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Thomas Dekker Talks ‘Elm Street’ Role
Last week it was reported that horror vet Thomas Dekker (“The Sarah Connor Chronicles”) would be turning from fighting robots to going toe-to-toe with the boogeyman himself, Freddy Krueger, in New Line Cinema’s reboot of A Nightmare on Elm Street. At the red carpet premiere for Rob Hall’s new slasher film Laid to Rest (on DVD Tuesday from Anchor Bay), Dekker talked very briefly about his possible role as “Jesse”.
“I am in final negotiations,” confirming earlier reports that he would be tackling one of the teen roles. “It would be the role of Jesse. It’s a good script and I was very impressed.”
“Look, I have my feelings about remakes, but… it’s Freddy Krueger!” (laughs) “It’s like, come on! Give me a break!”
It’s not much, but hey, it’s nice to hear it straight from the horses mouth…
He will join the previously announced Jackie Earle Haley (Freddy Krueger) and Kyle Gallner (Quentin) in the film that follows Krueger, a serial child molester murdered by angry parents, who returns with a burnt face and a razor glove to terrorize teens in their dreams.
New Line Cinema has the reboot slated for release on April 16, 2010.
What happened to Flight 298? Our exclusive clip from supernatural thriller Black Box suggests a hostile takeover by an inhuman threat.
Black Box arrives on VOD today, July 7, 2026, via distributor Aura Entertainment.
In the horror movie, “A routine domestic flight turns into the flight from hell through a series of inexplicable phenomena and raw terror. Surreal encounters blur the boundaries between reality and nightmare. Passengers fight against all the odds in an attempt to survive while combating bizarre technological malfunctions, accelerating supernatural events, and alien influences.”
The film is based on the short film The Vessel, and an original screenplay from horror writer Stephen Susco (The Grudge, The Grudge 2, Texas Chainsaw 3D, Hell Fest).
Steven Quale (Into the Storm, Final Destination 5) directs.
Tom Brittney, Holly Leena White, Betsy Blue English, Dane Whyte O’Hara, Kaja Chan, Asa Ali, Boadicea Ricketts, Ceallach Spellman, Georgina Leonidas, Molly Belle Wright, Hanneke Talbot, Danny Mack, and Weronika Rosati star in Black Box.
Hammerstone Studios’ Alex Lebovici (Barbarian, Boy Kills World) and Jon Oakes (Drive, The Guilty) will produce alongside Capstone’s Christian Mercuri and David Haring (Bill & Ted Face the Music), Warren Zide (The Final Destination, American Pie), and Susco. Ruzanna Kegeyan and Roman Viaris of Capstone, and Clark Baker (Vessel) will executive produce.
Watch the clip below that sees a creepy crawling invasion aboard Flight 298, signalling supernatural turbulence ahead.