Wes Craven doesn't ever plan to return to A Nightmare On Elm Street
Now that Wes Craven, original creator of the that film's iconic slasher Freddy Krueger, has returned to Woodsboro for Scream 4, some fans have speculated that he may eventually return to A Nightmare on Elm Street as well somewhere down the line. After all, he did produce a remake of his very own The Last House on the Left.
Well, the answer to that from the man himself is a firm and resounding, "No!"
We recently had the chance to speak with Wes Craven about dragging ol' Ghostface out of the mothballs, and we were forced to pose this question to him: Now that the Nightmare on Elm Street remake has disappointed nearly every fan of Freddy Krueger, do you think you will ever return to that character?
Here is his response:
"No! I have no ownership in it. The original people I did it with are all gone. If you have no control or ownership when it comes to those things, and its being taken over by other people, you tend to lose interest. There are much more creative situations that I can get myself into, rather than a situation where I would be working for someone else who is exploiting something I created. It wouldn't be a very happy situation."
So no new Freddy for the foreseeable future. Sorry, horror fans.
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Jakn
I thought the remake was...er...decent and entertaining.
2 years agoby @jaknFlag
Adam Lawson
The remake was a joke
2 years agoby @adam-lawsonFlag
Ghostman
IMO being a huge Freddy fan, i thought the remake was real faithfull to the original, and I enjoyed it. All it did was twist the story a little and gave it a modern makeover, thats all. But still, the originals are much better
2 years agoby @ghostmanFlag
Rufio
that's less "unwilling" and more bitterness for having his property (whether owned by him legally or not) stripped from him without any respect for his work in that universe. can't say i blame him.
2 years agoby @rufioFlag
Mutant
The first three were great, but the rest of the old series was ruined by humor. I refuse to even watch the remake.
2 years agoby @zenderFlag
thedude-abides
Fully agree, @dan1.
2 years agoby @thedude-abidesFlag
Smitty-werbenjagermanjensen
eh id only wanna see freddy again if they were doin an other freddy vs jason movie but doubt thts gonna happen anytime soon
2 years agoby @Smitty-werbenjagermanjensenFlag
LuxoIII
I guess this is the end of Freddy. RIP
2 years agoby @brady1138Flag
Oregon
reboot?
2 years agoby @oregonFlag
skywise
i would rather he not tarnish his beloved creation. No time for freddy but definatly time for 2 more Scream moves. Now there is some awesome logic.
2 years agoby @skywiseFlag
moviegeek
I hope he doesn't substitute this will eleventy-two more Scream sequels...
2 years agoby @moviegeekFlag
TheDude1
@dan1 You took the words right from my mouth and you are indeed 100 percent correct.
And can anyone tell me how the hell MovieWeb can actually say the remake of NOES was a "financial flop"? The budget was 35 million and it made 115 million dollars. That is a HUGE success. This is pretty much just MovieWeb sucking the dick of Wes Craven.
2 years agoby @thedude1Flag
Buriblazing
Yeah Like my soul to take is a great time spender Wes.
2 years agoby @buriblazingFlag
Dan
The only good Nightmares were the original, and Dream Warriors. Warriors was pretty campy, but it had a fun cast and is a staple of 80's horror and culture. The rest are garbage and continue to be garbage.
2 years agoby @dan1Flag
Nick Soto
The remake was sooo terrible; I was truely disappointed. Platinum Dune's movies are all alike, same look and feel, terrible acting, great iconic characters surrounded by garbage marketed well.
2 years agoby @Nick-SotoFlag
Michael Routt
Good story....only one problem. the end says "So no new Freddy for the foreseeable future. Sorry, horror fans." You should have said with Wes. Watching you Orange :)
2 years agoby @michael-routtFlag
Emmytt
cool i think
2 years agoby @emmyttFlag
slysnide
Way to go Wes!!!
2 years agoby @slysnideFlag
JasonKat
Its simple, Nightmare on elm street 1, 2 and "the final nightmare" were great, the rest should have been str8 to dvd, The remake was good too, just that freddy him self was to short. big dead small body. and on top of his looks, the story was to short and needed more/better deaths. the house wasnt even the same . there was no sign of the dad who was a cop in the 1st film., still a good reboot tho. whoever hates the remake, is old fashion.. admit it, it wasnt the best film but it wasnt the worst.
2 years agoby @jasonkatFlag
SherlockHolmes2009
Good. The remake wasnt too great
2 years agoby @SherlockHolmes2009Flag
Bawnian©-Dexeus
He shouldn't have gone back to Scream in the first place
2 years agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag
Dan
Good, because he's a hack these days.
2 years agoby @dan1Flag
JonSpidey07
the remake never should have happened
I saw it though and thought it was ok
again though Hollywood always finds a chance to ruin an iconic horror film
now Craven has gone into a dark pit, he may succeed again with Scream 4 but it may be longer for him to find new ground to cover
2 years agoby @jonspidey07Flag
Jimthar
every fan of freddy kruger should have been disappointed from nightmare 4 on. he was never the same after that. it became a comedy series, not a horror one. i've been disappointed in this series for 20 years. horror movies need to go back to the days of true originals like carpenter and craven and hooper, instead of this glammy/glossy garbage that comes out nowadays.
2 years agoby @jimtharFlag
J.P.
@brian Yeah, I find that Movieweb is trying to be more and more like ComicBookMovie.com, becoming more CBM focused, everyday but then again the film market is filled with comic book based properties now a days so...
2 years agoby @jptheredskullFlag
MovieWiz001
Yeah! Didn't I tell yah about his fighting? Come on Craven, keep trying to make a new horror idol!! And when the time comes, get a better cast!!
2 years agoby @moviewiz001Flag
Brian
Even though the news is a bummer, I'm glad to see some GOOD horror news on the site! Sick of the Superhero trash rags!
2 years agoby @brianFlag