himself. The plan is to have a dark tone. The company hopes to have the movie ready for the 25th anniversary of the original.”
– That suggests a release date in 2009. I like the statement that it plans to have a dark tone. Does that mean no more funny-Freddy? God, I hope that Freddy-the-stand-up-slasher is gone.
“WMA-repped Strick penned “Arachnophobia” and “Cape Fear” and worked on “Mission: Impossible II,” among other films.”
– I don’t have much of an opinion on Wesley Strick … however Cape Fear is brilliant. He also did the screenplay for “Doom” which is virtually meaningless because how do you judge a video game that is made into a movie starring The Rock? (I remember Mortal Kombat the movie). You hope that this guy writes a great script worthy of one of the best horror movies and franchises of the last 3 decades. Those are big shoes to fill. Plus, you hope if the script is great, a producer like Michael Bay is kept in check and doesn’t give this great film a ”TCM: The Beginning” treatment.
Just remember, you only have one chance for a first remake.
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Tom Stanley
Tom,
Thanks for the words of encouragement. It helps to know somebody is reading this stuff.