Nightmare on Elm Street star Robert Englund recently spoke with Florida Today about all of his past experiences with the classic Freddy Krueger franchise.
One of his responses that really stood out, however, came when the interviewer asked Englund what he’d do for a sequel.
“If I was in control of my own Nightmare on Elm Street movie I have an idea I would have liked to see,” said Englund.
I thought it would be great if the children of previous victims, or just kids who grew up hearing stories about Freddy Krueger, were each haunted by their own version of Freddy Krueger. Kids who grew up hearing stories about this Freddy Krueger guy and the awful things he did envisioned him in their own way, and that is the version that begins to haunt them.”
“Some people may picture him as stout, another might envision him as tall and thin, another with a different hat, or a different sweater,” he continued.
He could have different gloves, or even a glove with small razor blades as referred to in the first movie. It would be neat to see very different interpretations of Freddy Krueger based on the child’s vision of who or what Freddy was to them. After all, each person’s subconscious would picture him in a totally different way.”
This is definitely an interesting concept and I’d like to see it. They could even use it to fit in some cameos, perhaps allow both Englund and Haley to return to the role for a few seconds, while allowing other actors to play as Freddy as well.
Source: Florida Today