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 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.