SPIKE TV has premiered a 2nd trailer for director Martin Scorsese’s “Shutter Island”.  Unfortunately, the new trailer is more or less the same as the first one, except it’s 45 seconds shorter and it’s missing some of the dialogue.  Of course there are a few new shots mixed in, but if you were hoping to see a lot of new footage, you’re in the wrong place.  Saying that, if you haven’t seen any footage from “Shutter Island”, you should check it out as it’s Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese. Those names deserve your time.  Also, the movie looks nothing like you’d expect…

Just a few hours ago I was standing on the red carpet of Spike TV’s 2009 Scream Awards. They’re recording the show tonight and it airs Tuesday October 27^th. Anyway, while on the red carpet I managed to get a number of interviews and one of them was with Jackie Earle Haley.

The reason getting to speak with Jackie was great is I was able to ask him directly about the rumor he’s going to play Sinestro in director Martin Cambell’s “Green Lantern”.  If you missed the story, click here. But according to Jackie, tonight is the first he’s heard of this rumor. Of course I tried to find out more by asking him if he’d screen tested for the part, but Jackie told me that wasn’t true. Exactly what he had to say after the jump:

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!

Nobody kicks a Martin Scorsese movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio around on the schedule like an unwanted adopted child!  Nobody!  Okay, well Paramount just did.  We won’t be seeing the highly-anticipated film that looks like a great noir mixed in with some nice ol’ fashioned mindfuckery until February 19th, 2010.  Hit the jump to try and discover why before you’re committed.

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:

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.

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.

Everyone’s laughing. All the journalists invited to the Chicago set of Platinum Dunes “Nightmare on Elm Street” are having a good time. We’re all chatting with producers Andrew Form and Brad Fuller when the room goes silent. To our right, we see Jackie Earle Haley in full Freddy make-up walking in to film a scene. He looks like a burn victim and it’s really a sight to behold.

A little over a month ago I attended the set visit for Platinum Dunes’ remake of “A Nightmare on Elm Street” and after the jump you can read a short preview and also watch a preview video blog that I did with Peter from /Film. Take a look:

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.

If Fox has a dog in the game of network television, it’s only because of “American Idol” and every other network head just thanks their respective deity that the show only runs between January and May and not year-round.  There aren’t enough cop and medical dramas in the world to compete with that behemoth.  Of course, networks and Americans could just try to embrace new and exciting programming, but that’s just too much work.  Better to just crunch out forgettable pop singers.

But until the horrific day when Rupert Murdoch can clone Ryan Seacrest*, Fox must make do with original programming and thus, according to THR, they have picked up “Human Target” and “Sons of Tuscon”.  “Human Target” sounds the more promising of the two.  It’s based off a Vertigo comic book about a man who assumes the identity of people in danger and becomes the “human target”.  The show will star Jackie Earle Haley and Chi McBride and will either fall short of its premise or be a smash genre hit that Fox will inevitably cancel.