Kyle Gallner moves to 'A Nightmare on Elm Street'

Kyle Gallner, who actually pulled off a rather decent performance in the completely unnecessary horror thriller "The Haunting in Connecticut," will join the cast of New Line Cinema's "A Nightmare on Elm Street" reboot.

As I'm sure you've read or heard by now, Jackie Earle Haley, who recently played Rorschach in Zack Snyder's "Watchmen" will play bad boy Freddy Krueger, the famous killer who slips into the dreams of teenagers.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Gallner will portray a teen who hosts a high school podcast and ends up being one of Krueger's victims. The film will be directed by Samuel Bayer ("Fiasco Heights")

Gallner's credits also include "CSI: NY," "Veronica Mars" and "The Shield." He will also soon be seen in "Cherry" and the Diabo Cody-scripted horror flick "Jennifer's Body."