Robert Englund Details Missed Stranger Things Season 3 Role
Robert Englund goes into more detail about the Stranger Things season 3 role he missed out on. Englund, who is a legend in the horror genre, has racked up over 100 appearances in film and television since his career began back in the 1970s. Out of his impressive list of screen credits, however, he is best known for his portrayal of the supernatural killer Freddy Krueger in the Nightmare on Elm Street series. After the original 1984 horror film, Englund would return to the role for 6 more sequels and in 2003’s crossover with the Friday the 13th series, Freddy vs. Jason.
More recently, Englund joined the cast of Stranger Things season 4, playing the older version of the psychiatric patient Victor Creel. Falsely blamed for the brutal murder of his wife and two children, he pleaded insanity and was incarcerated in the high-security section of Pennhurst Asylum alongside some of the most dangerous patients. As Stranger Things reveals, during his imprisonment, Creel attempted to join his family in death by stabbing himself in the eyes with razor blades, leaving him permanently blind. Creel has been deemed the perfect Stranger Things role for Englund, but as he recently revealed, he could've ended up with a different part in season 3.
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In a recent exclusive interview with Screen Rant, Englund elaborates on the story of how he initially auditioned for a part in Stranger Things season 3. Englund believes he was in consideration for the role of Hawkins’ mayor Larry Kline, which eventually went to Cary Elwes. Check out Englund’s full comments below:
I was up for a role in season three and either, I didn't have a good audition, or I was wrong for the part or they went
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