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Englund As Freddy in ELM STREET Remake?? No Big Shock Here, But...
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The first question that popped to many people's minds (besides "Why?") was: "What about Robert Englund? Will he be Freddy again? He's Freddy..."
Not surprisingly, word is now filtering out that Englund does not appear to be part of the equation.
Shock Till You Drop says...
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.
...in an article you can find HERE.
The idea of someone else as Freddy will certainly ruffle a few feathers. On the other hand...presuming this is a re-launch of the franchise from the ground up (as it appears to be)...it's certainly understandable that they'd re-cast part to a performer without baggage/the weight of pre-association; a cleaner start will come about that way.
But, still, this isn't exactly the same thing as recasting Leatherface, for example. Englund performed his character...Freddy is a defined personality...where as Leatherface more-or-less lumbered along. ELM STREET is a whole different scenario than CHAINSAW; hope these factors are taken into consideration when they're putting this project together.
More on this as more comes in...
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Reader Talkback
cool by BurgerKing | Feb 4th, 2008 09:01:00 AM | k by BurgerKing | Feb 4th, 2008 09:01:50 AM | top 10 by Python | Feb 4th, 2008 09:02:19 AM | ugh by El Cimarron | Feb 4th, 2008 09:02:36 AM | Awesome! by kikuchiyoboy | Feb 4th, 2008 09:04:20 AM | They probably wont even use an
actor by moondoggy2u | Feb 4th, 2008 09:05:59 AM | Bad decision is bad by MetiphisLabs | Feb 4th, 2008 09:06:03 AM | double negative by blacklodgebob | Feb 4th, 2008 09:06:46 AM | Englund by jsm1978 | Feb 4th, 2008 09:07:08 AM | worst news of the day.. by JBouganim1 | Feb 4th, 2008 09:08:15 AM | "Englund does not not appear
to be..." by Mullah Omar | Feb 4th, 2008 09:10:50 AM | Will Kurtzmann and Orci
"write" it? by photoboy | Feb 4th, 2008 09:12:23 AM | If this remake just couldn't
be stopped . . . by Nice Marmot | Feb 4th, 2008 09:15:45 AM | This is some serious bullshit by johnnykool | Feb 4th, 2008 09:17:01 AM | Maybe they'll cast Josh
Hartnett by MetiphisLabs | Feb 4th, 2008 09:17:11 AM | Casting by PunchWasFramed | Feb 4th, 2008 09:17:32 AM | If there is a new Freddy.... by Seany-Wan | Feb 4th, 2008 09:19:48 AM | Who cares? by CuervoJones | Feb 4th, 2008 09:22:51 AM | can't we just come up with NEW
HORROR by nerosday | Feb 4th, 2008 09:30:53 AM | Good call Seany-Wan by Neosamurai85 | Feb 4th, 2008 09:34:34 AM | remakes suck by kwisatzhaderach | Feb 4th, 2008 09:37:11 AM | I still think... by Anna Valerious | Feb 4th, 2008 09:37:55 AM | I agree Seany-Wan by nerosday | Feb 4th, 2008 09:38:54 AM | This is Effing B.S. by TheBladehelm | Feb 4th, 2008 09:43:38 AM | In reply to Nerosday by Pariah74 | Feb 4th, 2008 09:46:28 AM | Merrick, Are You Fucking
Kidding Me? by jub3i | Feb 4th, 2008 09:50:42 AM | I hope the make up is more
like real burns by nerosday | Feb 4th, 2008 09:51:28 AM | Ben Foster would be perfect as
Freddy by FleshMachine | Feb 4th, 2008 09:52:20 AM | Thanks Pariah by nerosday | Feb 4th, 2008 09:53:34 AM | How about Mackenzie Crook? by Gilkuliehe | Feb 4th, 2008 09:57:46 AM | No Ticket For Me by Sithdan | Feb 4th, 2008 09:59:17 AM | Bette Midler by thetwat | Feb 4th, 2008 09:59:21 AM | FREDDY HAS A BEER AND CHEATS
ON HIS WIFE. by Elgyn6655321 | Feb 4th, 2008 09:59:40 AM | Graham McTavish as Freddy by Staldo | Feb 4th, 2008 10:03:11 AM | Problem with Ben Foster... by JBouganim1 | Feb 4th, 2008 10:04:29 AM | cool by ryan74 | Feb 4th, 2008 10:06:25 AM | The question is will Shia La
Beouf be in this ? by A G | Feb 4th, 2008 10:09:41 AM | One, Two by Abominable Snowcone | Feb 4th, 2008 10:12:38 AM | Or Bodger from Bodger and
Badger by thetwat | Feb 4th, 2008 10:13:35 AM | Prequel? by darrenspool | Feb 4th, 2008 10:17:55 AM | Fucken' stop reporting on this
shit by Lost Jarv | Feb 4th, 2008 10:35:27 AM | I went out clubbing with
Bodger once by henrydalton | Feb 4th, 2008 10:36:00 AM | why cant it stay dead? by cloudrider` | Feb 4th, 2008 10:37:28 AM | [With apologies to Ludwig van
Beethoven] by ironic_name | Feb 4th, 2008 10:43:42 AM | I'd like to go out clubbing
bodger by Lost Jarv | Feb 4th, 2008 10:47:27 AM | This is a shite idea for a
remake by dastickboy | Feb 4th, 2008 10:50:36 AM | How is this different than a
new Dracula or Frankenstein? by tonagan | Feb 4th, 2008 10:51:50 AM | One, two Freddys coming for
you...again by The Bandit | Feb 4th, 2008 10:58:10 AM | Uh, redfist... by TJ Donkey Show | Feb 4th, 2008 10:58:43 AM | Jason Biggs for Freddy! by classyfredblassy | Feb 4th, 2008 11:06:44 AM | The problem with Foster... by Mosquito March | Feb 4th, 2008 11:07:11 AM | so in other words you think
the problem with Foster... by FleshMachine | Feb 4th, 2008 11:10:17 AM | Michael Bay's GOTTA EAT !!!! by Se7en | Feb 4th, 2008 11:10:20 AM | People forget by Abominable Snowcone | Feb 4th, 2008 11:11:49 AM | Nightmare on My Street by kafka07 | Feb 4th, 2008 11:13:31 AM | DamnMichaelBay! by DamnMichaelBay | Feb 4th, 2008 11:15:12 AM | DamnYouMichaelBay by DamnMichaelBay | Feb 4th, 2008 11:16:52 AM | Foster hahaha! by MC-909 | Feb 4th, 2008 11:19:30 AM | Fuck it by MC-909 | Feb 4th, 2008 11:20:34 AM | Ben Stiller by MC-909 | Feb 4th, 2008 11:24:17 AM | people actually think this is
scary? by cloudrider` | Feb 4th, 2008 11:24:44 AM | Tom Green by MC-909 | Feb 4th, 2008 11:28:23 AM | Who Cares!? by FILMFUNK | Feb 4th, 2008 11:34:59 AM | I don't think anyone is asking
for a shitty actor by nerosday | Feb 4th, 2008 11:35:21 AM | Good! by Olee Starstone | Feb 4th, 2008 11:38:13 AM | Mysterious Yobo, or...... by nerosday | Feb 4th, 2008 11:41:42 AM | burn victims by ArcadianDS | Feb 4th, 2008 11:44:55 AM | Does Wes Craven need the cash
THIS badly by skimn | Feb 4th, 2008 11:45:12 AM | Ah Photoboy... by critch | Feb 4th, 2008 11:46:40 AM | RAINN WILSON as Freddy by rolo_tony | Feb 4th, 2008 11:46:59 AM | Urban Hip Hop star as new
Freddy by picardsucks | Feb 4th, 2008 11:52:45 AM | I know I was too... lol by nerosday | Feb 4th, 2008 11:53:33 AM | I was mainly looking for a wat
to use the Skippy Line by nerosday | Feb 4th, 2008 11:55:16 AM | Merrick FYI by eXcommunicated | Feb 4th, 2008 11:59:58 AM | Ben Foster by topdolla69 | Feb 4th, 2008 12:00:08 PM | FleshMachine by Mosquito March | Feb 4th, 2008 12:00:26 PM | IAs much as I like Johnny Depp by TheManBehindTheMask | Feb 4th, 2008 12:01:08 PM | Eric Dane as Kreuger 2.0 by Mr. Profit | Feb 4th, 2008 12:01:28 PM | The geeks have spoken! Ben
foster as freddy! by irc-Hollywood | Feb 4th, 2008 12:04:22 PM | Englund will cameo as one of
the victims... by Bill Clay | Feb 4th, 2008 12:04:26 PM | No Englund, no Freddy = FINO. by AllPowerfulWizardOfOz | Feb 4th, 2008 12:07:32 PM | I like that Bill Clay by nerosday | Feb 4th, 2008 12:07:41 PM | Or is it Hans? by nerosday | Feb 4th, 2008 12:08:29 PM | First, stupid idea...this
movie is great by Judge Briggs | Feb 4th, 2008 12:09:03 PM | Edward Norton as Freddy
Krueger! by Pops Freshemeyer | Feb 4th, 2008 12:12:06 PM | Since there's no way to stop
it. by skimn | Feb 4th, 2008 12:13:16 PM | "hope these factors are taken
into consideration" by Vern | Feb 4th, 2008 12:18:27 PM | Michael Wincott by MC-909 | Feb 4th, 2008 12:19:45 PM | ANOESINO by Gilkuliehe | Feb 4th, 2008 12:21:54 PM | Diane Kruger is HOT. by Gilkuliehe | Feb 4th, 2008 12:23:11 PM | I don't know who Ben Foster is by Vern | Feb 4th, 2008 12:28:31 PM | dear platinum dunes - STOP. by fastcars | Feb 4th, 2008 12:32:57 PM | New Forgetting Sarah Marshall
trailer - "red band"(?) by Pennsy | Feb 4th, 2008 12:42:07 PM | another in a long line of high
school newspaper articles by ArcadianDS | Feb 4th, 2008 12:42:10 PM | no effing way by robertplant | Feb 4th, 2008 12:42:54 PM | Süsses aufprallendes Baby
Jesus Geheimnisvolles Yobo by nerosday | Feb 4th, 2008 12:46:23 PM | sorry, had to do it. by nerosday | Feb 4th, 2008 12:47:57 PM | Ben Foster by Hispanic at the Disco | Feb 4th, 2008 12:53:11 PM | substance and Bay don't mix...
could be your answer there. by nerosday | Feb 4th, 2008 12:54:39 PM | substances and Bay... well by nerosday | Feb 4th, 2008 12:55:47 PM | This just in: by Regenhund | Feb 4th, 2008 12:59:49 PM | .... by SebastianHaff | Feb 4th, 2008 01:29:39 PM | Danke Der Langhaarige, mein
Freund. by nerosday | Feb 4th, 2008 01:35:31 PM | I'm done... by dr_john_zoidberg | Feb 4th, 2008 01:42:03 PM | 'New Nightmare 2 -
Real-Freddy's Revenge' by pokadoo | Feb 4th, 2008 01:47:32 PM | It's not the same as Lugosi by Vern | Feb 4th, 2008 01:58:43 PM | F*CK MICHAEL BAY AND NEW LINE. by Redfive! | Feb 4th, 2008 02:04:41 PM | HOLLYWOOD, JUST FUCKING DIE
PLEASE by Ray Gamma | Feb 4th, 2008 02:20:35 PM | bring out the violins by topdolla69 | Feb 4th, 2008 02:35:33 PM | I'm telling you it's gonna be
Hip Hop Freddy by picardsucks | Feb 4th, 2008 02:37:15 PM | Rob Zombie will direct... by Kid Z | Feb 4th, 2008 02:40:51 PM | Part of the blame lies with
the fans... by nerosday | Feb 4th, 2008 02:41:09 PM | fuck i'm old by DtotheP | Feb 4th, 2008 02:44:03 PM | (sigh) by nerosday | Feb 4th, 2008 02:45:59 PM | Art vs. Reboot The Franchise.
Discuss. by www.valiens.com | Feb 4th, 2008 02:47:34 PM | JEtt, your new name is... by Kid Z | Feb 4th, 2008 02:48:13 PM | Zombie will make him look like
a football player by donwillymo | Feb 4th, 2008 02:51:18 PM | They should remake Evil Dead
with Freddie Prinze Jr. by Abin Sur | Feb 4th, 2008 02:52:12 PM | Vern by Knuckleduster | Feb 4th, 2008 02:55:45 PM | D to the P by Abominable Snowcone | Feb 4th, 2008 02:58:33 PM | In all fairness to Platinum
Dunes, though... by Knuckleduster | Feb 4th, 2008 03:00:44 PM | Something to Consider... by rune_spell | Feb 4th, 2008 03:12:55 PM | but is novelty worth it? by nerosday | Feb 4th, 2008 03:15:45 PM | can we have new material
instead? by fireclown | Feb 4th, 2008 03:16:13 PM | FINO by MasterBateman | Feb 4th, 2008 03:16:52 PM | In my own defense... by nerosday | Feb 4th, 2008 03:27:23 PM | Danny Glover as Freddy
Krueger! by Pops Freshemeyer | Feb 4th, 2008 03:28:25 PM | "How about Mackenzie Crook?" by DamnMichaelBay | Feb 4th, 2008 03:30:52 PM | nerosday by Knuckleduster | Feb 4th, 2008 03:31:32 PM | Why not.... by The Dum Guy | Feb 4th, 2008 03:46:15 PM | I'll probably watch it in the
theatres. by Knuckleduster | Feb 4th, 2008 03:47:48 PM | Why not do an Elseworlds
movie? by Pops Freshemeyer | Feb 4th, 2008 03:53:31 PM | No NO No by hallmitchell | Feb 4th, 2008 03:53:46 PM | Yo Bichez I'm goona Smoke yo
ass A'ight!! by picardsucks | Feb 4th, 2008 03:55:23 PM | Directed by Uwe Boll and Paul
W.S. Anderson by picardsucks | Feb 4th, 2008 04:02:14 PM | They're not re-painting the
Mona Lisa, guys... by Flim Springfield | Feb 4th, 2008 04:04:15 PM | Crispin Glover should do it. by 3 Bag Enema | Feb 4th, 2008 04:09:08 PM | I keep saying it. Chucky vs
Leprechaun. by Knuckleduster | Feb 4th, 2008 04:10:22 PM | How about a NEW franchise,
instead of this shit? by ZeroCorpse | Feb 4th, 2008 04:24:37 PM | Only way to do this is by
doing a prequel by voxmortis | Feb 4th, 2008 04:35:08 PM | Sad, sad news... by sonnyfern | Feb 4th, 2008 04:37:05 PM | VERN! here's an idea. by GavinVanDraven | Feb 4th, 2008 04:54:54 PM | So we have to sit through the
origin story again? by I Dunno | Feb 4th, 2008 05:13:57 PM | highly doubt theres anyone by huggerorange | Feb 4th, 2008 05:15:31 PM | Kids...Calm Down... by Cheif Brody | Feb 4th, 2008 05:16:49 PM | I could get behind the
Hellraiser remake by I Dunno | Feb 4th, 2008 05:23:07 PM | This is a tough one... by brokentusk | Feb 4th, 2008 05:56:16 PM | Let Bay know your
displeasure... by TestSubject28 | Feb 4th, 2008 06:09:23 PM | This can't be worse than some
of the sequels. by Rev. Slappy | Feb 4th, 2008 06:13:25 PM | TO QUOTE by Ray Gamma | Feb 4th, 2008 06:14:14 PM | then remake the sequels, leave
the original alone.. by TestSubject28 | Feb 4th, 2008 06:17:01 PM | writers of FVJ? by Bouncy X | Feb 4th, 2008 06:35:24 PM | Ray Gamma...you crack me up... by Cheif Brody | Feb 4th, 2008 06:41:58 PM | Homage.... by Cheif Brody | Feb 4th, 2008 07:07:27 PM | They gonna butcher it
anyway.... by nieman | Feb 4th, 2008 07:23:45 PM | i can almost def. say that
this line will be in this
movie by Kloipy | Feb 4th, 2008 08:05:09 PM | Hugh Jackman as Freddy by Darth_Inedible | Feb 4th, 2008 08:11:04 PM | Why no FvJ2? by vezner2007 | Feb 4th, 2008 08:18:12 PM | Potential directors (for a
reeboot) by Fan180 | Feb 4th, 2008 08:30:38 PM | but Robert Englund's gotta
eat!!! by vaudeville villain | Feb 4th, 2008 09:18:03 PM | I Want a "Spacecamp" Remake by uss cygnus | Feb 4th, 2008 09:33:24 PM | Robert England can't do
autograph shows by skywalkerfamily | Feb 4th, 2008 09:36:22 PM | CRISPIN GLOVER as Freddy
directed by Eli Roth? by Babba-Booey | Feb 4th, 2008 09:48:12 PM | oh hell, who we kiddin'? its
gonna be done by... by Babba-Booey | Feb 4th, 2008 09:49:01 PM | babba fucked up... by Babba-Booey | Feb 4th, 2008 09:50:52 PM | William Shatner for Freddy! by skywalkerfamily | Feb 4th, 2008 09:54:02 PM | Well, they COULD do the classy
thing... by BurnHollywood | Feb 4th, 2008 10:15:31 PM | What Kind of Faggot... by micturatingbenjamin | Feb 4th, 2008 10:25:43 PM | Freddy doesn't wipe his butt by Abominable Snowcone | Feb 4th, 2008 10:58:00 PM | Chappy: Iron Eagle 5 by Abominable Snowcone | Feb 4th, 2008 10:59:15 PM | Crispin Glover in CLOWNY CLOWN
CLOWN by Bill Clay | Feb 5th, 2008 12:03:46 AM | Fuck this shit. by TattooedBillionaire | Feb 5th, 2008 12:04:20 AM | Fan180 by Vern | Feb 5th, 2008 12:48:01 AM | That's what we all said when
Connery left Bond. by chiahead | Feb 5th, 2008 01:03:59 AM | Stop this re-make bullshit! by Jeditemple | Feb 5th, 2008 01:07:47 AM | No matter who they get,
they're just gonna do an
Englund imitati by sonnyfern | Feb 5th, 2008 01:16:58 AM | Hey, what does Mike Myers do
the other 364 by skywalkerfamily | Feb 5th, 2008 02:19:54 AM | This is going to be as bad or
worse than RZ Halloween by reflecto | Feb 5th, 2008 02:36:03 AM | Well they just lost me by NomoredirtyjokespleaseweareYan
ks | Feb 5th, 2008 03:21:55 AM | worst idea, ever, by Lost Jarv | Feb 5th, 2008 03:24:08 AM | This really FUCKING DUMB!!!! by sns | Feb 5th, 2008 03:55:27 AM | Robert Vamped It and Camped It
To Death by 33.3rpm | Feb 5th, 2008 03:59:57 AM | They should cast Groundskeeper
Willie by Aethyrr | Feb 5th, 2008 05:46:01 AM | Killer with Charisma by Abominable Snowcone | Feb 5th, 2008 07:30:27 AM | KILL FOR ME, JESSE! by Abominable Snowcone | Feb 5th, 2008 08:06:22 AM | lisa by ryan74 | Feb 5th, 2008 08:29:15 AM | Sad strange days by ProfGriffin | Feb 5th, 2008 09:39:50 AM | they should update his look a
bit... by vaudeville villain | Feb 5th, 2008 11:37:56 AM | Robert Englund has a beer and
cheats on ... by Boris Baddenov | Feb 5th, 2008 12:34:17 PM | Fuck this I'm going to go read
a book by DOGSOUP | Feb 5th, 2008 03:55:06 PM | My suggestion for Freddy.. by Wookiestick | Feb 5th, 2008 05:33:37 PM | Fuck the Remakes!!! by Sackratte | Feb 6th, 2008 08:19:06 AM | Why remake? by fanboy71 | Feb 6th, 2008 08:37:10 AM | MC-909 RE: Michael Wincott by Elgyn6655321 | Feb 6th, 2008 03:29:11 PM | it is so nice to see Michael
Bay cursed once again by darwinmayflower | Feb 6th, 2008 11:06:37 PM |
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