{"id":987887,"date":"2026-01-07T06:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T06:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/1851662572"},"modified":"2026-01-07T06:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T06:00:18","slug":"robert-englund-says-hes-too-old-to-play-freddy-krueger-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/robert-englund-says-hes-too-old-to-play-freddy-krueger-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Englund Says He&#8217;s Too Old To Play Freddy Krueger Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/robert-englund-says-hes-too-old-to-play-freddy-krueger-again.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link\" href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/games\/a-nightmare-on-elm-street?_gl=1*5jtafs*_ga*MzQzNjkwNDM2LjE2NDY2NjQ1NzQ.*_ga_V4QNJTT5L0*MTcyNzgxNDgxNy4yMDMuMS4xNzI3ODE1NDI3LjYwLjAuMA..\">1984&#8217;s A Nightmare on Elm Street<\/a> introduced the world to a new slasher icon: Freddy Krueger. The burned-up child murderer with a razor glove who hunts kids in their sleep to kill them was played by <a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link\" href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com.au\/2023\/10\/10-killer-robert-englund-horror-roles-beyond-nightmare-on-elm-street\/\">Robert Englund in eight films<\/a> and a TV series. And while many might wish he would return to the role following 2010&#8217;s\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/freddy-krueger-englund-nightmare-elm-street-sequel-1851662572\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/freddy-krueger-englund-nightmare-elm-street-sequel-1851662572\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1984&#8217;s A Nightmare on Elm Street introduced the world to a new slasher icon: Freddy Krueger. The burned-up child murderer with a razor glove who hunts kids in their sleep to kill them was played by Robert Englund in eight films and a TV series. 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