Franchise icon Heather Langenkamp has made it no secret over the years that she’d love to play Nancy Thompson in another A Nightmare on Elm Street movie. Langenkamp of course played the fan favorite role in the original classic as well as sequel Dream Warriors, and she later returned to the franchise for the final time as herself in Wes Craven’s New Nightmare.
Is it time for a legacy sequel, now that’s it been 40 years since the franchise debuted?
Speaking at a recent Q&A event hosted by Nightmare on Film Street, Heather Langenkamp made it clear that her interest in playing the role one more time hasn’t waned over the years.
“In my imagination, I have several legacy sequels happening at the same time,” Langenkamp told the crowd of Elm Street fans. “She’s a great character. How could you say no?”
“I just need somebody to get that off the ground,” Langenkamp adds. “Especially considering Nightmare on Elm Street part 7, Wes Craven’s New Nightmare. I do think there’s a lot of really great opportunities for new and excellent battles still to come.”
Iconic final girls including Laurie Strode, Sidney Prescott, and even Sally Hardesty have been brought back to the screen for legacy sequels in recent years, and seeing Nancy Thompson one final time would seem to be a natural response to that trend. Nancy was of course killed off in Dream Warriors back in the 1980s, but death sure never stopped Laurie Strode.
The big question, of course, is whether or not Robert Englund would agree to play Freddy Krueger again. In recent years, Englund has made it pretty clear that he feels his days of donning the burn makeup are probably behind him, but we’ve learned to never say never when it comes to stuff like this. Would you like to see one final battle between Freddy and Nancy?
Or would you rather the Elm Street franchise return with a fresh approach?
Heather Langenkamp in ‘The Midnight Club’
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