Robert Englund says he is done playing Freddy Krueger.

[KingsOfKings]

Freddy Krueger Actor Robert Englund on His 50-Year Career, Why He Won’t Play Freddy Anymore and Who Should Portray the ‘Elm Street’ Villain Next

Robert Englund starred in one of the most revered science fiction series of all time; he’s directed films; voiced video game characters; and acted in scores of movies and shows. But he’s aware that…

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“You’d have to deal with technology and culture,” he says. “For instance, if one of the girls was an influencer, it would be interesting for Freddy to somehow haunt her subconscious and manifest himself, perhaps exploit everybody that followed her.”


Would he be willing to put on the fedora again for the right script? “I’m too old and thick to play Freddy now,” Englund says. “I just can’t do fight scenes for more than one take anymore, I’ve got a bad neck and bad back and arthritis in my right wrist. So I have to hang it up, but I would love to cameo.”

 

[Deltron]

Well he is like almost 80

 

[feelosofer]

To be fair he has been Freddy for the most part for close to 40 years.

He's earned his flowers.

 

[MenacingMonk]

I thought Rorschach was passable in the remake.

 

[rabbid]

why'd they even ask him, he hasnt been freddy since the 2000s i thought... guess they watched indiana jones and started going thru the list.