A long standing rumor was confirmed – back in 2014. A massive story went under the radar when New Line Cinema’s Bob Shaye revealed to Vulture that Charlie Sheen was in fact originally cast as Heather’s boyfriend in Wes Craven‘s slasher A Nightmare on Elm Street!
“Charlie Sheen was initially cast as Heather’s boyfriend, and he wanted $3,000 a week, which we couldn’t afford,” Shaye explained.
At the time, Sheen had already been working on Red Dawn, which raised his profile. Fate would have its way, however, with the role being passed onto Johnny Depp. Imagine a world in which Depp didn’t break out battling Freddy Krueger… it’s possible he wouldn’t have starred in “21 Jump Street”, not to mention Platoon, Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood and everything thereafter. Crazy.
Thanks to the power of money, Depp was sucked into his bed in the now legendary sequence, although it would have been fun to see Sheen in the same role.
