Heather Langenkamp states she would be down to reprise Nancy Thompson for a additional Nightmare on Elm Road if the choice arrived up.

Nancy Thompson continues to be a single of the largest final girls in horror film history. She is also a individual of the most evolved, obtaining a extensive character arc in section since the Nightmare on Elm Avenue franchise essential it and due to the reality her portrayer, Heather Langenkamp, is just that terrific in the portion. But Langenkamp has not portrayed Nancy in a handful of decades (not that the franchise has especially been boiling). So is it time to bring back once again Nancy Thomspon for a complete Nightmare on Elm Street revival? Langenkamp sees no purpose why not.

Displaying up on the Nightmare on Film Street podcast, Heather Langenkamp stated that if she knowledgeable the prospect to reprise Nancy Thompson, she undoubtedly would. “God, undoubtedly. I necessarily imply, of course. She’s a amazing character. How could you say no?. I just want an individual to get that off the floor. Particularly searching at Nightmare on Elm Road Portion 7, Wes Craven’s New Nightmare. I do assume there’s a fantastic deal of actually superb choices for new and amazing battles nevertheless to happen.”

In 1994’s New Nightmare – surprisingly the most contemporary non-crossover or remake in the franchise – Heather Langenkamp finds herself coming encounter to burnt face with Freddy Krueger, who invades the genuine planet to slice and dice strong shoppers of the initial 1984 film. For my revenue, the intelligent, meta New Nightmare ranks in the prime 3 of A Nightmare on Elm Street films, up there with the main and 1987’s Wish Warriors, my choose for the most efficient in the franchise.

On Wish Warriors, Heather Langenkamp purchased the likelihood to flesh out Nancy Thompson even additional, owning sat out 1985’s Freddy’s Revenge. “We get to see and comply with her in a seriously regular way, by getting a teen correct right here and then staying a youthful grownup in Nightmare on Elm Avenue Section three, and then staying a female and a mother. And it is definitely exceptional to have a character who can span that a lot of exceptional experiences, not only for just a female, but for a person going by so substantially sensible encounter.”

With so significantly produced record, Nancy Thompson was presented possibilities that so couple of horror heroines get, with a genuine character arc that sits up there with Laurie Strode and Sidney Prescott. And inspite of so really a handful of entries devoid of Nancy, Langenkamp knows there is usually a location for her, remembering, “Wes usually instructed me that he just actually believed that Nancy and Freddy have been like a device, like two sides of a distinct coin. And he ordinarily appreciated us with every single other, you know, that is why he wrote these scripts, to have us usually battling every single and every single other.” With 30 numerous years to permit the character simmer, I take into account most of us would like to see Heather Langenkamp confront off versus Freddy just a single far additional time.