The 2010 version of A Nightmare on Elm Street is one of the most talked-about horror remakes, and actor Jackie Earle Haley is aware of that. On April 1, Haley joined in the April Fools’ Day fun by joking that he would be playing Freddy Krueger again in a sequel to his reboot, 15 years later.
As most of you already know… It’s official: Warner just greenlit NOES 2026. Super pumped and excited to don the glove again… 1, 2, guess who’s coming for you. “April Fools.”
He posted a picture of the poster from his Nightmare on Elm Street movie on X and wrote, Afterward, he added a comment on the post that said
Some fans didn’t realize right away that Haley was joking. Even though the 2010 version of A Nightmare on Elm Street got a lot of criticism, it still has some fans and has built up a cult following over the last 15 years.
Advertisement About time the slasher genre came back. Look forward to seeing you return. Brilliant. I’ve been a NOES fan since I was in grade school… Congrats on the green light.
There were some fans who were happy by the faux news, with one comment noting
Other fans understood the joke, but some were upset that the news wasn’t real.
I wish today was April 2! You were literally the best Freddy.
One fan of Haley’s Freddy even said
Of course, some people in the comments also shared that they didn’t like Haley’s Nightmare on Elm Street movie. Still, most people pointed out that the movie’s problems weren’t because of Haley’s version of Freddy Krueger, which is important since Robert Englund had already set a high standard for the character. Some horror fans said Haley’s makeup in the role didn’t help him, while others blamed the writing and other parts of the movie, not the acting, for dragging it down.
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Wes Craven is well known for directing the original version of A Nightmare on Elm Street, which came out in 1984. The movie introduced Englund as Freddy Krueger, a serial killer who returns as a demon after he dies to kill teenagers in their dreams.
The film became a huge franchise, and Englund played the role again in several sequels and in the crossover movie Freddy vs. Jason with Friday the 13th. A related TV show called Freddy’s Nightmares was also made.
In 2010, director Samuel Bayer’s remake was released in theaters, but it didn’t get a good response at all. The movie had a similar storyline, with Haley playing Freddy Krueger, but there were some big changes to the plot and to how Freddy looked. Even though the movie made a lot of money—over $117 million on a $35 million budget—it got a lot of criticism. It ended up with a 14% score on Rotten Tomatoes, and plans for a sequel were canceled. The franchise has stayed quiet ever since.
Source: Jackie Earle Haley on X