Freddy Krueger

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    Robert Englund says he's "too old" to play Freddy Krueger again

    The now 70-year old actor found fame as the wisecracking killer of the Nightmare on Elm Street series.

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    Horror's most terrifying icons: Then and now

    Whatever happened to the biggest horror icons?

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    Kevin Bacon Wants To Play Freddy Krueger In A Nightmare On Elm Street Reboot

    Sometimes a casting rumour is just so right that everyone in Hollywood should really stop what they are doing immediately and make it happen. Kevin Bacon as Freddy Krueger is one such rumour. Because on Friday night she took to Twitter to write, “If A ‘Nightmare On Elm Street’ gets rebooted again can we please somehow get Kevin Bacon as Freddy?

  • NewsBen Bussey

    Johnny Depp Salutes The Late Wes Craven

    Just over two weeks on from the death of legendary horror director Wes Craven, Johnny Depp has at last spoken out on the passing of the man who gave him his big break. 1984′s ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ is notable for many reasons, as the birthplace of one of the enduring horror icons in Robert Englund’s Freddy Krueger, a major launchpad for fledgling mini-studio New Line Cinema, and almost certainly the best film overall of director Craven’s career. The surreal, cerebral slasher gave the futu

  • NewsBen Bussey

    RIP Wes Craven, 1939-2015

    Filmmaker Wes Craven, responsible for several of the most influential horror films ever made, has died aged 76. - Nightmare On Elm Street Reboot Announced - Winona Ryder Confirms Beetlejuice 2 - Friday The 13th TV Series Confirmed Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Craven had a strictly religious upbringing which kept him largely sheltered from movies and popular culture throughout his childhood.  However, he fell so deeply in love with cinema as an adult that he quit a comfortable career as a college hu

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    Nightmare On Elm Street Reboot Make-Up Artist Blasts Film’s CGI Abuse

    The recent announcement of a new, second reboot of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ has prompted reflection on just where the 2010 version went wrong - and most seem to agree one of the key problems was the new-look Freddy Krueger. Studio Warner Bros and production house Platinum Dunes may have picked the right man for the job in Jackie Earle Haley, fresh from his scene-stealing turn as the psychotic Rorschach in ‘Watchmen’ - but the heavily redesigned make-up, clearly intended to make this new take

  • NewsBen Bussey

    Nightmare On Elm Street To Be Rebooted Again

    Yes, it’s been reported that 1980s horror franchise ‘A Nightmare On Elm Street’ is set to be revived once more - with hopes for greater success than the much-maligned 2010 effort. According to The Tracking Board, New Line Cinema plan to completely disregard the existing reboot, which saw Jackie Earle Haley take over from original actor Robert Englund in the role of dream demon Freddy Krueger, and produce “a fresh new take” on the property. Cast, director and producer announcements are all a lo