Production Weekly has recently reported that the upcoming ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ remake is scheduled to start shooting on April 27th, in Chicago.

Here is what Platinum Dunes is expecting, for the two main characters in their remake.

[FREDDY KRUEGER] (40s) The fedora-wearing villain of children’s nightmares. He’’s taunting and vindictive. He’s the last person you want to see in your dreams…

[NANCY] (18) Attractive, interesting, and intriguing. Very smart. Not terribly social. There’s one in every class. The pretty-girl image is not her priority. Getting out of town after graduation is…

You can get more of the casting call details over at Bloody-Disgusting