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NIGHTMARE ON O’CONNELL STREET
All Blacks centre Rieko Ioane has reportedly signed a deal with Newline Cinema to star in the latest instalment of the Freddy Krueger horror movie franchise.
Nightmare on O’Connell Street will be set on the main street of Dublin, with Ioane taking on the role of the iconic blade-fingered villain, Freddy Krueger. Krueger is known for creeping into the dreams of his terrorised victims, and in this instalment of the horror classic, these will be past and present Irish rugby players.
Ioane led the haka ahead of this morning’s game against the Irish, where the All Blacks managed a gritty 23-13 win. He then followed up on social media by posting an Instagram image of the familiar Joker villain, holding a card with his playing number “13”.
He has previously haunted the Irish on and off the field, sledging former captain Jonny Sexton so mercilessly that he got a mention in his memoir. Then there was the Instagram post of the Cranberries song, Zombie, which includes the lyrics “In your head”.
Ioane would not comment on the movie deal, but is expected to make several cryptic social media posts to get his point across.
There have been no reports of who will play the parts of the Irish players in the film, although it is still in the planning stages. Jonny Sexton will likely not be involved, due to his busy book-writing schedule.
Meanwhile Irish inside centre Bundee Aki has reportedly gone into hiding, after lifting the pillow in his hotel room and finding a joker card with the number “13” written on it.
More to come.
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