Fans of Robert Englund rejoice, as the life and career of screen legend Robert Englund will be explored in the upcoming documentary ICON: The Robert Englund Story. From Dead Mouse Productions and Cult Screenings – the makers of other horror documentaries like You’re So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night and the upcoming Pennywise: The Story of IT – the movie will dive into what makes Englund the icon he is and the legacy he has carved for himself in movie history.
Helping fans to better understand Englund by speaking in the documentary will be several other genre fan favorites as well, such as Friday the 13th series star Kane Hodder. Of course, we all know Englund best for his long-running role as Freddy Krueger in A Nightmare on Elm Street and its subsequent sequels. As his biggest fans will know, however, that franchise is just one part of what makes Englund so legendary, and no stone will be left unturned in ICON.
From the press release:
This documentary will explore who the man behind the mask truly is, charting his early days in TV and Film to his current stratospheric status in the horror universe. Including intimate interviews with friends and colleagues as well as the man himself ICON will answer the fundamental question ‘was playing an iconic movie character a gift or a double-edged sword for such versatile and talented actors?’
With interviews from Robert himself as well as Nightmare on Elm Street alumni and cast and crew of the likes of Urban Legend, 2001 Maniacs, 976-Evil, Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon, Wishmaster, V, Dead and Buried, Phantom of the Opera and many more, ‘ICON’ is truly a celebration of the horror genre classics from the 1980s to present day.
“If anyone deserves this sort of recognition, then its Robert Englund,” says writer, producer, and co-director Gary Smart. “He has been a mainstay of horror cinema for nearly 40-years and without question has risen to the ranks in horror alongside Vincent Price, Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. All of us at Cult Screenings are so excited to be celebrating this icon’s career.”
ICON: The Robert Englund Story will soon be launching a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to fund the production. Look for that campaign to go live on June 1 for 30 days. For now, you can keep up with the project by giving it a like on Facebook and by checking out its official page on IMDb.
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