Robert Englund responds to the NIGHTMARE ON ELM ST. remake

[DerickA]

This is the classiest response ever. He doesn't even mention the fact that he's not going to be Freddy. I guess this helps me make peace with the whole thing.


"It’s a remake! It all came about while I was in Italy working on another film, so now I am back in Hollywood trying to play catch up. All I know is that Michael Bay made an announcement that he is producing the remake of the original. I don’t know if it has Wes Cravens blessing, I presume it does. With the success of Rob Zombies remake of Halloween and Hills Have Eyes remake, The Texas Chainsaw remakes, I like both the originals and the remakes. But of all the films I think The original Nightmare on Elm Street is certainly the scariest possible of the 20th century. Because the nature of the story and the stylized surrealism, the dreamscape that unfolds, if any of these movies are need of a remake with the use of new technologies it would seem that A Nightmare on Elm Street is one of them. It really does beg for the new technology, if you could think about the original with the benefit of CG it wouldn’t be a detriment. I don’t think it would hurt it because it’s such a great story and strong classical myth. I don’t know what that means, is he in overalls because he is a janitor, no more sweater, maybe a tool belt or some sort of creative reinterpretation of the original. There is something sacred about classics, regardless of genre, but there is a time and a place for it, I am certainly not appalled with it. I just hope they have Wes’s Blessing and that trust his story. But they could certainly have fun with the dream, sequences and of course re-interpreting Freddy.

I wouldn’t mind playing a cameo; it would be interesting to see if I could play the dream psychiatrist, I have heard that there is an interesting script regarding a prequel to the original going around. But lets face it I’m not a kid anymore; I have done a variety of films in many genres. I came out of that makeup after 10 years, and after I did a whole bunch of different films I did Freddy vs. Jason and have been real busy since. I could probably don the makeup, but they would certainly need a stunt double for the action stuff. I’m only good for about one take; then I get kind of sore.

If some one like Michael Bay who did the Transformers wants to get involved, he would certainly have a love and respect for it, and he and Wes could talk about all the hot young directors out there right now. I just worked with a great kid Adam Green on Hatchet, and Scott Glosserman on Behind the Mask. These guys are so talented, it would seem to me that of all the films that are getting tweaked Nightmare would lend it self to the new technology. I’m not surprised with the recent success of the later remakes, that A Nightmare on Elm Street is being remade."

[LpF]

This is the classiest response ever. He doesn't even mention the fact that he's not going to be Freddy. I guess this helps me make peace with the whole thing.


"It’s a remake! It all came about while I was in Italy working on another film, so now I am back in Hollywood trying to play catch up. All I know is that Michael Bay made an announcement that he is producing the remake of the original. I don’t know if it has Wes Cravens blessing, I presume it does. With the success of Rob Zombies remake of Halloween and Hills Have Eyes remake, The Texas Chainsaw remakes, I like both the originals and the remakes. But of all the films I think The original Nightmare on Elm Street is certainly the scariest possible of the 20th century. Because the nature of the story and the stylized surrealism, the dreamscape that unfolds, if any of these movies are need of a remake with the use of new technologies it would seem that A Nightmare on Elm Street is one of them. It really does beg for the new technology, if you could think about the original with the benefit of CG it wouldn’t be a detriment. I don’t think it would hurt it because it’s such a great story and strong classical myth. I don’t know what that means, is he in overalls because he is a janitor, no more sweater, maybe a tool belt or some sort of creative reinterpretation of the original. There is something sacred about classics, regardless of genre, but there is a time and a place for it, I am certainly not appalled with it. I just hope they have Wes’s Blessing and that trust his story. But they could certainly have fun with the dream, sequences and of course re-interpreting Freddy.

I wouldn’t mind playing a cameo; it would be interesting to see if I could play the dream psychiatrist, I have heard that there is an interesting script regarding a prequel to the original going around. But lets face it I’m not a kid anymore; I have done a variety of films in many genres. I came out of that makeup after 10 years, and after I did a whole bunch of different films I did Freddy vs. Jason and have been real busy since. I could probably don the makeup, but they would certainly need a stunt double for the action stuff. I’m only good for about one take; then I get kind of sore.

If some one like Michael Bay who did the Transformers wants to get involved, he would certainly have a love and respect for it, and he and Wes could talk about all the hot young directors out there right now. I just worked with a great kid Adam Green on Hatchet, and Scott Glosserman on Behind the Mask. These guys are so talented, it would seem to me that of all the films that are getting tweaked Nightmare would lend it self to the new technology. I’m not surprised with the recent success of the later remakes, that A Nightmare on Elm Street is being remade."

Robert Englund?  More like Redundant Englund!  HA!

[Steve B]

let's read between the lines.

"It’s a remake! It all came about give me a part, give me a part, give me a part, give me a part, give me a part, give me a part, give me a part, give me a part, give me a part, give me a part, give me a part, give me a part, give me a part, give me a part, give me a part, give me a part, give me a part, give me a part, give me a part, give me a part, give me a part, give me a part, give me a part, give me a part, give me a part, give me a part, give me a part, give me a part, give me a part, give me a part, give me a part, give me a part, give me a part, give me a part, the dream, sequences and of course re-interpreting Freddy.

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If some one like Michael Bay who did the give me a part, give me a part, give me a part, give me a part, give me a part, give me a part, give me a part, give me a part, give me a part, give me a part, give me a part, give me a part, give me a part, give me a part, give me a part, give me a part, give me a part,it self to the new technology. I’m not surprised with the recent success of the later remakes, that A Nightmare on Elm Street is being remade."

[Luke Erik]

Freddy will soon be available on MK:

http://kotaku.com/5823604/freddy-kreuger-coming-to-mortal-kombat

[BrianLynch]

Kinda related, watching FREDDY VS JASON on cable and it's bad.  It would have been so easy to make good, but wow.

[Wolfe]

Yeah, it's too bad. I really wanted that one to be great. I was so excited for it. I watched this teaser for it like a million times: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSLGPdpd2d0

[BrianLynch]

Lots of terrible acting and moments that are supposed to be scary and/or cool, but just aren't.

[BrianLynch]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2Rjq19zVEo&feature=related

[DerickA]

I will say the line "That goalie was pissed" hints at a much funner movie.

[Wolfe]

I won a ticket to that Vegas event. I entered some contest and a pass was mailed to me. I mulled over going, since I believe they showed the movie to the audience there a month before it opened, but it was too cost-prohibitive. I probably should have found a way.

[DerickA]

Also, the ending was left off of it, apparently.

[Wolfe]

I wonder when we'll get more Freddy and Jason movies. I'm still shocked that Platinum Dunes never made more. Shocked in a happy way.

[ExpendablesFan]

It's weird they seem to be so stingy about doing sequels cause they definitely don't seem to try very hard to be good when they do make them.

[Luke Erik]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2Rjq19zVEo&feature=related

The security guards not being able to keep a straight face is the best thing about that video.

[Dobbin]

I think the era of evil-magical killers/supervillan-killers with a snappy name is all over. It's all zombies and haunted-house-reality-TV stuff now, right?