Although he’s ruled out a return for another movie, horror icon Robert Englund is donning the fedora and razor glove once again as he reprises the role of Freddy Krueger for ‘Mr. Knifey-Hands’, the upcoming Halloween episode of the ABC sitcom The Goldbergs.
Ahead of the episode this coming Wednesday, creator Adam F. Goldberg has explained how he got Englund to return to his signature role for the first time since 2003’s Freddy vs. Jason.
“Convincing Robert Englund to come out of retirement to play Freddy Krueger one last time is a true bucket-list moment for me as a writer. I’ve been a longtime obsessive fan, collecting Freddy artwork and action figures. It took me months to convince Robert to revisit the character. Luckily, his manager Joe Rice is a big Goldbergs fan and helped me convince Robert that the world needed to see Freddy one last time.
“The moment Robert read the scene, I envisioned he recognized that I was a true fan who knew the voice of Freddy. On our first call when we went over the script, I told him ‘of course I knew how to write lines for Freddy. He traumatized me as a child and is burned into my brain!’
“Watching Robert spend four hours getting back into makeup and bringing our script to life was a true dream and by far a highlight of the show for our cast and crew. The story in this episode is actually true — after I saw Elm Street 3, I didn’t sleep for a week and my mom was beside herself and desperate to fix the problem.”
SEE ALSO: Robert Englund discusses unmade Freddy prequel Krueger: The First Kills
You can check out a promo for the episode here…
https://youtu.be/EBJmber-LJk
“Despite Beverly’s wishes, Jackie’s parents allow Adam to watch A Nightmare on Elm Street and a disagreement between the families ensues. But Beverly dreams of facing off with horror icon Freddy Krueger (guest star Robert Englund), which teaches her an important lesson about her son’s relationship with Jackie. Meanwhile, Erica realizes she’s not as popular as she once was as she starts hanging out at William Penn Academy despite the fact she’s no longer a student there.”
‘Mister Knifey-Hands’ will air on Wednesday, October 24th.
