On the same day that Dream Warriors hit theaters (February 27, 1987), original Nightmare on Elm Street star John Saxon registered a treatment for an Elm Street prequel entitled How the Nightmare on Elm Street All Began, which was later revised back in 2006.
“This is an original movie Screen Treatment written by John Saxon for his idea of a movie titled, How the Nightmare on Elm Street All Began.
We reported last week that director David F. Sandberg (Annabelle: Creation) wants to reboot Freddy Krueger, although it remains unclear if that project will happen, or if he would even be interested in John Saxon’s intriguing treatment for A Nightmare on Elm Street prequel.
Shortly after Frederick Krueger is murdered, young Nancy Thompson soon starts seeing visions of the killer we will come to know as Freddy Krueger.