First Image of the New Freddy Krueger

I will remain sceptical until its release next April, but the first image of the all-new Freddy Krueger has just made its way onto the net. Jackie Earle Haley controversially took over the role from Robert Englund, who had portrayed the character in all eight of the previous movies, as well as a television spin-off.

The image arrived courtesy of MySpace, although much of Haley’s features are obscured by shadow. Personally, after reading the script and seeing the previous efforts from Platinum Dunes, I won’t hold my breath for anything special, but this image certainly seems to be keeping with the classic look.

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