Platinum Dunes Talk Nightmare Remake

We caught up with the producers of Friday the 13th at Comic Con to talk with them about that movie but also to touch base on the upcoming Nightmare on Elm Street remake that is getting a mixed reaction from fans. Although they do not have the rights to the project we asked them where they would plan on taking the project if they can get the rights. Brad Fuller told us;

If we're lucky enough to get that movie, I suspect because of what we try and do with all our horror movies is really keep it real. I don't know that, if we're lucky enough to do that, it's always weird to speculate on that but I can't imagine Freddy's going to be throwing out one-liners the whole way through.

As for Freddy its very clear that they have no intentions on having Robert Englund reprise his role. As far as they are concerned it only works with a new Freddy no matter how much that might anger fans;

I think it has to be and I know fans hate to hear that and everyone says you have to put Robert in. He said it too. I don't think he wants to do it and I think that in order to differentiate what we're doing from the other ones, we would need to find someone else to play that role.

As for the intense dream sequences, the question becomes how much CGI would they use in the project. As far as Brad is concerned you really cant do it without CGI and I agree;

I think you have to but as a rule, whenever I talk to my son about this, when he sees CGI, it takes him out of the movie. My kids tell me that all the time so we always strive to do things practically in all of our movies. And we have the option to do CGI because Bay has this amazing relationship with Digital Domain and we get the friends and family deal there and we opt out of it because I think for horror movies, it feels real when it's all happening in the camera if you can do that.

What are your thoughts on the remake. Do you want to see Platinum Dunes take on a remake of Nightmare on Elm street? I am one of those who enjoyed the remake of Texas Chainsaw Massacre and as much as I am against remakes I think if anyone can do it Platinum Dunes can. It would just be nice to see original material instead of all these remakes.