And the director of the 'Elm Street' prequel is...

Pit of Horror is reporting that John McNaughton is in talks to direct the "Nightmare on Elm Street" prequel for New Line.

The movie, which will look at Freddy Krueger's roots, has long been in development. The news came from Englund himself: "I will tell you that John (Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer) McNaughton is tapped to direct. I think it should go the "CSI" route and be sort of like a docu-drama that shows his crimes against the children. Then you cast two of the greatest character actors you can find to play the lawyers that get him off. Then of course it leads up to Freddy being burned alive."