Alien: RomulusdirectorFede Álvarezhas shared his interest in making a slasher movie, and there’s one horror franchise that could use his talents to successfully come back to life. The horror genre has greatly benefited from some ongoing trends, such as reboots and legacy sequels, which have successfully revived some of themost popular horror franchises. Others, however, although they tried to use these trends to their benefit, failed in trying to tell new stories, revive their franchises, and attract the audience’s interest.
Some horror franchises could greatly benefit from these trends, either due to past failures in reviving them or because they deserve one more good story. A director who is no stranger to horror IPs and bringing new stories to them is Fede Álvarez, as he recently did withAlien: Romulus. Now, fresh off its success, Álvarez has shared what he would like to do next in the horror genre, tellingColliderthat he would like to make a “good old slasher”, and though he said he wouldn’t necessarily go for an IP, there’s one that could really use his help.
A Nightmare On Elm Street Is In Need Of A Proper Reboot
One of the most popular horror franchises is Wes Craven’sA Nightmare on Elm Street. It all began in 1984 with the movie of the same name, in which Craven introduced the world to serial killer Freddy Krueger, who has a very specific modus operandi: Krueger haunts his victims in their dreams, and if he kills them there, they die in real life, too. Krueger is motivated by revenge, as he was burned alive by the parents of the kids he killed, and he’s back to terrorize teenagers in the one place their parents can’t protect them.
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A Nightmare on Elm Streetwas a critical and commercial success, and it spawned a franchise with TV shows, novels, comic books, video games, and lots of merch. In film,A Nightmare on Elm Streethas a total of nine movies, including a crossover withFriday the 13thin 2003’sFreddy vs. Jasonand a remake in 2010. As happens with many franchises (not just in horror),not all sequels ofA Nightmare on Elm Streethave matched the quality of the first movie, with the exceptions ofA Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream WarriorsandWes Craven’s New Nightmare.
The remake offered nothing new and couldn’t match the quality (in everything) and scares of the original movie.
Talks about a newA Nightmare on Elm Streetmovie started in 2015, but nothing has come out of it yet. In 2019, it was reported that aNightmare on Elm StreetTV show could be the franchise’s next step, but no more updates have been given. AlthoughNew Nightmarewas a satisfying ending to the movie series, the 2010 remake became a stain on the franchise. The remake offered nothing new and couldn’t match the quality (in everything) and scares of the original movie.A Nightmare on Elm Streetdeserves to end on a high note, making it a great candidate for Álvarez’s slasher movie.
Despite saying that he hasn’t made a slasher movie before, Álvarez directed 2013’sEvil Dead, though he labels it as a “possession” movie.
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Fede Álvarez Has An Interesting History With Horror IPs
Fede Álvarez’s feature-directorial debut was the above-mentionedEvil Dead. Labeled as a sequel and a remake of Sam Raimi’s 1981 movie by some, Álvarez’sEvil Deadtook the audience to a cabin in the woods where Mia (Jane Levy) is staying with her brother and his friends to overcome her substance-use disorder. After finding the Naturom Demonto, they unintentionally unleash a chaotic evil force that takes them one by one.Evil Deadhas a 63% critics score onRotten Tomatoes, though it has been called unoriginaland called out for focusing more on gore than the story itself.
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After writing and directingDon’t Breathe, Álvarez came up with the story for the 2022 reboot ofTexas Chainsaw Massacre, directed by David Blue Garcia.Texas Chainsaw Massacrewasn’t well-received by criticsand has been mostly forgotten since its release.Alien: Romulusis a huge hit forFede Álvarezand his history with horror franchises, and it could keep improving with a good classic slasher likeA Nightmare on Elm Street.
