Oh, man, the Evil Dead franchise has us all over the place in recent months…
First, the latest season of Ash Vs Evil Dead was fantastic. Then it was cancelled (here). However, star Bruce Campbell had hinted that if it was cancelled, they could perhaps make Evil Dead 3 (here). Then Campbell announced that he’s retired from slaying the undead (here). Oh, our emotions!
Now, however, Fede Amvarez, director of the rather superb 2013 remake of The Evil Dead – which had this awesome cameo at he end:
Sorry, we got side-tracked there, Alvarez has now said that a sequel to his Evil Dead is something that is always talked about between himself, Bruce Campbell, original creator and director Sam Raimi and and producer Rob Tapert and that it is definitely a possibility, but only of the story is right
“Look, I love those movies,” Alvarez told Entertainment Weekly.
“Making my Evil Dead was an amazing experience, it was my first film. So, going back at some point will be a possibility. I mean, I’m really good friends with all those guys, with Bruce, and [director] Sam [Raimi], and [producer] Rob [Tapert]. So, we always chat about it.”
He goes on to ensure fans that the wait will be worth it: “The good news — and I think that’s what sometimes people don’t understand — is, none of those guys will make any of these movies just because they can, just because it’s good business. They will only make it if they believe they have some good story to tell. A lot of people say that in this industry, but most of the time it’s not true.
“With those guys, all of us involved in those movies, we will just make them if we believe there’s a story that has to be told, and is awesome, and is great, and we believe that it will be better than anything that will be done before in that world. [When] we find that story, when we all agree on what it is, it will probably happen.”
Honestly, we’re fans of every corner of The Evil Dead universe, so to see it revisited in any incarnation would be a big ‘yes!’ from us.
Campbell himself less than a month ago took to twitter to give his blessing to the franchise continuing without him, saying there’s a lot of unexplored stories and crossovers in that universe (below). We agree… though it won’t be the same without Bruce.
What say you all?
Not that they need it, but of course. Lots of unexplored stories and crossovers in the Evil Dead universe. #nextgen https://t.co/caCV4UJ9Yh
— Bruce Campbell (@GroovyBruce) May 24, 2018
Marc
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