A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 (2013 film)

A Nightmare on Elm Street II is a 2013 sequel to 2010 remake of the planned rebooted A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, and tenth Nightmare film overall, scheduling to release on April 26, 2013. Jackie Earle Haley and Rooney Mara returned to this film. This mark as the acting debut of both One Direction member Harry Styles and singer-rapper Sean Kingston. The film will also be avaliable in IMAX theaters worldwide on April 26, 2013.

Plot
On August 15, 2012, New Line Cinemas released the official plot summary for the film:
 * Four years after the last film, Freddy Krueger has returned from the dead and is now taking onto the new kids. The kids, who are taken to Mercy's Hospital, teammed up against Dr. Nancy Holbrook as she manged to help them fight on against the man who is trying to murder them.


 * 16-year-old Brooke Baker, who has been experiencing nighmares ever since as a kid, has the ability to pull people into her dreams and Nancy says that she can use them to defeat Freddy. Brooke also helped patients Caleb Crawford, Seth Cleveland, Daphne Cooper, Tina White, Kyle Brooks and Carter Phillips to fight off with their nightmares before Freddy kills all of them.

Background
A Nightmare on Elm Street II is originally scheduled to be released in theaters on May 31, 2013, however on January 2013, it was confirmed by Warner Bros. that the film's release date is now rescheduled to release on April 26, 2013, a month early. The film's IMAX release is also reschuled to release the same day as the film's brand new release date.

A Nghtmare on Elm Street II will see Rooney Mara and Jackie Earle Haley reprising their roles as Nancy Holbrook and Freddy Krueger, respectivetly. Kathryn Newton, Sean Kingston and Harry Styles will be starring in the film as Brooke Baker, Seth Cleveland and Caleb Crawford, the new kids who are suffering nightmares about a burned man named Freddy Krueger.

Development
On January 29, 2008, Variety reported that Michael Bay and his Platinum Dunes production company would be rebooting the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise with a remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) besides continuing on for A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985). In an interview, producer Brad Fuller initially explained that they were following the same line they did with their Friday the 13th remake]], by abandoning the things that made the character less scary—the film's antagonist, Freddy Krueger, would not be "cracking jokes" as had become a staple of his character in later films—and focusing more on trying to craft a "horrifying movie". Fuller expressed how everyone at the studio loved the concept of being killed if you fell asleep. The producer stated that the film would be a remake of the 1984 film, but clarified that they would be borrowing certain character deaths and dream sequences from the entire Nightmare series.

Following the success of the A Nightmare on Elm Street remake, New Line Cinema and Platinum Dunes are hoping that they could reboot the entire franchise to continue about others facing horrible dreams about child abuser, and hopefully have even much darker tone in every film one-by-one. Jackie Earle Haley confirmed that a sequel to 2010 remake will follow up a remake to 1987 film A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors besides the 1985 original sequel to follow up a store about Nancy surving for the rest of her life. Samuel Bayer, who directed the first film, will return as director for A Nightmare on Elm Street II. He hopes that the film will be as darker as the previous film.

About making a sequel, the studo is nervous because they have no idea what will the film will go next. But remaking Dream Warriors may not be used, but will have to figure out how they are going to make a movie without copying the scenes from Dream Warriors. Although, director says that they should reused the scene that the staff members has made for Dream Warriors and recreate them to make them much darker and more fitting for the sequel. In A Nightmare on Elm Street II, they want the film to focus on new characters facing their fears from a horribly burned man named Freddy Krueger besides Nancy, who is still part as a main character. The studio hopes that they could do some project the same way like the original Nightmare franchise to build up the rebooted franchise as a fresh start for the new generation.

A Nightmare on Elm Street II will set five years after A Nightmare on Elm Street where new characters are now facing against him. Nancy, who now works at the hospital, will help them face their fears and defeat the man who is killing people in their sleeps.

Casting
Jackie Earle Haley and Rooney Mara both are intersted in reprising their roles. Haley's character Freddy is back and more evil than before. Mara's character Nancy is now a worker at the hospital and helps the new kids to overcome their fears from the dreams about a burn man named Freddy Krueger, she also faced years ago. Kathryn Newton is cast to play as Brooke Baker, remake of Kristen Parker (Patricia Arquette/Tuesday Knight). Newton states that her storyline is very similar than Kristen (played by Arquette in 3 and Knight in 4). One Direction member Harry Styles begins his acting debut after he accepts the role of Caleb Crawford, the remake of character Joey Crusel (Rodney Eastman). Styles does not know how he can speak in American accent, but it was confirmed that he has been practicing by staff members to speak in American accent and has never being into acting roles before and is very nervous. Jamaican-American singer Sean Kingston also makes his acting debut as character Seth Cleveland, remake of Ronald Kincaid (Ken Sagoes). Jennifer Stone, Jake Goldberg and Emmy Clarke were cast to play as three more patients of Mercy's Hospital, Daphne Cooper, Lance Brooks and Tina White. Clarke portrays as character Tina White, a girl who has drug issues. Clarke states that her character is having problems in her life that she could not take care off, especially herself. Goldberg, who portrays Lance, is a character who is in a wheel chair suffering horrible nightmares about a burned man named Freddy Krueger. Stone, who portrays Daphne, is a character wanting to become an actress has been suffering horrible nightmares about burned man named Freddy Krueger. Jake Abel plays as patient Carter Phillips.

Characters comparing from Dream Warriors has made a lot of changes. Their names have been changed especially the main characters. To avoid confusion, all of the names must be changed, except for previous character Nancy Holbrook. Brooke Baker is the new version of Kristen Parker (Patricia Arquette/Tuesday Knight), Caleb Crawford is the new Joey Crusel, and Seth Cleveland is the new Ronald Kincaid. About Brooke, Caleb and Cleveland, the trio are to be the new lead characters who are suffering nightmares because of horribly burned named Freddy Krueger taking over their dreams, threaten the kids not to sleep again. Newton describes her character [Brooke]: "a cute and shy girl with very special powers." New Line Cinemas expresses that Brooke has a lot of familar express from Kristen Parker, played by Patricia Arquette in A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors and Tuesday Knight in A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master. Newton expresses that her character Brooke is having terrible nightmares, and has a very special talent that she has never had ever since she was little... the power that can pull people into dreams. Styles, who portayed Caleb, states his character is always into girls. He has never been given a script until his character is spoken until the conclusion. Seth, portrayed by Sean Kingston, is described by Kingston as "a big black guy with a bad attitude".

Téa Leoni and ex-husband David Duchovny portayed as Brooke's divorced parents, Lisa and Harold. Lisa is Brooke's mother who does not get along with husband and Brooke's dad Harold. Although, he did get along with their daughter Brooke. Harold is Brooke's father. He works at the hospital and does get along with daughter, but not her mother. He helps daughter to get over her fears from her nightmares she suffered about a burned man named Freddy Krueger.

Filming
New Line Cinemas wants the sequel to be a remake of Dream Warriors so they will have to add some scenes to this film, and make a lot of changes for the film because it's the only idea of keeping the franchise alive in a new start. The studio also adds A Nightmare on Elm Street II's production budget to $40 million, $5 million more than the first film ($35 million). Filming for A Nightmare on Elm Street II took place from April 14, 2012 to July 10, 2012. Platinum Dunes states that production for the sequel will return to Illinois. Platinum Dunes wants the sequel also to take place in the hospital when most patients are being attacked by Freddy Krueger much like the idea that is taken from A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987). The hospital scene took place at the Mercy Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts.

The scene where A Nightmare on Elm Street II took place at a pre-school was taken. They want the film to take place where characters are having dreams at like Brooke. The hallway scene will also be included with Brooke is about to be eaten by a snake. That scene was taken from A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987). A lot of special effects for the snake are being used. The snake will be much darker and more scarier looking than the snake from Dream Warriors. The wanted the film to have a snake scene in the remake because it's the only idea for what they want the film to include next. The junkyard scene will be included into the film like Dream Warriors. The junkyard will be a lot bigger and with a lot of room comparing than the original from Dream Warriors, and also looking foward to return to the set for the third film.

A Nightmare on Elm Street II will be released only in regular screens, not in other formats such as 3D or IMAX. However in 2012, they comfirm that they are currently building an idea that they film will be filmed in IMAX. Although, after the finished filming, they are testing and remodeling the film so that they can easily be released everywhere in regular and IMAX screens due by May 31, 2013, the film's release date.

Marketing
The teaser for the film was released on December 14, 2012 right in front of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. The trailer runs for just 55 seconds. In the trailer, a character Brooke (Kathryn Newton) is seen entering a pre-school. The school now appears to be burned after a fire taking from the first film where Nancy burns down Freddy's secret room causing the entire building to burn down. She enters the school and sees a little girl playing around. As Brooke finally finds her, she heards footsteps and she took her to a hiding spot. Even though she did find a perfect place to hid, it appears that they were inside a secret room and a little girl told Brooke that Freddy is behind her and he attacks her.

Release
A Nightmare on Elm Street II was scheduled to be released in the United States on May 31, 2013. The film will be released in midnight screenings the day before on May 31, 2013 at 12:01 am, an early May 31, 2013 morning. The film will make it's theatrical release in the United Kingdom on June 7, 2013, a week after the US's premiere. Warner Bros. confirms that the film will also be released in IMAX theaters nationwide on May 31, 2013, same day as the film's release.

On January 2013, the film's release date has now moved a month early from May 31, 2013 to April 26, 2013 nationwide for some reasons. It was rumored that the reason why WB moved the film's release date early is because they tried to make the film to be avoid from being attacked at the tight box office results. But the studios denied, stating that they just want to move the release date early because they already finished production already. After it moved, some posters still have th film's original date. However, the posters will rerelease the posters in stores with a new release dates, to avoid confusion.

Sequels
Wes Craven states that three more films will be made, as he planned for rebooting the entire franchise. The third installment will be a remake to 1988 original fourth installment as Newton, Styles and Kingston all signed up to reprise their roles after the sequel. The third film has already confirmed its release date for August 29, 2014. Wesley Strick is currently working on writing a script for the third film. The film is currently entitled A Nightmare on Elm Street III. Director of the film states that three memberes Brooke, Chris and Cleveland will return for the third film as they are now teaming with newcomers to fight against Freddy following the death of their beloved friend, who got killed by Freddy. Bridgit Mendler is aiming to play the role as Alice, the remake of character Alice Johnson.

Two more films in the work are the final two films entitling A Nightmare on Elm Street IV and A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Final Chapter. The fifth film, titling A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Final Chapter will be the final film in the rebooted film series.