When it was announced that the Death of the Devil franchise would be getting a new movie, fans were excited to see Bruce Campbell reprise his role as Ash Williams.
For those who don’t know, Williams was the protagonist of the original films between 1981 and 1992 and even won a TV series called “Ash vs. Evil Dead“.
However, Bruce Campbell had previously revealed that the character would not be in the new movie, confirming that he had stepped down from the role.
During an interview with Collider, the star asked why and said he had nothing more to offer due to his age.
“I have nothing else to offer like Ash. The three seasons [da série] were the most exhausting of my life. If you’ve seen my emails… I kept saying to directors I’ve worked with, “Hey, my knee isn’t working well. Are we going to have the stuntmen around? Hey, I can’t run anymore ”.
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“It was an endless physical and mental battle. I am very happy to have been a part of the films and the series. We saw Ash’s house, we went to his room, we found his girlfriends, we found his daughter, whom we never knew he had and that he did himself never knew he had… We met his father, played by the great Lee Majors. I think we’ve already explored everything we have on Ash. At the start of last season we knew we had to finish the story because we didn’t think Starz would make a makeover and we were right. So thank goodness we ended up as we wanted.
Even so, it should be remembered that the star is still linked to the franchise as the producer of “The Death of the Demon – The Rise” (Evil Dead Rise).
In an interview with Blair Witch. De, Bruce Campbell revealed new plot details indicating that the new film will have a “dark and serious” tone, unlike the older films.
“The new movie will be different [dos anteriores]. It will be very dark and will have a very serious tone. There is strong and excellent performance. This is a single mother who has to take care of the book of the dead. The story revolves around the book … The book has passed from hand to hand. People try to get rid of it – try to bury it or destroy it – but they can’t. So this book keeps appearing. It’s a story about what happens when this book is introduced into the lives of a specific group of people. And how they handle this situation.
He continues: “The family at the beginning of the story is not the same at the end of the film. All the characters are part of the same family in this film. And I think owning and killing your own loved ones is even heavier. ”
The plot follows two distant sisters, played by Alyssa Sutherland and Lily Sullivan, whose reunion is interrupted when demons are unleashed, putting them in a paramount battle for survival as they face off against the most terrifying version of a family. imaginable.
Gabrielle Echols (‘Paths of Memory’), Morgan Davies (‘The Huntsman) and Nell Fisher round out the cast.
Sam Raimi, director of the original trilogy will also be the producers of the new version.
In 2013, renowned filmmaker Fede Alvarez invested in a remake that raised $ 100 million worldwide on a budget of $ 16 million. In addition, it has secured a strong reception from specialist critics, racking up 62% positive reviews in Rotten Tomatoes.