The potential fight between duelling “A Nightmare on Elm Street” remakes is over as one has been cancelled.
Back in July came word that Paramount Pictures had closed a deal for a new take on the Wes Craven classic to be released via its new Paramount Primal genre label. They could do this after obtaining U.S. rights to Craven’s original screenplay.
Original distributor New Line Cinema retained the international rights and was reportedly looking into making their own “Elm Street” film with Lee Cronin in talks to produce, write, and direct.
Much of it came about due to the potential nearly year long stalling of the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery deal at the time. Of course, that deal has now gone through and the culling of projects in development at both studios has begun.
Today, Dread Central reports that the Lee Cronin-led project at New Line is no longer happening – meaning the Paramount Primal one is the sole take being developed.
Despite some reports suggesting it, the film will not be a word-for-word/shot-for-shot remake as some have claimed. What changes will be made are unclear.
Iya Labunka, Jonathan Craven, and attorney Marc Toberoff are producing the film.
