Director set for new 'Nightmare'

February 11, 2009 New Line and Platinum Dunes have tapped director Samuel Bayer to reimagine their prized "Nightmare on Elm Street" property and could begin shooting as early as the spring. The Michael Bay-run Platinum Dunes has sought out Bayer for films before -- he is attached to direct a thriller for Platinum Dunes called "Fiasco Heights" at Universal -- but he's turned down more than he's accepted, particularly on the horror front. While Internet rumors have swirled about the casting, about the only sure thing is that Robert Englund, who played Krueger in the franchise's original go-round, won't reprise his role.

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