Jackie Earle Haley, who plays Rorschach in Watchmen, is set to star as horrific killer Freddy Krueger.

Samuel Bayer will direct from Wesley Strick’s script.  Filming will start in Chicago.

A Nightmare on Elm Streetcenters on the horrific killer, who haunts the dreams of teenagers and kills them in their sleep. Krueger was originally played by Robert Englund in the 1984 original, spawning nine films and two TV series.

Haley made a smart move taking this role.  The remake has Michael Bay behind it and some other big suits, which means the Elm Street franchise will start all over again like Friday the 13th.