A. Jaye to Write Sequel to A Nightmare on Elm Street
For regular readers of A1 Movie Reviews, you’re no doubt familiar with the work of A. Jaye, one of our talented film critics who happens to live across the pond in the UK. When he’s not busy working on his own site, Thrill Fiction, he’s written a number of reviews for us, and he’s particularly passionate about the horror genre. Here’s a sample:
As you can see from the above reviews, A. Jaye has a critical style that’s all his own, and his writing stands out in an endless sea of hacks looking to become the next Harry Knowles. That’s why I wanted to make specific mention of his latest Thrill Fiction post.
Following his review of the Nightmare on Elm Street reboot, A. Jaye cranked out another post and advanced the theory that only two films really qualify as worthwhile horror remakes: Night of the Living Dead (1990) and The Hills Have Eyes (2006). While he also sang the praises of The Thing (1981), The Fly (1986) and Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), he wisely points out that all these are new works based on previously filmed material.
So with only two true remakes to fawn over, what’s a horror fan to do? Well, if you’re A. Jaye, you’re going to go out and write a script.
That’s right, A. Jaye announced in a post entitled A Nightmare on Elm Street: What About the Sequel that he’ll be putting together a spec script entitled A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Return, which will serve as a remake of the first sequel. He’s set a target date of August 31st to post his first draft of the screenplay online, so be sure to head over to Thrill Fiction and lend your support.
And for those readers with an extra helping of ambition, why not write one yourself? Even if you think it’s horrible, there’s probably a good chance that Michael Bay and the boys at Platinum Dunes will give it a look. For more information on how to do so, take a look at this excellent article titled How to Write a Screenplay.
And with any luck, we’ll be able to bring you more quality movie reviews from A. Jaye in the near future.
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