Kyle Gallner confirmed to join cast of Nightmare on Elm Street

Kyle Gallner is moving from The Haunting in Connecticut to A Nightmare on Elm Street , New Line and Platinum Dune's reboot of the long-running horror franchise, Variety reported. The report confirms news first posted on Bloody-Disgusting . Gallner will play Quentin, one of the lead teens in the movie, which stars Jackie Earle Haley ( Watchmen ) as the iconic child killer Freddy Krueger. Samuel Bayer helms the redo from Wesley Strick's script. Platinum Dunes partners Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form are producing; John Rickard co-produces. Gallner stars Fox Atomic's upcoming comedy thriller Jennifer's Body , penned by Diablo Cody. (link)