Rooney Mara is a virtually unknown actress. In few years of her acting careers she’s been in a couple of TV series (Law & Order, Women’s Murder Club) and some movies you haven’t seen (Dream Boy, Urban Legends: Bloody Mary). According to reports from Bloody-Disgusting, Rooney Mara is in final negotiations to play Nancy Thompson character in the upcoming remake of famous horror film Nightmare on Elm Street. That’s a big break point in her career – scoring a role in Nightmare on Elm Street remake will move Rooney Mara from D List to…. well, B List. It’s an upgrade never the less.
The remake of Nightmare on Elm Street is rumored to have a brand new scripts that doesn’t follow old one too closely. Obviously, list of characters remains (so far) unchanged, even though to meet 21st century standards, Nancy Thompson will be an anti-social goth chick – yumm. Basic story line of a child molester who gets burned to death by a mob of pissed of parents and then returns to turn life of a girl who ratted him out to hell would likely remain unchanged in the remake.
The role of Freddy Krueger has been entrusted to Jackie Earle Haley. Other confirmed cast of the Nightmare on Elm Street remake include Thomas Dekker and Kyle Gallner. The release date has been set to April 16, 2010. Production begins in May this year in Chicago. The movie will be directed by Samuel Bayer.
the Nightmare on Elm Street collage photo with Freddy Krueger, Heather Langenkamp as Nancy Thompson and Rooney Mara source: /film
