It seems that Jackie Earle Haley has signed on for the long haul with his new Freddy Krueger portrayal. According to Bloody-Disgusting, Jackie Earle Haley has signed on to play Freddy Krueger in not just one but three ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ films.

While Platinum Dunes is winding down on their reboot of A Nightmare on Elm Street, we caught up with your brand new Freddy Krueger, Jackie Earle Haley, who tells Bloody-Disgusting exclusively that he’s signed on to return for more razor-glove teen terrorizing. “Two more,” prompting us to confirm, “So, three total?” Haley smiles, displaying three fingers, “yeah.”

Principal photography on the first A Nightmare on Elm Street is wrapping up in Chicago, with a release date set for April 16, 2010.

[Source] B-D