When you think of iconic horror movie actors, you think of names like Boris Karloff, Christopher Lee, Jamie Lee Curtis… and Robert Englund. The man responsible for bringing slasher icon Freddy Krueger into our nightmares will now share an honor with these other horror legends. Englund has announced via Twitter who will finally receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The beloved actor will receive his star at a ceremony sometime in 2025.
Robert Englund became a household name playing the dream stalker in Wes Craven's original A Nightmare on Elm Street. A film that turns forty this year. However, he has a long and storied career outside of Freddy. As detailed in the documentary about his life, Hollywood dreams and nightmares, was a character actor for years. Long before his breakout role in the sci-fi miniseries v. A year later v, Craven cast him as deranged serial killer Fred Krueger. This was the role that defined his career, a role that he would play in six sequels and the crossover Freddy vs. Jason. He also starred in films like The Phantom of the Opera, Hatchetand most recently, in the fourth season of Strange things.
It will be yours Carrer de l'Om co-star Heather Langenkamp, who played Nancy Thompson, gave her the honor? We hope it does. Perhaps it would finally facilitate an on-screen legacy sequel meeting between the two. There have been so many legacy sequels to horror classics like halloween the exorcist and others in recent years. Fans have been clamoring ever since a “once more” visit to Springwood for Robert Englund, especially after the less than beloved A remake of Nightmare on Elm Street of 2009. In any case, we are delighted that Robert Englund finally has his flowers.
