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Platinum Dunes Blog: It’s a Wrap For ‘Elm Street’

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Platinum Dunes producer Brad Fuller has updated his official blog today in retrospect of wrapping principal photography of their reboot of A Nightmare on Elm Street, which stars Jackie Earle Haley, Kyle Gallner, Thomas Dekker, Rooney Mara, Kellan Lutz, Katie Cassidy, Clancy Brown and Connie Britton. At the link you can read about the tough shoot, Director Sam Bayer’s drive to create perfection and hear a bit about the new Freddy Krueger, Jackie Earle Haley. Warner Bros. and New Line will release the film on April 16, 2010. Watch for some big news from the San Diego Comic Con at month’s end.
Freddy Krueger in A Nightmare on Elm Street

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‘Drop’ – Violett Beane Joins the Cast of Christopher Landon’s New Thriller

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Pictured: Violett Beane in 'Death and Other Details' (2024)

Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Freaky) is staying busy here in 2024, directing not only the werewolf movie Big Bad but also an upcoming thriller titled Drop.

The project for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes is being described as a “fast-paced thriller,” and Deadline reports today that Violett Beane (Truth or Dare) has joined the cast.

Newcomer Jacob Robinson has also signed on to star in the mysterious thriller. Previously announced, Meghann Fahy (“White Lotus”) will be leading the cast.

Landon recently teased on Twitter, “This is my love letter to DePalma.”

Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach wrote the script.

Michael Bay, Jason Blum, Brad Fuller and Cameron Fuller — “who brought the script in to Platinum Dunes” — are producing the upcoming Drop. Sam Lerner is an executive producer.

THR notes, “The film is a Platinum Dunes and Blumhouse production for Universal.”

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