According to Paste Magazine, actor Kyle Gallner will play a role in the upcoming remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street. Read more in the article below.
Kyle Gallner, the co-star of The Haunting in Connecticut and CW series Smallville and Veronica Mars, has signed on to play a key teen role in the remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street. Earlier this month, producers also confirmed widespread fan rumors that Jackie Earle Haley (Watchmen) would play Freddy Krueger.
Gallner has been dusted off lately as a low-maintenance version of Shia LaBeouf. Later this year he’ll also appear in Jennifer’s Body, the possessed-cheerleader farce penned by Diablo Cody.
Platinum Dunes, the production company behind recent remakes like Friday the 13th, has hired former music-video director Samuel Bayer to helm the new movie. The producers have promised a darker take on Freddy Krueger, insofar as a movie about a disfigured child molester with knives for fingers can get darker.
This article appears in Apr 14-21, 2009.
As much as I like Shia Labeouf I really don’t consider Kyle Gallner to be a “low maintenance version” of him. I think that Kyle Gallner is a FANTASTIC young actor that can really hold his own. I saw him in THIC and was blown away by his performance. He was outstanding. I think he is one of the most gifted young actor’s today. Again I’m not saying anything against Shia Labeouf. He’s really good too.