New Movies in Theaters April 30, 2010

A Nightmare On Elm Street

Release Date: April 30, 2010

Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller

MPAA Rating: R

Studio: New Line Cinema (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Director: Samuel Bayer

Screenwriter: Wesley Strick

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Movie Website: NightmareonElmStreet.com

Actors/Actresses: Jackie Earle Haley, Rooney Mara, Kyle Gallner, Thomas Dekker, Kellan Lutz, Katie Cassidy, Connie Britton

Plot Summary: Jackie Earle Haley (“Watchmen”) will play the new Freddy Krueger in Line Cinema’s relaunch of the “A Nightmare on Elm Street” series. The original “Nightmare” was written and directed by Wes Craven and released in 1984. The new project will keep the high school setting and delve deeper in the psychology of nightmares and Freddy Krueger himself.

Furry Vengeance

Release Date: April 30, 2010

Genre: Comedy, Family

MPAA Rating: PG

Studio: Summit Entertainment

Director: Roger Kumble

Screenwriter: Michael Carnes, Josh Gilbert

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Movie Website: FurryVengeance-movie.com

Actors/Actresses: Brendan Fraser, Brooke Shields, Dick Van Dyke, Ken Jeong, Samantha Bee

Plot Summary: “Furry Vengeance” is a live action family comedy in which an ambitious young real estate developer, Dan Sanders, faces off with a band of angry animals when his new housing subdivision pushes too far into a pristine part of the wilderness. Led by an incredibly clever raccoon, the animals stymie the development and teach our hero about the environmental consequences of man’s encroachment on nature.