“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,” Englund revealed.
“I’m too old and thick to play Freddy now,” Englund explained. “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.”
“Elm Street” premiered in 1984. Englund played Freddy in eight “Elm Street” films — the last one beingRobert Englund plays Freddy Krueger in “A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master” in 1988.Jackie Earle Haley was cast as Freddy for the 2010 “Elm Street” remake. The movie was a financial success, but didn’t resonate in the same way with fans, Englund believes, because Freddy was a child molester instead of a killer.
As for who should play Freddy, Englund said he finds a fan’s suggestion of Kevin Bacon, 64, to be “interesting.” “I know he respects the genre, and he’s such a fine physical actor,” Englund praised. “I think that in the silences and in the way Kevin moves — it would be interesting.”Englund does not think he is an icon, but believes his character, Freddy, is.“I know who icons are,” he told the outlet. “I’m not an icon. Maybe Freddy Krueger is, but I’m not. I’m just a character actor, a utility actor who’s been very lucky.”with The Post, Englund reflected on his long-running role.
Englund laughed at the time about slipping back into the costume: “Well, I put on weight; I’m a little barrel-chested now … I said, ‘You guys, I’m old, but not old enough that I have to wear Spanx yet!'”
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