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'Nightmare on Elm Street' reboot: Jackie Earle Haley to play Freddy Krueger

Watchmen star Jackie Earle Haley has signed on to play Freddy Krueger in New Line's forthcoming Nightmare on Elm Street reboot The actor, who received an Oscar nomination for his role as a sex offender in 2006's Little Children, will take on the part famously originated by Robert Englund when cameras roll on the franchise's ninth film, titled A Nightmare on Elm Street, on May 5 in Chicago.

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Harms Comment by Harms on April 3, 2009 at 11:37pm
And it's not like he's busy or too good for the role.
BladeRunner007 Comment by BladeRunner007 on April 3, 2009 at 10:57pm
I agree Harms, no one else in horror movie history that can play Freddy Krugger as good as Robert Englund.
Harms Comment by Harms on April 3, 2009 at 10:50pm
Oh come on! No one can be Freddy except Robert Englund. It just played as him a couple of years ago.

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