Found this article in People Magazine this week. I
thought it was really interesting.
On Sept. 9th filming begins on
Freddy Vs. Jason, the long-awaited face-off between two
of horrordom's
bloodiest slashers: A Nightmare on Elm Street's Freddy
Krueger and Friday the 13th's Jason Voorhees
(the showdown is due in theaters next year). Robert
Englund, 53, who has played Freddy in seven films
over 18 years, spoke with Scoop about the scary
business...
Freddy and Jason: Compare and
contrast.
Freddy is
smarter than Jason. Jason's just a big, dumb shark.
Freddy knows your deepest,
darkest secret. He can manipulate you. Freddy is the
nightmare.
So who wins?
I can safely
say that Freddy will get into Jason's head. Jason is
vulnerable because
of Freddy's mind games. But I don't want to give away too
many secrets.
Who's had the higher body
count?
I think
Jason's got a couple more notches on his belt. He's
ruthless. But Freddy's
killed some big names. Johnny Depp [who starred in the
original A Nightmare on Elm
Street] was a great kill.
You've been at this since 1984.
Ever wonder about
your own mortality?
I'm not a kid
anymore. As you get older, it takes longer to heal an
injury.
I've had a double hernia, an Achilles tendon injury and a
bad wrist.
When they start throwing Freddy against a wall, I'm going
to let my stunt
double step in.
Do you worry about being
typecast?
The first
thing my obituary will say is Robert Englund, a.k.a.
Freddy Krueger.
I made peace with that a long time ago. I wouldn't be
able to make other
films if it weren't for Freddy's huge international
success. He's opened doors
for me.
Will Freddy ever get to rest in
peace?
There will
obviously be a time to hang up my claw. I don't want it
to
become Freddy vs. Geritol. But I can still play him a
couple more times.
He's a pretty resilient guy. I'll never say never.
Taken from the September 9th,
2002 issue of People Magazine.
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