Honestly, what I'm most worried about is whether or not they're gonna take away Freddy's signature sense of humor. One of the things I liked most about him as a character was that he wasn't some stoic dead guy in a mask, but rather that he always seemed like he was having fun.
This is several months old, so some of you probably have watched it, but here's a site that got ahold of the script and spills some things, like how this Freddy lacks the "sardonic wit" of the old Freddy, and barely even has lines:
I would have agreed 100% until I actually saw Haley Jim Herman or whatever the **** his name is in Watchmen & then in this trailer. I like this guy, he's pretty damn good.
I believe he was actually promoting this movie at the FanExpo convention in Toronto... some horror company was sponsoring him so he was able to sign for free. Though a lot of people (including me :sweat went to get Terminator stuff signed instead. He was really cool about it though... he's a nice guy.
I had my doubts until I heard that Jackie Earl Haley was playing Freddy shortly after Watchmen was released and I was seriously impressed thinking "Holy ****, Rorschach is playing Freddy Krueger!" I'm not entirely getting my hopes up, but I've enjoyed most of the major horror remakes so far.
Though this does bring to mind (at least mine) who will be playing Willie in the V remake, as Robert Englund played him too, but that's another topic altogether.