News about Robert Englund

Remakes and reboots are almost as old as Hollywood, and some of the best films of all time are redos of earlier attempts. However, the film industry's increasing reliance on established intellectual property (IP) and concerns about financing original stories has resulted in a shift toward increased attention on franchises, which require regular reboots to keep them running. The critically reviled Fantastic Four revival from 2015, which generated less than half of what was expected and ended up being a disaster when factoring in the large advertising and promotion budget.

The head, which was worn by Anthony Daniels in the Star Wars film, is expected to sell for between £500,000 and £1 million in London next month. A bullwhip used by Harrison Ford during Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, as well as a Robert Englund glove during A Nightmare on Elm Street are among the auction block items on sale.

Robert Englund, who is best known for his role as Freddy Kruger in the Nightmare On Elm Street films, has hung up his bladed glove and picked a replacement for him. According to Variety, the 75-year-old actor reflected on his 50-year career in that he said he would not be casting the villain in eight feature films. He claims that in his forthcoming documentary Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story, he says, "I'm too old and fat to play Freddy now." I can't do combat scenes any more than one takes; I have a bad neck and bad back and arthritis in my right wrist. So I have to hang it up, but I would love to comeo.'

Paul Grant's tragic death has reignited curiosity in the furry band of brothers (left) who played Ewoks alongside him. Many of the forgotten stars of the hit film franchise are sweating in hot costumes to produce some of science fiction's most memorable alien races (lower right). The bulk of them are less than four foot tall, but some of them have gone on to appear in major films and TV series (top right).

Robert Englund, the original Freddy Krueger, was nothing like his on-screen character when he was seen running errands in Los Angeles, just a few days before Halloween. Exclusive Nightmare on Elm Street actor Joey was all smiles last Tuesday while driving around town in his vintage convertible Mercedes sports car, as shown by exclusive DailyMail.com photographs. Later that afternoon, he was discovered making a two-hour stop at a recording studio. The veteran character actor was casually dressed in jeans, brown leather boots, and a Lacoste T-shirt. He had a copy of 'The Unfolding,' a conservative satire book published by A.M. Homes.