One, two, Freddy’s coming for you…That’s right boys and girls of Elm Street! The bastard son of a hundred maniacs is coming back to theaters next spring, and after months of waiting, all those who didn’t have the pleasure of attending the panel at last July’s San Diego Comic-Con finally have their first look of the new face of the dream demon in this fantastic trailer for the Platinum Dunes remake of “A Nightmare on Elm Street”, set to terrorize screens in April, 2010. Hit the jump to see the trailer for yourself!

One of the many films that Warner Bros. promoted at this year’s Comic-Con was Platinum Dunes remake/reboot of “A Nightmare on Elm Street”. While I didn’t get to see the footage that played in Hall H, I did get to speak to producers Andrew Form and Brad Fuller before the presentation and they talked about making the film and how it’s a lot different than “Friday the 13^th“. If you’ve been looking forward to seeing Freddy return to movie theaters, you’re going to like this interview. Check it out after the jump:

Sometimes all it takes is an email from Michael Bay.

While director Samuel Bayer had been pursued by Platinum Dunes for a few of their movies, it was an email from Michael Bay that finally got him to direct his first feature for the company and it’s the remake/reboot of the classic “A Nightmare on Elm Street”.

If you’re a fan of Freddy Krueger and have been awaiting his return to movie theaters, after the jump you can watch Samuel Bayer talk about what you can expect from his movie, what he showed the Comic-Con audience, what making his first feature has been like, and a lot more. It’s a great interview so take a look:

Warner Bros. had like 29 movies at this year’s Comic-Con. Okay, I’m exaggerating by saying 29, but they had the most movies and the most actors and filmmakers of all the studios in attendance. And while some of the red carpets at this year’s Comic-Con were incredibly difficult to land any interview on, the WB carpet was the best. That’s because for almost two hours they had actors and filmmakers walking from left to right and right to left on the carpet, so you almost always had someone to talk with. Trust me, it’s never like that.

Anyway, since a few of the interviews didn’t go for too long, I’m going to post some together in one article. In this one I’ve got Denzel Washington talking about “The Book of Eli” and Jackie Earle Haley talking about “A Nightmare on Elm Street”. Both are after the jump:

Warner Bros. has just sent over high resolution movie posters for “Jonah Hex” and “A Nightmare on Elm Street”. While the posters were released over the last few days, with Comic-Con dominating every news story, I think some of you may have missed them. If you did, they’re after the jump. Both are great.

Jackie Earle Haley just might be the nicest guy at Comic Con. The man best known for playing crazy (his spot on portrayal of the unstable vigilante Rorschach in Watchmen won rave reviews from critics and fan boys alike) sauntered into the room like we were all old buddies. He sat down with a great humor and genuine enthusiasm to talk about his take on another iconic pop culture icon… Freddy Krueger. “Wearing the outfit is surreal and very motivating,” remarked Haley with a reverent smile, “It’s a scary process to fill Robert Englund’s shoes. His performance is what makes Freddy. The challenge is going back in time and paying homage while rebooting. It’s a real kick to play such a mythical boogie man!”

Joined by director Samuel Bayer and producers Andrew Form and Brad Fuller, Jackie gave us the low down on their new, darker take on Elm Street. All the razor fingered details are after the jump.

After surprising and successful re-launches of “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” and “Friday the 13^th“, Platinum Dunes heads Andrew Form and Brad Fuller are looking to pull another horror franchise out of its grave by resurrecting “A Nightmare on Elm Street”.  We were treated to the film’s trailer and along with a brief Q&A with Form, Fuller, and Freddy Krueger/Rorschach himself, Jackie Earle Haley.

Hit the jump to hear about the trailer and some of the better questions from the Q&A.

At every Comic-Con, the movie studios premiere a ton of new images and posters. This year is no different as Warner Bros. has the first movie posters for “The Book of Eli”, “Clash of the Titans”, and “A Nightmare on Elm Street” on display at their booth. Unfortunately, the posters were hanging overhead, so while I normally take great photos of whatever is on display, this one was a bit of a challenge. Saying that, they’re still good enough to look at. See them after the jump.

The first image of Jackie Earle Haley as Freddy Krueger in the remake/reboot of “A Nightmare on Elm Street” has been released (via MySpace). While I’m sure many of you want to see a clear image of Freddy, I think this is the perfect way to tease everyone. After all, Freddy comes to you in dreams, so what better way to start than by letting you imagine what the rest of his face looks like. After the jump is the full image.

Also, I just posted my preview piece about going to the set of “A Nightmare on Elm Street”, so click here to check it out.

After the draining events of Thursday (the bloody slap-fest between “Twilight” fans and all the other nerds will surely be exhausting to all), Friday is a moderate reprieve in terms of the Movies/TV arena.  Oh, there are still massive events happening, but basically you can just sit down in Hall H and enjoy the proceedings rather than making “Sophie’s Choice”-level decisions about which line to stand in (unless you’re a Joss Whedon fan; then you’re screwed).

Panel highlights from Day 2 of Comic-Con include the thankfully-early-in-the-day Warner Bros. (which will feature “Where The Wild Things Are”, Sherlock Holmes”, “Jonah Hex”, “A Nightmare on Elm Street”, “The Box”, and “The Book of Eli”),  the Disney-Pixar Animation (the “Toy Story” trilogy, “Princess and the Frog”, “Ponyo”, and “Prep & Landing”), “9″, “Legion”, “District 9″, and an in-depth conversation between Peter Jackson and James Cameron.

However, should you choose to venture forth, away from the comfort of Hall H (where all those panels are), you can swim in the waters of television with panels for “The Prisoner”, “The Big Bang Theory”, “Dollhouse”, TV Guide’s Sci-Fi Hot List, and a Q&A with Joss Whedon.

Hit the jump for the full schedule and to see what events I’ve highlighted because that’s everywhere I want to be.  Now excuse me while I fetch my time-turner.  Click here for Thursday.

JoBlo has landed the first set photos from Platinum Dunes’ upcoming reboot of “A Nightmare on Elm Street”.  Now before you look at the photo to the right or any of the other photos JoBlo posted and freak the fuck out–take a deep breath.  This is a flashback scene.  That’s why he doesn’t have his blades or his scarred face.  It’s either that or they’re taking this film in direction that will piss off just about everyone.  I really hope it’s the later.  Still, you can see the iconic shirt and hat but it’s a little tricky to see Haley’s face (I’m gonna be really embarassed if that’s a body double, stunt guy, or younger version meant for the flashback).  In any case, it’s very cool to see this film rolling and hopefully it will be as successful as “Friday the 13th” was earlier this year.

Click here or on the photo above to see hi-res versions of all five behind-the-scenes photos.