April 23, 2009 The new Nancy is announced for "A Nightmare on Elm Street 2010" -- plus new images from Rob Zombie's "H2" and confirmation of where the trailer will debut tomorrow. ... Here's the latest from the world of horror movie remakes.

First off, Rooney Mara, of "Urban Legends: Bloody Mary" fame (wow, that was a bad movie), will take over Heather Langenkamp's role as Nancy in the "Nightmare on Elm Street" remake from Platinum Dunes, striking theaters a year from now, April 16, 2010.

Directed by Samuel Bayer, the film stars Jackie Earle Haley as a "serious" Freddy Krueger who doesn't make wisecracks.



Meanwhile, here are the latest pics I know of for "H2: Halloween 2" striking theaters this August:







And it has been confirmed that the trailer for Rob Zombie's sequel will hit Yahoo! Movies on Friday (that would be tomorrow).

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