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NEW YORK — Robert Englund, the actor who turned Freddy Krueger into a fearsome household name, says he's looking forward to someone else taking a stab at reviving the “Nightmare on Elm Street” franchise.
Englund said it's time for Krueger's razor-fingered glove to permanently pass to another actor.
“I'm too old,” said the 72-year-old. “I know that everything gets remade eventually.”
Englund played Krueger, a murderous villain who stalks his victims through their dreams, in eight films and occasionally on TV. He acknowledges a few years ago he thought he might've had the stamina for one more “Nightmare” movie, but compares the situation to “an athlete who can't get out of bed Monday morning.”
Englund is currently hosting the new Travel Channel series “True Terror with Robert Englund,” airing at 10 p.m. Tuesdays. From screaming headlines about haunted houses to twisted accounts of people being buried alive, Englund digs up these old stories with the help of historians.
LONDON — Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has her first post-royal job: narrating a Disney documentary about elephants.Disney announced Thursday that the duchess, who is married to Britain's Prince Harry, is lending her voice to “Elephant,” to be released April 3 on the Disney+ streaming service. It's one of a series of animal- and nature-themed features released to mark Earth Month.The film follows an elephant family on a 1,000-mile journey across the Kalahari Desert.Harry and Meghan shocked the world in January by announcing that they were quitting as senior royals, relinquishing official duties and seeking financial independence. Since late last year they have been based on Vancouver Island, and will officially end royal duties on March 31.The grandson of Queen Elizabeth II married the American actress Meghan Markle at Windsor Castle in May 2018.
NEW YORK — Rosario Dawson has graced both the big and small screens, in everything from dramas to comedies to Marvel superhero projects, yet she's rarely been cast in a leading role.That has changed with her USA series “ Briarpatch” where she plays fashionable political fixer Allegra Dill, who returns home to her Texas border town following the bombing death of her police officer sister. She's turning over all stones, attempting to solve the murder in the quirky drama, which made its debut last month.“I'm not used to being No. 1 on the call sheet and the few times that I have have been small little indie films that I've produced myself,” said Dawson.
