Esplatter.com has announced that Rooney Mara will be replacing Heather Langenkamp as the character Nancy Thompson in Platinum Dunes' 2010 remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street.

Mara got her start with 2005's direct to DVD sequel Urban Legends: Bloody Mary, and is currently starring in the 2009 comedy Youth in Revolt.

Elm Street starts filming May 5th in Chicago and is set for a April 16th, 2010