Bruce Campbell Is Hiding Somewhere In Evil Dead Rise: ‘First Person Who Finds Him, I’ll Give You $50’ – Exclusive

throughout the original evil Dead trilogy, director Sam Raimi subjected his friend Bruce Campbell to all sorts of suffering on screen: he sent his Ash Williams into the woods where he allegedly lost limbs, loved ones and battled hordes of mischievous and evil spirits. But while Ash’s story continued on TV in a horror comedy series ashes against dead evilthe cinematic side of the evil Dead saga – first, reboot by Fede Álvarez in 2013 evil Deadand now new movie resurrection of the wicked dead from director Lee Cronin, departed from Campbell’s Ash, instead introducing new groups of characters to take on the Deadites.

Even if Alvarez evil Dead included a brief post-credits cameo by Ash, resurrection of the wicked dead Ash won’t be there, Cronin confirms. But that doesn’t mean Campbell isn’t in the film, if you look closely. “It seemed that in order to move the franchise to a new place and unlock the universe’s potential for greater storytelling, it needed to break free. [of Ash]said Cronin. Empire in a new important joint interview with the legendary Raimi. “But Bruce is hidden somewhere in the film. Bruce has a small presence in the film. First person who finds out and tweets me, I’m going to give them $50.” Keep your eyes and ears peeled, folks. (Maybe literally, since he’s at evil Dead movie.)

For Cronin, the true way to honor Raimi and Campbell’s legacy evil Dead the trilogy was to continue in his mind, but not with his literal characters. “One of the things I knew was that this film had to have energy,” says the director. “We’re coming off a successful run for horror, where many films have toyed with the existential as their main focus. how can i see the evil Dead cinema is [as] a good time to eat popcorn. bring it back to dead evil iiIf there’s one thing I would think about, it would be the relentless creativity of this film, to refresh the experience as it goes along.” Get ready for the ultimate grueling horror experience of your own.

Light EmpireThe full interview with Sam Raimi and Lee Cronin, talking about the creation of resurrection of the wicked deadthe legacy of dead evil iiand what exactly makes a evil Dead movie – in the next Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse issue, on sale Thursday 16 March. become a Empire member now to access the full issue on release day, or pre-order the number online now here. resurrection of the wicked dead hits UK cinemas from 21st April.