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Post by shannondegroot on Apr 16, 2020 11:19:34 GMT
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Post by masterofallgoons on Apr 16, 2020 14:33:09 GMT
He did. I forgot why that fell through, but I always thought that makeup test looked pretty good. It was a lot more subtle and less monstrous. It would have worked if the movie had a different tone. Can't complain about the super evil version we go though.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Apr 16, 2020 22:25:42 GMT
Would have been interesting. Prpobably never would have gone down the comedy route. But I'm happy with Englund.
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Post by Prime etc. on Apr 16, 2020 22:50:23 GMT
I remember hearing that.
I think it would have been weird (funny enough--Englund trained in England).
I think having him speak with a non American accent would have been unnecessarily exotic.
Plus Englund is skinnier and for the time--having a skinny serial killer spirit worked better.
Plus Warner was already associated with some horror parts--Jack the Ripper, Tron....
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Post by Captain Spencer on Apr 17, 2020 1:47:18 GMT
I was not aware of that. Warner is a fine actor who has been in some great movies (like Straw Dogs and The Omen), but in the end I think Robert Englund was the better choice.
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Post by petrolino on May 13, 2020 18:53:07 GMT
Yes, I heard him speak of his admiration for David Warner as an actor on more than one occasion.
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Post by politicidal on May 17, 2020 21:45:39 GMT
Having finally seen the first one a short time ago, he wouldn't have worked. I like Warner but the quippy take that Englund did was more ideal.
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on May 27, 2020 11:25:51 GMT
David Warner is a fine actor, but Robert Englund is so iconic now that it wouldn't matter if they offered it to Sir Laurence Olivier, Englund is Freddy forever!
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Post by Captain Spencer on May 27, 2020 18:58:16 GMT
David Warner is a fine actor, but Robert Englund is so iconic now that it wouldn't matter if they offered it to Sir Laurence Olivier, Englund is Freddy forever! Well said!
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Post by simest on Jun 3, 2020 19:01:18 GMT
I'm happy with Englund too but Warner would have been terrific also I'd say. I base this on his wonderfully psychotic performance as Jack the Ripper (effectively Freddy Kruger) in Time After Time.
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Post by masterofallgoons on Jun 4, 2020 13:27:33 GMT
I'm happy with Englund too but Warner would have been terrific also I'd say. I base this on his wonderfully psychotic performance as Jack the Ripper (effectively Freddy Kruger) in Time After Time. Yeah, I wondered if that performance is what gave Craven that casting idea. It's certainly still way understated compared to the Freddy Krueger we came to know, but he's having a lot of fun being evil and that's still kind of the same idea. I think he would have been a bit darker and more brooding and mysterious, but still reveled in the sadism, so I'm guessing that Time After Time was what inspired that casting choice. |
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Post by OffTheBoatPsycho on Jun 6, 2020 3:26:56 GMT
I'm happy with Englund too but Warner would have been terrific also I'd say. I base this on his wonderfully psychotic performance as Jack the Ripper (effectively Freddy Kruger) in Time After Time. Time After Time a great movie. One of those films that seems forgotten or you don't hear about too much if you know what I mean. A good one to recommend to people. |
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Post by quagsjonny on Jun 8, 2020 6:56:55 GMT
I think we all love Englund, but he did come in as a wild card. I loved the Harris books before I saw the original Red Dragon, which I still enjoy. Casting Hopkins in Silence was not a risk.
I think Englund did great with Kreuger in the first 4-5 films. The remake confirmed it. Why? watch the originals. Why remake good films?
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