When word came out last week the Michael Bay’s company was planning on remaking the classic horror film “A Nightmare On Elm Street” there was come cautious optimism going around because word was that Robert Englund may come back to reprise his role as Freddy Krueger for the project.
However, it seems those rumors have been quickly shot down according to ShockTillYouDrop:
A number of industry sources recently phoned in to shed some light on the early discussions going on behind-the-scenes regarding “Nightmare”…and none of them include Englund starring as Krueger. The franchise facelift includes discovering a new actor to polish up the finger knives and play the iconographic dream role Englund has practically made his second skin since ’84.
Disheartening news for the fans, maybe, but rumor has it Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes is taking “Nightmare” back to square one…as in fresh start, hitting the reset button, making it their own (think “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” ’03 and Friday the 13th ’09). Because of this decision, they’d like to find another actor to carry the new Krueger into future films.
I’ve got mixed feelings about this one. On the one hand, Robert Englund has been Freddy Krueger to me for over 20 years, and it’s nigh impossible for me to envision someone else wielding the immortal glove of blades. HOWEVER…
If it indeed is a NEW Nightmare, then I can totally see where they’re coming from with wanting a new face to make the character his own. This does make sense to me, and although this won’t be a popular thing to say… it’s probably the right decision if you’re going to make a remake at all.
