New ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ Movie in the Works From Paramount (Exclusive) https://t.co/ofOPsWKYwz
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) July 13, 2026
Paramount Pictures has closed a deal for the U.S. rights to the original screenplay of A Nightmare on Elm Street from Wes Craven and will adapt it into a new feature. The U.S. rights are being licensed from the Craven estate, which includes Craven’s widow Iya Labunka and Craven’s son Jonathan Craven.
“We look forward to bringing the world of Wes Craven’s Nightmare on Elm Street to a new and completely engaged generation of fans,” said Labunka in a statement. “We know that Wes would have been thrilled to see how horror is taking its long overdue place in the cultural canon. We can’t wait for all of us to sit together in a dark theatre – around the campfire of today – as the next chapter of the Nightmare story unfolds.”
