subject: New Life Is Brought To The Nightmare Franchise [print this page] The 1984 horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street is not just a classic of the film genre, but has grown to be a classic film of any kind. The film is perhaps the best known work from director Wes Craven, and solidified his reputation as a master of the horror genre. Despite the fact that the first film is critically acclaimed, that does not change the fact that almost every sequel (with the exclusion of Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, and New Nightmare because they were directed by Wes Craven) sucked. However, that did not stop the series from having millions of fans due to the inventiveness required to make each film.
To those not in the know, A Nightmare on Elm Street told the story of a small town that was terrorized by a child killer (and later on revealed by Wes Craven to be a child molester) named Freddy Krueger who, after being acquitted for the murders of over twenty children due to a technicality, is burned alive by an angry mob. However, Freddy has managed to return to terrorize children by invading their dreams, using their worst fears against them.
Freddy was played by character actor Robert Englund for nearly twenty years, appearing in the six main Nightmare on Elm Street movies, New Nightmare, and the crossover movie Freddy vs. Jason. However, with the remake on the horizon, Englund has been very gracious, and even thankful, that he has been replaced by acclaimed actor Jackie Earl Hailey. Englund has stated that he is getting a little long in the tooth to wear the sweater, hat, and clawed glove. The new film, which opens on April 30th, sets to put some new creative spin on the character, suggesting that Krueger was wrongfully accused of the murders and was innocent when he was burned. This is an interesting idea, though nobody knows for sure whether or not this will ring true in the remake.
With Freddy back in the spotlight, however, it begs the question of whether or not this will reinvigorate the franchise and bring it back to prominence or not. If the new film does well, then it is almost certain that a sequel will be greenlit, but lately attempts at relaunching horror franchises have not faired well at all, especially Rob Zombie's remakes of the Halloween franchise. However, many fans are hoping that this is indeed the return of one of the most iconic horror characters in movie history.
by: Cid Snow
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