The debate rages on! Do you prefer the funny, one-liner spouting Freddy of Elm Street 4,5 and 6, or the more serious, "scary" Krueger of parts 1 and 2 (with Dream Warriors being the transitional point)? Stuart Heritage of the Guardian UK seems to be less than happy with Jackie Earle Haley's more "serious approach" to the character.

IESB caught up with Elm Street star Jackie Earle Haley on the current Television Critics AssociationPress Tour. Fox held a panel for their new TV show Human Target, that also stars Haley as a hired gun called, Guerrero. Haley talked a little bit about the show, his other film Shutter Island and of course A Nightmare on Elm Street.

Q: How was it to do A Nightmare on Elm Street?

There isn't much of a synopsis for the A Nightmare on Elm Street remake since it is basically the same story as the original film, but here is the shortened version from Nightmareonelmstreet.com anyway. I also added it to the cast page so we should be all up-to-date.

Official Synopsis:

That's the news according to Brad Fuller's blog. Those who were at Comic-Con 2009 were treated to what has been alleged as an "incredible" teaser trailer/footage from Nightmare on Elm Street 2010. Fuller says:

"Our film comes out on April 30th. That is 9 months away - a really, really long time in the movie business. If they released the trailer now, it would surely be forgotten a few months from now, and then what? This amazing teaser would have not had the impact that it should."

Here is the video of Jackie Earle Haley talking at the Elm Street Comic Con panel that has been floating around YouTube. If it is eventually pulled you can read some of his choice quotes here.

A close-up photo of Jackie Earle Haley's makeup from A Nightmare on Elm Street has been proven a fake by the website IconsofFright. The picture that popped up yesterday, is just a photoshopped still of Haley from the film The Children. Check out the before and after below.

Below are some quotes published by Horror-Movies.ca from the Nightmare on Elm Street panel at the San Diego Comic Con.

Jackie Earle Haley on playing Freddy

"I thought it would be really interesting giving him a Scottish accent. Not sure why. Think it works though. No, I think it’s definitely a scary process trying to step into the shoes of Robert Englund who has owned this character for decades. He’s done a brilliant job with it. His embodiment, his performance is what makes Freddy who he is."

It has been announced by Warner Bros. that Nightmare on Elm Street has been pushed from an April 16 release date to an April 30 release date. No reason for the change was given.