Billy Bob Thornton cast as Freddy Kreuger?

Aragorn · August 13 2008, 09:26 AM

Saw it being reported on IMDB, which naturally means nothing. If you do a Google search you can find a lot of stories about it, which are all pretty much the same unsubstantiated reports. They claim that Robert Englund revealed the casting of Thornton. Of course, if that's true, maybe Englund was just jerking the reporter's chain and just like that -- internet wildfire rumor!

Starbreaker · August 13 2008, 03:11 PM

Casting for what? Freddy vs. Jason 2? Is this a continuation? A remake?

nx1701g · August 13 2008, 03:23 PM

A remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street is being worked on. BloodyDisgusting reported it a while ago, but I don't think that they've cast Kreuger yet.

Davros · August 13 2008, 08:56 PM

They have long since made far more Freddy movies than they should have.

Brian · August 13 2008, 09:25 PM

Isn't this supposed to be an origin story? About the "real" Fred Krueger and his crimes, not about the nightmare Freddy? I thought I read that somewhere..

Mr. Laser Beam · August 13 2008, 09:56 PM

brian wrote:

Isn't this supposed to be an origin story? About the "real" Fred Krueger and his crimes, not about the nightmare Freddy?

That sounds interesting, actually. A straight-up crime drama, with no 'fantasy' horror elements? (Krueger's actual crimes were horrible enough.)

I just hope they don't do the story of his *conception*, though.

nx1701g · August 13 2008, 11:46 PM

According to Variety it's a reboot (since every time I go to Variety I get an intrusion warning I'm connecting this to the wikipedia entry).

Mr. Laser Beam · August 13 2008, 11:59 PM

^ You get *what* kind of a warning?

nx1701g · August 14 2008, 12:07 AM

An intrusion warning alerts me through Norton if something is trying to access my system from a remote location.

A beaker full of death · August 14 2008, 01:29 AM

I don't get it. Why not Englund?

nx1701g · August 14 2008, 03:30 AM

^ Because it's a remake.

Nedersong · August 14 2008, 04:24 AM

And Englund's probably too old by now.

James Bond · August 14 2008, 05:13 AM

^ He's only 61.

Admiral Buzzkill · August 14 2008, 03:38 PM

If this is true, it's really inspired casting.

If Englund isn't going to do it - and he really is too old, sorry - it's pointless for them to go for a clone. Better to find someone with star quality who brings their own version of madness to it.

bigdaddy · August 14 2008, 03:53 PM

nx1701g wrote:

An intrusion warning alerts me through Norton if something is trying to access my system from a remote location.

I'm warning you now to try to get rid of Norton as fast as you can. it took my sister and I months to get rid of that trash and it's still partly on the computer.

August 13 2008, 09:26 AM	#1
Aragorn Admiral	Billy Bob Thornton cast as Freddy Kreuger? Saw it being reported on IMDB, which naturally means nothing. If you do a Google search you can find a lot of stories about it, which are all pretty much the same unsubstantiated reports. They claim that Robert Englund revealed the casting of Thornton. Of course, if that's true, maybe Englund was just jerking the reporter's chain and just like that -- internet wildfire rumor!

August 13 2008, 03:11 PM	#2
Starbreaker Fleet Admiral	Re: Billy Bob Thornton cast as Freddy Kreuger? Casting for what? Freddy vs. Jason 2? Is this a continuation? A remake?

August 13 2008, 03:23 PM	#3
nx1701g Admiral Location: Aboard the Executor...	Re: Billy Bob Thornton cast as Freddy Kreuger? A remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street is being worked on. BloodyDisgusting reported it a while ago, but I don't think that they've cast Kreuger yet. __________________ Star Trek: The Continuing Voyages RPG - Recruiting New Players! The Terminator Chronicles - The Sarah Connor Chronicles Continue! Not Dead Yet.

August 13 2008, 08:56 PM	#4
Davros Fleet Admiral Location: Kaled bunker, Skaro	Re: Billy Bob Thornton cast as Freddy Kreuger? They have long since made far more Freddy movies than they should have. __________________ "With great power comes great responsibility"-Uncle Ben Parker

August 13 2008, 09:25 PM	#5
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August 13 2008, 11:46 PM	#7
nx1701g Admiral Location: Aboard the Executor...	Re: Billy Bob Thornton cast as Freddy Kreuger? According to Variety it's a reboot (since every time I go to Variety I get an intrusion warning I'm connecting this to the wikipedia entry). __________________ Star Trek: The Continuing Voyages RPG - Recruiting New Players! The Terminator Chronicles - The Sarah Connor Chronicles Continue! Not Dead Yet.

August 13 2008, 11:59 PM	#8
Mr. Laser Beam Fleet Admiral Location: The visitor's bullpen	Re: Billy Bob Thornton cast as Freddy Kreuger? ^ You get what kind of a warning? __________________ It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.

August 14 2008, 12:07 AM	#9
nx1701g Admiral Location: Aboard the Executor...	Re: Billy Bob Thornton cast as Freddy Kreuger? An intrusion warning alerts me through Norton if something is trying to access my system from a remote location. __________________ Star Trek: The Continuing Voyages RPG - Recruiting New Players! The Terminator Chronicles - The Sarah Connor Chronicles Continue! Not Dead Yet. Last edited by nx1701g; August 14 2008 at 12:20 AM.

August 14 2008, 01:29 AM	#10
A beaker full of death Vice Admiral	Re: Billy Bob Thornton cast as Freddy Kreuger? I don't get it. Why not Englund? __________________ "shall not be infringed" is naturally open to infringements of all kinds, because shut up and think of the children. http://www.americanthinker.com/2013/...#ixzz2ImW0V3GV

August 14 2008, 03:30 AM	#11
nx1701g Admiral Location: Aboard the Executor...	Re: Billy Bob Thornton cast as Freddy Kreuger? ^ Because it's a remake. __________________ Star Trek: The Continuing Voyages RPG - Recruiting New Players! The Terminator Chronicles - The Sarah Connor Chronicles Continue! Not Dead Yet.

August 14 2008, 04:24 AM	#12
Nedersong Captain	Re: Billy Bob Thornton cast as Freddy Kreuger? And Englund's probably too old by now.

August 14 2008, 05:13 AM	#13
James Bond Rear Admiral Location: MI6 - Pegasus Branch	Re: Billy Bob Thornton cast as Freddy Kreuger? ^ He's only 61. __________________ "I've got a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell." RIP, Red Ranger

August 14 2008, 03:38 PM	#14
Admiral Buzzkill The Man Location: Defying Gravity	Re: Billy Bob Thornton cast as Freddy Kreuger? If this is true, it's really inspired casting. If Englund isn't going to do it - and he really is too old, sorry - it's pointless for them to go for a clone. Better to find someone with star quality who brings their own version of madness to it. __________________ "I think [J.J. Abrams has] done a great thing for Star Trek. I’m very grateful to him. We all owe him a lot. When someone comes along like he has done and picks it up and elevates it, we should be grateful." - Leonard Nimoy