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The Last of the ‘Elm Street’ Kids is Cast!
The Hollywood Reporter confirms tonight that both Rooney Mara (reported exclusively on B-D yesterday) and Thomas Dekker (From Within, Laid to Rest, “The Sarah Connor Chronicles”) will be starring in New Line’s re-imagined A Nightmare on Elm Street, being directed by Samuel Bayer and produced by Platinum Dunes. They also break the news that Twilight star Kellan Lutz will join the quickly growing cast as “Dean”, the popular school jock. Read on for more and watch for Elm Street in theaters April 16, 2010.
Dekker will play “Jesse”, the alpha male trying to get back together with his girlfriend. Mara plays Nancy Thompson, the girl who can’t wait to leave town after graduation.
Those young dreams will prove to be dust as the duo join Kyle Gallner (Quentin), in the role played by Johnny Depp in the 1984 pic, as fodder for slasher Freddy Krueger, being played by Jackie Earle Haley.
“Nightmare” is slated to begin shooting May 5 in Chicago.
Lutz played Emmett Cullen in “Twilight,” a role he is reprising for the sequel, “New Moon,” which is shooting in Vancouver. His part in “Nightmare” would not be scheduled until later in the shoot. The actor, repped by Innovative, also appeared in “90120” and “Generation Kill.”
Dekker, repped by ICM and the Schiff Co., is coming off starring on Fox’s “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.” He next appears on the big screen in New Line’s “My Sister’s Keeper” with Cameron Diaz and Abigail Breslin.
Gersh-repped Mara, the sister of Kate Mara, has “The Winning Season” with Sam Rockwell and “Youth in Revolt” with Michael Cera coming out this year.
Pictured: Kellan Lutz, left, Thomas Dekker and Rooney Mara
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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