A Nightmare On Elm Street (2010 film) is a 2010 American horror film reboot of the Nightmare on Elm Street Franchise and the remake of the original Wes Craven classic A Nightmare on Elm Street. It introduces the new nightmare scenario of Micro-Naps as well as more of the original children of Elm Street targeted for death by the demonic dream stalker Freddy Krueger. The movie is the first to not include Robert Englund in the role as Freddy Krueger. It was written by Eric Heiresser and Directed by music video director Samuel Bayer. It was released on April 30th in the U.S, North America in cinemas, and received very negative reviews from critics and the fans.