As I told you a few days ago, with JASON making his return this weekend PLATINUM DUNE is heading full force into its next project which is to reintroduce good old FREDDY KRUGER to this new generation of horror fan.
They had mentioned that they were going to gear up for a spring start and tonight comes the news that they have chosen their man to sit in the directors chair. Over at THR in the RISKY BUSINESS section, they broke the news. Here's an excerpt that explains it all:
Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes and New Line have hired a director for
the reboot of "Nightmare on Elm Street," bringing on Samuel Bayer to
direct the reimagining of the Wes Craven classic.
Bayer, for the
uninitiated, is a sought-after director whose best-known work is in
commercials and music videos; he's won best director at MTV's VMAs and
is responsible for a host of iconic videos, including Nirvana's "Smells
Like Teen Spirit" and Blind Melon's video for "No Rain," featuring the
famous girl in a bumblebee costume.
Endeavor reps Bayer, whom a number of film producers have long wanted to work with.
The
Michael Bay-run Platinum Dunes have been among those seeking Bayer for
films — he is attached to direct the Universal thriller
"Fiasco Heights" for Plat Dunes, though this will be a priority — but
he has turned down more than he has accepted, particularly on the
horror front.
This
time, though, the parties came to a deal, with producers feeling
strongly that Bayer is the man to give their film a fresh visual look.
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