>”I’ve participated in everything that I can, and it’s a process that Rob [Tapert] and Sam [Raimi] are way better suited for. They dove into the studio system very early. They know executives’ names. They know the power plays. They know it all, and it was always kind of foreign to me … Whenever I’d meet these [executives] or see them on an elevator, I had never had anything to say to them. I was just so detached from it. There are a lot of processes that I don’t care for as a filmmaker.“
>”We had a meeting a couple of years ago and the French director [Sébastien Vanicek] of Evil Dead Burn was there to experience his first script development meeting. He turned in a 10-page treatment to say, “Here’s my rough idea. Here’s what I’m thinking, A to Z’ and I think he got 20 pages of notes back. That’s when I said to myself. ‘You guys got this. I think you guys got this.’ I got tired of arguing points with someone who’s 26 years old about story and structure, and all that sort of stuff, and what matters and what doesn’t matter. So, I just found out it’s way better to just step back. I’m partners with the guys. Nothing else has changed. I just told them, ‘Guys. I’m actually doing my own thing now, and it takes a lot of time and attention. If I can get fewer emails for approvals not clogging my timeline, that’s good for me at this point.“
Relative-Freedom-295 on
Bruce Campbell is a real one.
Wishing him the best with his current situation.
BitchyWaiter_OG on
He’s been tortured by Sam Rami enough!
AllTheReservations on
Despite it ending on a cliffhanger, I think Ash vs Evil Dead was a perfect end for Ash’s character. I even think the final tease was a really good note to say goodbye to him on (with the idea that his fight against evil could literally never end, but that he’s finally seen as a hero). Plus the darker, self-contained direction the series is going in now isn’t really one where Ash would naturally fit.
I do love how much clear love Bruce Campbell has for the Evil Dead franchise and its fans, even for things he isn’t involved in. I hope for the best for him in his current situation
JakeHelldiver on
I will never forgive Hollywood for fumbling this man’s talent. He should have been in everything in the 90s.
MyNameIs_Jordan on
I mean, he gave it his all in the Evil Dead series. He was in his late 50s at that point. I thought it was a great final hurrah for Ash. I don’t blame him for wanting to let Ash rest. Now we get banger Evil Dead films every few years with new directors and new cast members
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Campbell:
>”I’ve participated in everything that I can, and it’s a process that Rob [Tapert] and Sam [Raimi] are way better suited for. They dove into the studio system very early. They know executives’ names. They know the power plays. They know it all, and it was always kind of foreign to me … Whenever I’d meet these [executives] or see them on an elevator, I had never had anything to say to them. I was just so detached from it. There are a lot of processes that I don’t care for as a filmmaker.“
>”We had a meeting a couple of years ago and the French director [Sébastien Vanicek] of Evil Dead Burn was there to experience his first script development meeting. He turned in a 10-page treatment to say, “Here’s my rough idea. Here’s what I’m thinking, A to Z’ and I think he got 20 pages of notes back. That’s when I said to myself. ‘You guys got this. I think you guys got this.’ I got tired of arguing points with someone who’s 26 years old about story and structure, and all that sort of stuff, and what matters and what doesn’t matter. So, I just found out it’s way better to just step back. I’m partners with the guys. Nothing else has changed. I just told them, ‘Guys. I’m actually doing my own thing now, and it takes a lot of time and attention. If I can get fewer emails for approvals not clogging my timeline, that’s good for me at this point.“
Bruce Campbell is a real one.
Wishing him the best with his current situation.
He’s been tortured by Sam Rami enough!
Despite it ending on a cliffhanger, I think Ash vs Evil Dead was a perfect end for Ash’s character. I even think the final tease was a really good note to say goodbye to him on (with the idea that his fight against evil could literally never end, but that he’s finally seen as a hero). Plus the darker, self-contained direction the series is going in now isn’t really one where Ash would naturally fit.
I do love how much clear love Bruce Campbell has for the Evil Dead franchise and its fans, even for things he isn’t involved in. I hope for the best for him in his current situation
I will never forgive Hollywood for fumbling this man’s talent. He should have been in everything in the 90s.
I mean, he gave it his all in the Evil Dead series. He was in his late 50s at that point. I thought it was a great final hurrah for Ash. I don’t blame him for wanting to let Ash rest. Now we get banger Evil Dead films every few years with new directors and new cast members
Maniac Cop underrated Campbell performance