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Bruce Campbell on what it would take for him to do another EVIL DEAD + more
Hey folks, Harry here... as card carrying members of the BRUCE CAMPBELL FOR EVERY ROLE EVER SOCIETY or the BCFERES (cuz it rolls off the tongue so SMOOTHLY) - Entertainment Weekly contacted us to have this exclusive interview segment up for your enjoyment. And yet, there's still more at the link below covering a great deal of Bruce Campbell awesomeness. So - groove to it baby, groove to it...
Here's the link to the rest: Click Here and here's the blurb about what they're up to:
“Burn Notice” star and B-movie legend Bruce Campbell takes Entertainment Weekly’s Dalton Ross through his storied TV career in an exclusive video series on EW.com. Tuesday’s installments cover “Burn Notice,” “Xena” and “Hercules,” and “Jack of All Trades.” Later this week, Bruce discusses why “Brisco County Jr.” never found a large audience, his near-miss in replacing David Duchovny on “The X-Files,” directing himself in “My Name Is Bruce,” and more.
Personally - YES - GIVE SAM RAIMI $200 MILLION DOLLARS TO MAKE A NEW EVIL DEAD MOVIE!!! YES! YES YES YES YES YES!
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And Bruce is da man. I hope there is another Evil Dead. With clones of Bruce, ala Resident Evil. Kewl!!
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Thus I am contractually first. See how that works?
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Richard Stark might decalred himself sometimes, but that's not what I meant to say.
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OSHA, the EPA, depriving me of "First " status. Is there no end to the man's legacy of evil?
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That was a damn good show. They need to cap it off with a big, unsuccessful movie, like they did with Firefly --> Serenity.
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Rough, unpolished, beautiful. Like a raw diamond.
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That's exactly what I was thinking. That was a great show. I vote for Brisco County Jr. the movie.
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Funny. Scary. Classic Bruce. And amazing work given the rock-bottom budget (I forget what the spit-and-shoestring budget was, but it was cheap). Sam Raimi at his best. To contrast, Darkman was not Raimi at his best. Spiderman III was not Raimi at his best.
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They should bring Dixie Cousins back for it too. I also loved Dixie. She's now playing the hot blonde girl's mom on GOSSIP GIRL.
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I, for one, would love to see Campbell & Raimi & Tapert be given even just a moderate budget to go back and do another Evil Dead movie. It wouldn't need to have a big budget to be a hit, it would be a real new Evil Dead movie, that's all you need, for the freakin love of God.
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... Dalton Ross looks like a young Bruce?
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Don't forget Lord Boulder. That dude probably needs some work anyway.
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I bow to your firstness. While I am a serious competitor in the battle for firsties, I give props when I am beaten fair-and-square on the field of battle. Good show, Richard Stark. Good show.<br><br>Given the real goal is to piss off the people who are so crazy nuts about people posting "First!!!" in the TalkBacks. Heh.
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July 8, 2008, 4:06 p.m. CST
Bruce did great job keeping spidey from snaggletooth
by Freds_Balls_in_a_Mason_Jar
In the theatre for Spidey 2. Spidey should have taken the hint!
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Thre will be another Evil dead I am sure of it! But you will never beat the original, plasticine and all!
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but Groovy news. Groovy.
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The Search for Lord Bowlers.. bowler
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July 8, 2008, 4:11 p.m. CST
Fred think Bruce would not have been good in X-Files
by Freds_Balls_in_a_Mason_Jar
As much as it pains Fred to say, Bruce would have been too funny in role, even if they tried to make Bruce serious. It took Duchovny's sincere belief in role of Fox Mulder to pull it off. Bruce would have been too much of a skeptic wiseacre. Fred not get to write 'wiseacre' too often, so Fred likes when Fred can write wiseacre.
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That would get me to go see that movie.
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July 8, 2008, 4:17 p.m. CST
Just rent a monkey and convince him it flew out of his ass
by Yotz Von Frelnik
That's what he once said needed to happen first.
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Brisco County Jr. versus the Deadites. Oh yeah.
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Can you imagine how ridiculous that character would be on the big screen? *snicker*
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Or Venom, for that matter. And Bruce would make a kick-ass Spirit. That is all.
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HAIL TO THE KING BABY GROOVY PILLOW TALK
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Cause damn...he's sporting the chin and everything.
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Guy named Otto Octavius winds up with eight limbs. Four mechanical arms welded right onto his body. What are the odds?
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and afterwards my wife said "Bruce Campbell should of played the lead." And she is correct.
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the other $180 mil on a fucking awesome release party that results in accidentally setting off Armageddon.
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With Bruce Campbell in the starring role. I'm ready for it.
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1 & 2 were awesome, have never seen Army Of Darkness, even though I need to, it just always looked cheesy compared to the first two. Evil Dead 2 was a bit lighter than 1, but AoD just looked almost like a flat out comedy, and it just didn't appeal to me. Still doesn't really, but one of these days I will get around to seeing it. On a side note, watched Rami's Darkman the other night, still love that movie, I was even Darkman for Halloween one year.
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OH AND BRUCE IS DA MAN!!!!!
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Actually, Evil Dead 2 was more of a remake of the first one than a sequel. And Darkness was pretty much a flat out comedy, or at least it tried to be.
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Campbell needs to lose some weight. He's going to look exactly like William Shatner when he's in his 70s at this weig..I mean rate. Hell, he looks like him shape wise kind of sort of right now. He has millions, so he can afford to get a motivating self trainer. He can can't make an Evil Dead 4 looking like that. Also, the "you can't take all of Sam's toys away" line could be interpreted in so many ways. It's almost like he wants to save his friend from the monster that Spider-man may have created. Give him $12 million and make ED4. Erectile Dysfunction 4: Uptown. If they can make The Grudge remake for $4 million and make it at least spooky, nice looking, and make a shitload of cash then they can do a new ED for even less than what it took to make Army of Darkness. We know Raimi can still work the ol' magic because of the surgery room scene from Spider-man 2. Yeah, it was Sam imitating Sam but what do you think is going to be in a new ED movie? That scene was very ED1 and ED2. Army didn't have a whole lot of that fancy, artsy camera stuff in it. There's also the scene right before Doc Ock and Green Goblin Jr. strike their bargain. That double camera swoop move right before Ock appears is lifted right out of ED2.
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That's what they need to do is a Darkman remake starring Bruce. That's what Raimi originally wanted anyway, but the movie studio hacks wanted a bigger star. That's why they got Liam and Bruce was reduced to a cameo at the end.
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ED2 was not a remake of ED1. The first few minutes (right up to where his woman gets snatched was a RECAP of the events of ED1 minus the rest of the characters). Those first few scene were kind of like a "reimagining" of the first film and then the rest of the story follows that. I'm not sure if this is confirmed (via creator lips) or just a very nice explanation (it has been years since I read it), but this is the version of events I subscribe to. ED2 simply stripped all the characters 'cept Linda (assuming that's her name), tweaks it a bit, and then tells us something new but similar. It gets around the remake problem (think about it, why remake it and think about the times...it wasn't today and the past few years with our remakeitis obsession...this version of events makes perfect sense).
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Good idea. That would be great if executed properly.
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OK, fair enough, I guess. But regardless, the events of part 1 had not happened in part 2. He discovered the Deadites for the first time all over again.
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Would also make sense continuity wise. That was one of his disguises.
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Number 1.
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its been said a million times....the plan was to use footage from part 1 to play catch up but sam didnt have the rights so he refilmed what he needed. budget was already tight so that explains why there's only ash and linda. i mean man, its the age of the internet, the information is and has been out there for years, even i knew this and i'm not even a fan. but alas...i like chocolate.
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Jesus, he's gotten fucking doughy. Still love'im, though.
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Is that released yet?
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Who can resist?
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...better pucker up and kiss mine." <p>Bruce is even cooler than you think...watch this:<p> http://tinyurl.com/63grom
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...if you think Bruce Campbell is fat. Get help.
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just kidding. I like the idea of millions of interweb fanboys reading that headline and having aneurysms.
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Corman, Rob Zombie..and strangely..Faizon Love. <p> http://youtube.com/watch?v=BQBaVM2e4fw&feature=related
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I remember everyone hating Army of Drakness when it came out and even though people have warmed up to it more over the years Im hate the fact of every 4th movie.WHY? ALIEN 4,BATMAN AND ROBIN,SUPERMAN 4,INDY 4 THIS SUMMER,EVERY 4TH CHAPTER IN EVERY HORROR SERIES,JAWS 4...AND WORST OF ALL STAR WARS PHANTOM MENACE.
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You don't need 200 million to make a freakin Evil Dead movie ... Just don't let Sam's brother anywhere near the script
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for a 90 year old guy, he looks damn good...wait till all of you get old...you will all look like harry...without the hot wife
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will rock all of you whiny bitches. Trust me. For those of you pining for ED4, DMTH is going to be the next best Raimi film since those movies (except for Spiderman2).
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like it was announced a few years ago
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I'd love to see a film version of Evil Dead: The Musical (with Bruce and Sam's consent/assistance of course). That way we don't get a crappy remake, we don't get an unnecessary sequel, but we still have low budget fun and Bruce in a cameo role.
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... if they ever decide to make another edition of this series, here's to hoping that they return the filming to Tenessee, North Carolina or to Raimi/Campbell's home state of Michigan. It's sometimes nice when movies have the feeling that comes with a look not associated with southern Cali or NY (even though the differences between distinct regions' wooded areas tend to be somewhat subtle).
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suggesting he'd have been better than fucking Rowdy Roddy Piper in the They Live is silly. They Live is a classic, a film that doesn't need anything. It came out of the middle of Carpenter's golden age.
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1) I started watching Burn Notice because they keep showing it over and over. I actually like it.<p>2) I had to do a math problem in college that was similar to the one the guy is working on at the beginning of that clip. Something about finding the area that mounted video cameras can't see in an art gallery. I HATED that class.
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My Evil Dead 2 Book of the Dead Edition doesn't smell bad anymore. And the interviewer is an idiot. What's "stupid" about encasing a DVD in a prop from the film? It even screams when you poke it in the eye! And the puffy outer "skin" doubles as protection for the finest transfer of Evil Dead 2 ever.
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At least that's what I have heard from the 80s. Personally, I don't see it (I mean I do but it's not really obvious). A good movie is a good movie. And Roddy Piper was awesome in that.
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Period.
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it would even make me like Sam Raimi again
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I guess we all bring our own baggage to a movie.
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...sucks ass. It's true. I love The Evil Dead, but it's still true. What's he done since worth all the adulation? Seriously.
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because of Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness, and Brisco County, Jr. Just like Billy Dee Williams, you only have to be in one or two really awesome pieces to achieve permacool.
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Fred thanks you for advice.
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Holy crap, a video embed on AICN? welcome to the year 2008 aicn webstaff.
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Just saying the title "Darkman 3: Die Darkman Die" is enough to bring an instant smile to my face. Ridiculoid.
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Great title. I want royalties.
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I don't even know what the actors' name is, But BC acts circles around that stiff, emotionless piece of dorkwood.
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which means i'm better than you
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Still completely cocky & womanizing, hits on anything that moves. Do a full comedy aging Justice League movie. Have Billy Bob Thornton as a pissed off alcoholic old Batman and Steve Buscemi as a creepy Green Lantern. Hell, throw Rosie O'Donnel in as a has been Wonder Woman for good measure. Cast someone young and traditional as Superman, have them all get pissed off that he's not aging and continues to be celebrated while they have all been forgotten. Make the whole thing a BubbaHoTep-ish comedy about them trying to take out Superman and staying regular. it'd be horrific, put probably pretty funny
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I think he could pull it off if they ever made the series into movies.
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BRUCE. FOREVER. Hey... got me an idea for a tattoo now...
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... I'm right there with you on Burn Notice. The lead is the reason I don't even bother watching the show, as much as I love Bruce's character.
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July 9, 2008, 12:39 a.m. CST
DEL TORO for EVIL DEAD 4, YOU FUCKIN' KNOW
by Stereotypical Evil Archer
it would be awesome and very monstery.
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Do it Bruce!!!
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Never enough of the Chin. Make the movies and see the green in it. Bring back X-Files to TV and drop him in there like they should've. Just do it.
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Do we really need an Evil Dea movie where the focus is inexplicably on Ash's plucky, sarcastic daughter? Where all the characters speak with the same voice? No thanks.
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Demon babies.
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Abd after slaying all the deadites, Donald Sutherland could possess her hand...the right hand, cause it would be The Chosen One, as opposed to the left. The Unchosen One. Ahhh, the poor lefty never gets picked for all the exciting games.
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they possessed my typing hand!!! Damn you..pass me a chainsaw, stat!
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I thought Evil Dead 1 was too serious and Army of Darkness was too campy. Overall, I like all three, but two was the best mix IMO.
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It's way too late for a decent Evil Dead 4. You fanboys will continue to scream for it until it comes out and ends up like Indy 4. There is no other trilogy that is as consistently great as this one (well, LoTR maybe), and it would be nice if nothing fucked it up.
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Don't do it. I love me some Bruce as much as the next geek, but if you want to see Raimi ruin Evil Dead, do that. <P>Has anyone played "Hail To The King"- it's not a bad Evil Dead 4.
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I second the $200 mill budget!!!
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he has taken lord god bruce name in vain and has mocked him...death to the infidel
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evil dead 2 is often not in video stores so i have seen army and evil dead one. just before i found evil dead 2. now i watch
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July 9, 2008, 4:01 a.m. CST
Army of Darkness came out four years after Last Crusade
by TheNorthlander
something to considder.
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I can't recommend They Live enough - but I'm not going to tell you anything about it - trust me, it's the BEST way to experience this flick! <p> Forget anti-Jew, anti-Republican, anti-whatever - just check it out...
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I bet Rami won't let it go for rights and he does not have time to do anything with it. People clamor for an Evil Dead all the time. Even if they are bad I would still like a whole slew of campy movies as long as we get the Ash attitude. Campbell is not doing anything else worth a shit. Give this property to new directors and let's roll!
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First you want to Kill me, then you want to kiss me...Blow.
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Come on, dig out those bills.
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This is nothing new. Bruce has been saying this for years. He won't do an EVIL DEAD movie without Mr. Bigshot. Raimi's career took off with A SIMPLE PLAN and in a different way (believe me, I hate to even say this as much as I hate the film) FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME and then in a big way SPIDER MAN. If ever at some point, Raimi takes a step back and decides for a goof to revisit his roots and make a no holds barred EVIL DEAD movie, they'll make one. It's always been about Sam. It's his decision. He'd write it, direct it and produce it. It's a given Bruce would be in it if Raimi directed it. I mean come on. He's been in everything else. Him and the Buick.
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Didn't Billy Drago pass away? There's no point in going back without him. As much as Bruce was at his absolute peak with that series, its going nowhere without Drago. you guys obviously are all in your mid to late 20s. Just wait until you hit 45 and your body decides its time to get wide. Its not a question of eating too much McDonalds - its just what happens to the body as you age.<p> Thomas Jefferson costumes and ivory laced corsets.
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that's all we are going to get.
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Just a legend, period, a true deity of Manhood in the Church of Chang
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Now THAT would be a cool cameo! He would definitely be a lot better than Affleck.
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I swear, I have never laughed so much at a film in my life as much as I did when I first saw Bruce go mental in Evil Dead 2. Funniest film ever. Army Of Darkness had some hilarious moments in it too. I pray they will make a fourth film one day. And fuck all the bitches whining about Bruce gaining some weight, we all have . Its called getting older.
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and still can't act. Guy is awful and ONLY gets cast because he is weird looking.
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WAHWAHWAH!!!
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i live 45 minutes from morristown.<p> i make a pilgrimage to whats left of the location every so often. just so i can pine about how far removed i am from anything cool related to filmmaking.<p> what? it's tough being a film fanatic in NE tennessee. how many exclusive test screening do you think come anywhere near me? huh?<p> don't judge me...
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gold. just gold. The best parts are when ash is alone in the house.
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Someone should suggest to Ridley Scott that he should at least give this guy a screen test for the part. I bet you if got the part he would be the best Robin Hood on film ever.
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with the vampires in the background of the restaurant in those interviews????
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I've got 5$ on it, I think there is enough of us. I want my ED4.
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you're an asshole.
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