A Nightmare on Elm Street’s Robert Englund wants to voice an animated version of Freddy Krueger. As one of the most iconic horror franchises of all time, A Nightmare on Elm Street remains a favorite of countless horror fans around the world. Kicking off in 1984, Wes Craven’s tale of a group of suburban teenagers stalked by a dream-invading killer took horror filmmaking to a new level. The film was made at a time when Craven was hitting a particularly impressive creative streak and establishing himself as one of horror’s most unique voices.
The notoriety of the film’s killer, Freddy Krueger, went on to become such a well-known pop-culture sensation that the mere sight of a razor blade tipped leather glove was enough to instantly identify him. In the years following A Nightmare on Elm Street’s release, Craven returned to direct Robert Englund only one more time as Freddy Krueger, despite the initial film having launched a franchise that spanned six official sequels and a 2010 remake of the original 1984 film. To date, the 72-year-old Englund hasn’t played Krueger since the ultimate battle between the character and Friday the 13th killer Jason Vorhees in 2003’s Freddy vs. Jason.
Although there have been continuous rumors about a return to the role that made him a star in the world of horror, Englund has recently stated that he doesn’t think he’ll ever play Krueger again. This news clearly doesn’t appeal to A Nightmare on Elm Street’s hardcore fanbase, but as things currently stand, there doesn’t seem to be a lot of potential for a new Elm Street film starring Englund. However, as Syfy Wire reported in a recent interview, Englund would be interested in voicing an animated take on Krueger. Said Englund, “Now, if they did a really expensive animated version, a graphic novel animated version, I would love to go do the voice for it. Yeah, that would be fun to do.”
In all fairness, the reality of A Nightmare on Elm Street being turned into either an animated series or film probably isn’t very high. That being said, it certainly would make for a truly original take on the franchise. Horror films don’t typically have a history of becoming animated features, though it’s also worth remembering that the cost of doing such a thing was prohibitively high when many of horror’s most classic films were made. Today, with the advent of Netflix and other subscription streaming services, many original titles have been created out of animated storytelling. Castlevania, though originally a video game, is one such example and has to date been something of a success for Netflix. As far as a feature film goes, however, an animated horror film is very much fresh territory, which arguably makes the concept all the more appealing to many horror fans.
At present time there is no indication that an animated adaptation of A Nightmare on Elm Street is even a possibility. Still, far stranger things have happened in Hollywood, and Englund’s suggestion that he voice an animated version of Freddy Krueger might just be the thing to get the ball rolling on this project. It’s impossible to say what kind of direction a project like this could head in, but one thing is for sure: an animated version of Freddy Krueger could be a dream come true for horror fans.
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Source: Syfy Wire
