With legacy sequels all the rage right now, especially in the horror genre, fans have been wondering if A Nightmare on Elm Street might be the next franchise to hop on the trend. If one does get greenlit, Heather Langenkamp has expressed interest in returning as final girl Nancy Thompson.

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of A Nightmare on Elm Street, Langenkamp appeared on the podcast Nightmare on Film Street to discuss her time playing Nancy in the beloved horror series. When asked about the possibility of revisiting her role in a legacy sequel, Langenkamp enthusiastically replied, "God, yes. I mean, of course. She’s a great character. How could you say no?" She added, "I just need somebody to get that off the ground. ... I do think there’s a lot of really great opportunities for new and excellent battles still to come."

Heather Langenkamp Reflects on Nancy's Character Development

Langenkamp first appeared as Nancy Thompson in Wes Craven's 1984 film, A Nightmare on Elm Street, which introduced audiences around the world to Robert Englund's Freddy Krueger. She returned as Nancy in 1987's A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, which featured the character's death. Despite Nancy's passing in Dream Warriors, Langenkamp was brought back for Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994), where she played a fictionalized version of herself contemplating Craven's offer to appear in another A Nightmare on Elm Street sequel.

With her tenure as Nancy spanning a decade, Langenkamp shared how appreciative she was to portray a character that continued to evolve. "We get to see and follow her in a really natural way, through being a teenager here and then being a young adult in Nightmare on Elm Street Part Three, and then being a woman and a mother," she said. "And it’s very rare to have a character who can span that many different experiences, not only for just a woman, but for a person going through so much experience."

Jon Watts Wants to Direct a Nightmare on Elm Street Reboot

There has not been a new Nightmare on Elm Street movie since the 2010 remake, which starred Jackie Earle Haley as Freddy Kreuger and Rooney Mara as Nancy Holbrook. While another installment in the franchise is not currently in the works, that hasn't stopped Spider-Man: No Way Home director Jon Watts from revealing that he would be open to helming the next entry. He recently shared that he "would really, really have to think about" directing a new Nightmare on Elm Street movie, but professed that he loved the franchise and thought there should be more sequels.

Besides Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare and Freddy vs. Jason, all the A Nightmare on Elm Street movies are available to stream on Netflix.

Source: Nightmare on Film Street