Tag: Army of Darkness
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Bruce Campbell Says The Evil Dead Animated Series Is Still In Development
It’s astonishing the longevity of the “Evil Dead” series, given how deliberately thin the original film’s mythology was. In Sam Raimi’s 1981 low-budget classic, “The Evil Dead,” a group of college kids, including the acerbic Ash (Bruce Campbell) hole up in a remote forest cabin for the usual reasons, when they find an evil-looking book…
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‘Army of Darkness’ Reshaped the Evil Dead Franchise Forever
Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead franchise has taken many different forms over the years, but the first time that it truly pivoted outside its cabin-in-the-woods aesthetic was in 1992’s Army of Darkness. This series would honestly have been fine by continuing to take gory, nasty trips back to the cabin, but here Raimi and company proved…
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The Four Different Versions Of Army Of Darkness Explained
Hail to the king, baby. Three decades ago, Sam Raimi’s “Army of Darkness” was released in the U.S., capping the “Evil Dead” trilogy which grew from a low-budget cult hit into a horror-comedy mainstay with buckets of blood to spare. You might remember it: Bruce Campbell’s Ash and his chainsaw arm, a literal blood geyser,…
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‘Evil Dead Rise’ Trailer: Lee Cronin Directs The Next Chapter Of Sami Raimi’s Beloved Horror Franchise
While the original trilogy of Sam Raimi’s horror film franchise “Evil Dead”— “The Evil Dead” (1981), “Evil Dead II” (1987), and “Army of Darkness” (1992)—rocks, most of the attempts to resurrect the film have been primarily non-starters. Granted, there’s only been one film since, Fede Álvarez‘s “Evil Dead” (2013), and there was also the series…
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The 9 Best Bruce Campbell Performances to Watch After ‘The Evil Dead’
Not everyone can say the horror comedy is for them, but if you’re watching Evil Dead,every Bruce Campbell role should follow. The sequels like Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness may seem obvious to see more of Campbell as Ash Williams, but Campbell has much more range. From a swashbuckling spy to an off-kilter…
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Could Ash Vs. Evil Dead Continue As An Animated Series?
It’s a miracle that we even got “Ash vs Evil Dead” to begin with, let alone three gloriously gory seasons of Bruce Cambell’s Ash Williams showing those relentless deadites a whole lot of boomstick. Even then, it’s a shame that low viewership ultimately led to its cancelation in 2018. Since then, Campbell has made it…
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Hannibal Lecter Caused Major Headaches For Army Of Darkness
Some films are connected in ways a casual observer could not possibly fathom. Hollywood is a massive labyrinth of deals, of complex contracts, and of vaguely interconnected equity that can link two seemingly random film projects that couldn’t be more different. That was certainly the case with Jonathan Demme’s Academy Award-winning film “The Silence of the…
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Fede Alvarez Reveals The Original Ending Of His Evil Dead Remake
If you thought the ending to Fede Alvarez’s “Evil Dead” was dark, wait’ll you get a load of his original plans for poor Mia (Jane Levy). 2013’s “Evil Dead” was impressively dark for a big studio title, especially given that even Sam Raimi had to tone it down to PG-13 by the time he made “Army of…
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Evil Dead Rise Has A Gnarly Story, Even For An Evil Dead Movie
Hail to the queens, baby. A new entry in the beloved “Evil Dead” franchise inches closer, and today we’ve learned that women and children get in on the mayhem. “Evil Dead Rise” is the latest on a collection of movies first dropping in 1981. Starring Bruce Campbell as the undead-battling Ash, Sam Raimi’s gruesome “Evil…
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The Alternate Army Of Darkness Ending Sam Raimi Wanted Us To See
Sometimes, a director’s idea of the perfect ending isn’t what the studio wants us to see. Just take Terry Gilliam’s visionary dystopian sci-fi “Brazil.” It ends on such a brilliantly downbeat note, but Universal was afraid it would bum everyone out too much and ordered a new happy conclusion, resulting in the infamous “love conquers…