Kutshanje, ii-Elaya zakuqinisekisa ukuveliswa kwamabhongo ayo ukuze ivuselele i-franchise "yobusuku obusebusuku kwi-Elm Street", kodwa ngenxa yoko wayenethemba lokufumana inkxaso kaRobert InglDlund, eya kuthi ibuyele kwindima yelali iFreddie Kruger. Ngelishwa ngeenkuni kunye nabalandeli bento eyoyikisayo, i-Inglund ayitshisi ngomnqweno wokuvumelana ngesicelo esinjalo. Kudliwanondlebe nolonwabo lweveki, umntu oneminyaka engama-72 wathi:
Andicingi ukuba ndiphinde ndavela kule ndlela. Sele ndimdala ngale nto. Kwaye sele ndidlala iFreddie ixesha elide. Ndicinga ukuba ndibandakanyekile kwiprojekthi efanayo, yayiya kubizwa ngokuba ngu "Freddie nxamnye ne-viagra" okanye into yomoya onjalo.
Kubonakala ngathi ukuba "ubusuku kwi-Elm Street iya kuqaliswa kwakhona, abavelisi kuya kufuneka bathathe indawo ye-Inluat, nangona i-Actor ngokwayo yongeza ukuba ayichasene ne-frickise:
Ndiyazi ukuba iindlela ezininzi ezahlukeneyo zithathelwa ingqalelo ngoku malunga nokuqhubeka nokuqhubeka. Ndiyathemba ukuba abanini malungelo baya kubonisa ukuvuleleka, kuba baninzi abalawuli abaselula nabahlolisisi bolondolozo abaxakekileyo ngohlobo oloyikisayo kwaye bakulungele ukubonelela ngemibono enomdla. Ndingavuya ukubuya. Ndingathanda ukudlala indima encinci - umzekelo, i-pschoanalyst, engakholelwa ukuba ubusuku bunokuba luhlangane. Ndicinga ukuba kuya kuba yinto ehlekisayo, eya kuba ngabalandeli ukunambitha. Kodwa andazi ukuba abavelisi bafuna ukwenza imbali entsha ngokupheleleyo okanye ithathe inyathelo okanye into enjalo.
Okwesihlandlo sokuqala, u-Inglund wavela ngendlela kaFreddie Kruger emva kowe-1984, xa ifilimu yentsusa iphuma kwizikrini, eyaqala ukuqala kweFreechise. Ukusukela ngoko, umlingisi wadlala umthengisi ongumqhinga ophuma kumaphupha kuzo zonke iifilimu zothotho, ngaphandle kokuchazwa ngo-2010.