Robert Englund will no longer play legendary character Freddy Krueger Nightmare on Elm Street horror film series.
Robert Englund will no longer play legendary character Freddy Krueger Nightmare on Elm Street horror film series.
Englund first played the legendary child killer in the 1984 slasher A Nightmare on Elm Street. He went on to play the character in seven Nightmare films and then in a Friday the 13th crossover spin-off called Freddy vs. Jason. He has also portrayed the character in a few television series, most recently in a 2018 episode of The Goldbergs.
With the film rights reverting to Wes Craven’s estate after the poorly received 2010 remake, some might wish to see Englund return to his famous character. However, Englund is no longer interested in playing the character in a feature-length film, Nightmare on Elm Street.
“I was in my fifties and Freddy vs. Jason was a big challenge for me,” says Englund insiderHe noted that he “still did a lot of my stunts.” He continues, “But I kind of knew I didn’t have a lot of stunt work left in me, nor a lot of takes to embody it. And my upper body had changed and my face was getting older, but it doesn’t matter because I’m wearing all this shit – this makeup. But my upper body… your weight shifts and you get fatter as you get older. And somehow I lost Freddy’s silhouette.”
Englund says he “may have had a Freddy or two in me from 2005 to 2010, but I don’t do that anymore.” I’d be honored if they might invite me to do a cameo.”
Will there be more movies in the Nightmare on Elm Street series?
Nothing is known about the next film in the series.