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Robert Englund rues not getting to make 'Crusade' with Arnold Schwarzenegger. The 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' icon had been due to star alongside Arnie in the blockbuster from director Paul Verhoeven and rues the fact that financial restrictions prevented it from reaching the big screen. Robert told Dread Central: "I had worked with Arnold Schwarzenegger back in the middle of the 70s. At the height of his stardom, he was supposed to do a movie called 'Crusade' for Paul Verhoeven. "Paul was also at the top of his game and it was perhaps going to be the biggest movie ever made. "My contract bega...
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Robert Englund says Freddy Krueger deserves his place amongst horror icons such as Dracula and The Wolfman. The 76-year-old actor was the name behind the mask who was responsible for bringing to life the scarred supernatural killer in the ‘A Nightmare On Elm Street’ franchise, which started in 1984 with Wes Craven's horror classic. Englund insists Freddy deserves to be treated with the same reverence in pop culture as other classic horror characters such as the two Universal monsters who have frightened audiences in countless movies. Speaking to CBR, he said: “Along with the merchandising, and...
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Robert Englund has accepted the idea that other actors could play Freddy Krueger. The 76-year-old actor is best known for starring as the supernatural serial killer in the ' Nightmare on Elm Street' series but has not appeared in the role since ' Freddy vs. Jason' in 2003 and has now claimed that the successful horror franchise will be remade one day and he "understands" that another actor will have to step into his signature role. He told The Daily Beast: "Here’s my proprietary fix on Freddy. For many years, I didn’t want to wear the makeup in public because we couldn’t light it like we do th...
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Robert Englund is "too old" to play Freddy Krueger again. The horror icon has played the 'Nightmare on Elm Street' serial killer in eight films but argues that his advancing years mean that he is unable to return as the child killer who terrorises his victims through their dreams. Speaking to Variety ahead of the release of the documentary, 'Hollywood Dreams and Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story', the 75-year-old actor said: "I'm too old and thick to play Freddy now. I just can't do fight scenes for more than one take anymore, I've got a bad neck and bad back and arthritis in my right wrist...
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Jason Blum says he “could make” Robert Englund play Freddy Krueger again. The ‘Insidious’ producer believes he could get the ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ actor to come back to the franchise - who most recently played the legendary horror character in a 2018 episode of the ABC sitcom ‘The Goldbergs - as he “can get anyone back” The 53-year-old movie executive told Screen Rant: "I could make him come back. I can get anyone back.” Jason cited his previous success at getting other stars back in reboots of cinema classics while labelling the 75-year-old actor as “young”. He added: "Ellen Burstyn was...
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The house from 'A Nightmare On Elm Street' is up for sale. The property - which can be found at 1428 N Genesee in Los Angeles, despite the film being set in Ohio - was made famous by Wes Craven's 1984 horror classic, and it's on the market for $3.25 million. As reported by Deadline, the two story Dutch colonial home has three bedrooms and four bathrooms - including an en-suite for every bedroom - and walnut floors, plus an "open retro-modern kitchen", a "grand primary suite" and a separate laundry room. The property also also comes with a detached guesthouse with a covered patio, kitchen and d...
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'A Nightmare On Elm Street' star Robert Englund was responsible for Mark Hamill playing Luke Skywalker in 'Star Wars'. When casting took place for the first film in George Lucas' sci-fi saga, 1977's 'Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope', Robert was sharing an apartment with Mark and he told him he thought he should get in contact because he would be perfect for the heroic role. Mark took his roommate's advice and went on to play the Jedi Knight in six movies. Robert - whose most famous screen role is as supernatural killer Freddy Krueger - said: “Mark Hamill was my roommate and I said to him, ‘...
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Robert Englund admits playing Freddy Krueger made him an international star. The 71-year-old actor played the iconic character in 1984's 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' and Robert has confessed that it's transformed his life and his career. Robert - who also starred in the 'V' TV mini-series early in his career - explained: "I was lucky. I had the whole of the 70s playing best friends and sidekicks and then towards the end I was everybody's favourite redneck ... I'd already been established in Holly-weird and knew who I was was. When I did Freddy, it just banged me into international actor overnig...
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