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) why New Line was rebooting the "Nightmare on Elm Street" film series, Emmerich explained, "The Nightmare films are profoundly disturbing on a deep, human level because they're about our dreams. It's why we thought that we could reach an especially broad audience with a new film, since the feeling of having your dreams being invaded was something that would translate to any country and any culture." Overall, Bayer wanted to create a film in "a darker world" that made the audience ask, "What makes a monster?"—is it a monster because of its physical appearance, someone with a scarred face and