Despite the success of the first A Nightmare on Elm
Street, New Line Cinema didn't walk away with a very big piece
of the proverbial pie. They did, however, hold sole ownership over
something that was potentially a lot more valuable - a franchisable
character.
They rushed A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's
Revenge...
When the filmmakers behind Species needed a creature
that had to be as sexy as it was scary, H.R. Giger's name
understandably shot to the top of their list. His Academy
Award-winning work on Alien was exactly the aesthetic they
were chasing. As the project evolved, however, Giger realized that
there was perhaps too...
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