Depp began his acting career during his early 20s with the 1984 film ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street,’ but his breakthrough came with the 1987 flick ’21 Jump Street.’

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He appeared alongside Englund in an episode of the Nightmare on Elm Street spinoff series Freddy’s Nightmares in 1989.

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In an interview with Flanagan on the Haunting of Hill House creator pitches what his version of A Nightmare on Elm Street could look like.

Source: https://screenrant.com/nightmare-elm-street-movie-pitch-mike-flanagan-comments/

While A Nightmare on Elm Street does make use of those tropes, it uses the slasher subgenre as a jumping-off point.

Source: https://collider.com/nightmare-on-elm-street-slasher-movie/