When I was a kid, the scariest movies out there were Nightmare on Elm Street ones, hands down. Some of my friends were too scared to sleep at night after they'd seen it, for fear Freddy Krueger would come for them in their dreams, but what scared the pants off of me wasn't so much Freddy as it was that song, you know the one: One, two, Freddy's coming for you...three, four, better lock your door...
Since Hollywood can't leave well enough alone, a remake of Wes Craven's horror classic is reportedly in the works, but Robert Englund, the man who terrorized teenagers in their dreams over the span of eight movies, won't be reprising his original role.
Rumours have surfaced that Angelina Jolie's ex-husband, Billy Bob Thornton, will play Freddy Krueger, an actor whom Robert apparently thinks is an "excellent choice," adding that a bigger budget will improve the way the newer film will look.
Billy Bob's pretty quirky - aside from the whole wearing Angelina's blood around his neck thing, he's apparently got a few phobias under his belt, including antique furniture, silverware and Komodo Dragons. The latter I can understand, but antiques? Seriously?
"I won't use real silver. You know, like the big, old, heavy-a** forks and knives, I can't do that. It's the same thing as the antique furniture. I just don't like old stuff. I'm creeped out by it, and I have no explanation why."
So if you happen to notice in the new Nightmare On Elm Street flick that Freddy Krueger is hacking up youngin's with plastic forks and spoons, you know why.
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