Following the rather considerable amount of hype surrounding the relaunch of Friday the 13th this weekend, it should come as no surprise that there’s a remake of A Nightmare On Elm Street in the queue.

What may come as a surprise, however, is the choice of director: Samuel Bayer.

Name not really ringing a bell?  Well, if you were like me, and grew up in the 90s watching far-too-much MTV, you might recognize his name from the lil' director tag at the beginning and end of each video.

Bayer was responsible for a shit-ton of music videos, including Blind Melon’s “No Rain” and Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit”.  A full list is available on his Wiki page.

Honestly, I think this might not be a terrible choice.  Arguably, Bayer was part of a group who visually defined the NIGHTMARE generation.  Sure, he may not have directed a film of his own yet, but it’s a refreshing change of pace compared to the typical horror-fiends behind the cameras.

The big question left: Who’s gonna play Freddy?  The F13 remake apparently replaced Kane Hodder with a pretty decent new Jason (or so the early reviews indicate), but can anyone replace Robert Englund?

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