Haley Talks About His Freddy Krueger

So this is what happened to Kelly Leak after he washed out of the minors. 

Some of you may have been scared to death by Robert Englund’s Freddy Krueger in the “Nightmare on Elm Street” movies. Okay, you may have been seven years old at the time and not particularly discerning on the finer points of acting, and maybe you might have felt a little different a few years later when you watched “Nightmare” and its decreasing quality sequels again. You might have thought that Englund’s Freddy was getting a little campy rather than scary.

If you felt that way, then you may be happy to hear Jackie Earle Haley talk about his take on the role in the upcoming “Nightmare on Elm Street” remake. Haley told the MTV Movies Blog, “”You know, I think my Freddy is just a bit more serious.”

I guess what he means is that he’s playing it straight, with no wink wink nod nod, aren’t we all having a good time air. It’s sort of like when you do comedy, you don’t play the joke, you play the scene.

So what do you think? Are you looking forward to seeing Haley’s take on the character? Or do you think he’s being just a bit insulting to the great original, Robert Englund? “Nightmare” aficionados, discuss amongst yourselves.