Originally Posted by
strtfghtr
If they want to make a new Freddy movie they really need to do something different. This could be anything like changing the character of Freddy to someone else entirely. I think they need to break free from the wise-cracking child molester/killer. They could go to something far more serious and dangerous or something more comedic and relatable...but not both. The perfect storm of 80s pop culture and Robert Englund's portrayal have passed and it's not coming back anytime soon. I say let Freddy stay dead, you can still make a movie about a killer invading dreams, but you can't make them like you used to.