A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) writer Eric Heisserer is penning Final Destination 5. Nicholas D’Agosto, Ellen Wroe, Meghan Ory (Dark House), Miles Fisher and Arlen Escarpeta (Friday the 13th) are the latest kids to try and escape death's plans.

Final Destination 5 hits theaters August 26, 2011.

Camelot Entertainment Group and DarKnight Pictures announced that they have signed a deal with A&E for the worldwide television rights to Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy.

"Freddy Krueger's legacy is timeless," commented Camelot President of Distribution, Jamie Thompson. "BIO is the perfect place to dig into the film and character's history, revealing the creation of the ultimate nightmare."

An update on the "dead" Friday the 13th sequel doesn't offer much promise for an Elm Street 2. It actually backs up some of the fears I expressed in last week's site update.

ShockTillYouDrop has learned that "Platinum Dunes [is] taking baby steps away from the horror genre with plans for a Monster Squad remake and an action film... Read full article here.

Rodney Eastman from A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 is currently starring in the 2010 remake of I Spit on Your Grave. Eastman plays "Andy" -- who I assume is one of the rapist.

Here is a YouTube video originally posted on Indie Wire. A Nightmare on Elm Street in 10 Minutes:

"It presents all six original Elm Street films plus New Nightmare and Jason vs. Freddy in a rapid succession of quotes recited and partly restaged by original cast members, including Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund, Lisa Wilcox and Wes Craven."

During an interview with Philly.com's "Comics Guy", Lisa Wilcox revealed that she is joining Kathy Bates and Brittany Snow on the TV show Harry's Law (formerly titled Kindreds).

The hour-long drama stars Bates as a longtime patent attorney who gets fired from her firm and opens a new practice in a shoe shop. Look for it this Fall on NBC.

Wilcox also talked about her Dream Warriors audition:

While we wait for the 2010 Elm Street DVD announcement, here is a little Elm Street alumni news. Animals -- based on the best-selling 1992 novel by John Skipp and Craig Spector who co-scripted A Nightmare On Elm Street 5: The Dream Child -- arrives on DVD in the UK on August 9, 2010. Check out the synopsis and trailer below.

Here are the results from the Best Death Tournament!

The fans voted for the best death from each of the 8 A Nightmare on Elm Street films (Not counting Freddy vs. Jason) to battle it out in one final showdown to be crowned Freddy Krueger's Best Kill! Here is your winner:

Freddy Krueger's Best Kill: Phillip Anderson - Marionette Death (Dream Warriors)