A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010 film) when he was not consulted on the project. Robert Englund, who portrayed Freddy in the previous eight films, voiced his support of the remake and the casting of Haley in the role of Freddy. "A Nightmare on Elm Street" was officially released in North America on April 30, 2010, and later released in foreign markets on May 8, 2010. The film was met with negative reviews from both film critics and audience members who scored the film a C+ in CinemaScore polls. Regardless, "A Nightmare on Elm Street" broke the record for midnight openings for a horror film and grossed
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010 film) that feeling to a new generation with a new spin on the character and story. Fuller and Form likened the new film to their 2003 remake of "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" but instead of a remake, they saw it as more of a reimagining. The pair also explained that "A Nightmare on Elm Street" would have a different tone than their "Friday the 13th" remake. Form states, "I think a "Friday the 13th" movie like we made was really fun. You know, sex, drugs and rock and roll, and I think a Nightmare movie is not that." When asked