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Chuck Russell, director and co-writer of A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors<\/em>, has died.<\/p>\n Dream Warriors<\/em> marked Russell\u2019s feature directorial debut and remains one of the most beloved films in horror and the Nightmare on Elm Street<\/em> franchise. The sequel brought Nancy Thompson back to Elm Street, introduced the Dream Warriors, and helped transform Freddy Krueger into a horror icon.<\/p>\n Russell also directed other films including The Blob<\/em>, The Mask<\/em>, Eraser<\/em> and The Scorpion King<\/em>, but his contribution to the Nightmare on Elm Street<\/em> series will always hold a special place with fans.<\/p>\n Our condolences to Mr. Russell\u2019s family and friends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Chuck Russell, director and co-writer of A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, … Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10229,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[498,3,4],"tags":[11,575,470,84,114,134,577,576,199,226],"class_list":["post-10227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-franchise-discussion","category-general","category-latest-news","tag-a-nightmare-on-elm-street","tag-a-nightmare-on-elm-street-3","tag-chuck-russell","tag-dream-warriors","tag-freddy-krueger","tag-heather-langenkamp","tag-horror-directors","tag-horror-news","tag-new-line-cinema","tag-robert-englund"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t