Robert Englund Recalls Time He Terrified Someone in Public as Freddy
A Nightmare on Elm Street actor Robert Englund recalls a time that he terrified someone in public while dressed as Freddy Krueger. Englund played Krueger over the course of 19 years for a total of 8 films, including Freddy vs. Jason, which was his last appearance as the character in a feature film. He also appeared as the character for the anthology horror series Freddy's Nightmares, which ran for 2 seasons. A Nightmare on Elm Street was created by legendary horror director Wes Craven in 1984, which focused on Krueger, a deranged child killer who is burned alive by vengeful parents and returns as an evil force that kills teenagers in their dreams.
Englund has made a career out of playing Krueger, while still appearing in random projects from time to time and is currently appearing in Strangers Things season 4. A Nightmare on Elm Street was rebooted in 2010 with actor Jackie Earle Haley taking over the iconic role. The film was a dud at the box office, however, which stalled any further sequels, leaving the franchise quiet ever since, with talk of trying another reboot or reinvention coming up from time to time, with actor Elijah Wood expressing interest at one point.
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Having spent a lot of time in make-up for the role of Freddy, Englund recounted a story to The Guardian about a time that he and fellow actors Johnny Depp and Nick Corri left the set of the first film in costume to go to a restaurant, leaving at least one waiter potentially scarred for life. The actor went on to say that he frequently doubted that he wasn't scary anymore as the character and would hide out on set and leer at «unsuspecting» crew members to give them a fright, saying that «a
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