Muva nje, ukhuni luka-Elija uqinisekisile ukuvuselela izifiso zayo zokukhiqiza ukuze avuselele i-Franchise "ebusuku emgwaqweni e-Elm Street", kodwa kulokhu wayenethemba lokucela ukusekelwa koRobert Inglund, okuzodingeka abuyele endimeni yedolobhana laseFreddie Kruger. Ngeshwa ngokhuni nabalandeli be-Horror edumile, i-Inglund ayishisi nesifiso sokuvumelana ngesiphakamiso esinjalo. Engxoxweni nezokuzijabulisa masonto onke, umlingisi oneminyaka engama-72 uthe:
Angicabangi ukuthi ngiphinde ngavela kulokhu ukwakheka. Sengivele ngidala ngalokhu. Futhi sengivele ngidlala i-freddie isikhathi eside kakhulu. Ngicabanga ukuthi ukube ngangibandakanyekile kwiphrojekthi efanayo, ibizobizwa ngokuthi "uFreddie ngokumelene neVagra" noma okuthile komoya onjalo.
Kubukeka sengathi uma "ubusuku obusuku ku-Elm Street buzoqalwa kabusha, abakhiqizi kuzofanela bathathe indawo yase-Inglund noma kunjalo, yize umdlali ngokwakhe engezelela uKameo engxenyeni elandelayo ye-Franchise:
Ngiyazi ukuthi izinketho eziningi ezahlukahlukene zibhekwa manje maqondana nokuqhubeka. Ngiyethemba ukuthi abanamalungelo bazokhombisa ukuvuleleka, ngoba kunabaqondisi abaningi abasebasha nababhali bezikrini abaxakeke ngohlobo lwesabekayo futhi bakulungele ukwethula imibono ethokozisayo. Ngingajabula ukubuya. Ngingathanda ukudlala indima encane - ngokwesibonelo, i-psychoanalyst, engakholelwa ukuthi amaphupho amabi angahlangene. Ngicabanga ukuthi kungaba ihlaya elihle kakhulu, elingaba njengabalandeli ukunambitha. Kepha angazi ukuthi abakhiqizi bafuna ukwenza umlando omusha ngokuphelele noma ukuthatha i-prequel noma into enjalo.
Ngokokuqala ngqa, i-Inglund ivele ngesimo sikaFreddie Kruger emuva ngo-1984, lapho ifilimu yasekuqaleni iphuma kwizikrini, kwaqala ekuqaleni kwalo lonke ifranchise. Kusukela lapho, umlingisi udlale umbulali ononya emaphusheni kuwo wonke amafilimu ochungechunge, ngaphandle kokukhumbula kwango-2010.