News

Fede Alvarez confirms on his Twitter that Sam Raimi will indeed direct Army of Darkness 2. Is this all talk? Only time will tell.

Bruce Campbell finally confirms that he will do Army of Darkness 2. It’s been known since SXSW that Sam Raimi and his brother Ivan have started working on the script for Army of Darkness 2 but Bruce would always dodge the question when asked if he would return to his role as Ash in Army of Darkness. Bruce Campbell finally confirms at Wizard World Nashville Comic Con this past Friday.

Bruce was asked by a fan:

“Are you going to make a sequel to Army of Darkness?”

“The last one was twenty-two years ago,” replied Campbell. “I just haven’t been racing to do it. Sam Raimi is just a little bit busy making the biggest movies in Hollywood. I use to be busy. Now I’m not. That’s why I’m here.”

When the fan told him a lot of people would want to see it, Campbell said, “Ash would have to stop occasionally from chasing some deadite to catch his breath. Maybe we could do that, I guess. That would be exciting. Fight in a walker. That would be alright. Hit them with my cane. Fake them out, have a fake heart attack, distract a zombie. I like it.”

Then Campbell got more serious, and he added, “Alright sir, the answer is yes.”

Steve Villeneuve, a Canadian documentary filmmaker and huge Evil Dead fan needs your help funding his Evil Dead documentary Hail to the Deadites. In his documentary Steve will be interviewing passionate Evil Dead fans from all over the world who will be discussing their passions for the Evil Dead films as well as showing off their collections. The documentary is directed by Steve Villeneuve with Tom Sullivan, Danny Hicks and Patricia Tallman as associate producers.

For more information about Hail to the Deadites project and how to help fund the film, check out the project’s indiegogo page.

The Hollywood Reporter just posted a great story by Matt Patches on the production of Evil Dead 2. Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell, Rob Tapert, and others reveal the backstory of how their desperation forged a cult classic. The story also features some fantastic behind the scene photos.

Check out this awesome teaser for an upcoming fan film based on the Marvel vs Army of Darkness comics. The full short arrives in time for Halloween, so stay tuned!

Check out The Deadite Slayer’s exclusive interview with the Ladies of the Evil Dead from this year’s Montreal Comic Con. The interview features mostly questions submitted from fans. Enjoy!

For those who can’t make it to Universal Studios to check out the Evil Dead Maze, Sharp Productions has a video walkthrough:

Need a prop to go with your Ash costume for Halloween? Blind Squirrel Props has step by step instructions on how to build your own mechanical hand from Army of Darkness.

Join Nash Harrington as he gets a behind the scenes of the Evil Dead Maze with creative director John Murdy at the Universal Halloween Horror Nights attraction in Florida.

The Deadite Slayer will be conducting an exclusive interview with the Ladies of the Evil Dead at the upcoming Montreal Comic Con Horror Fest and needs your help. She’s opening up the questions for the Ladies of the Evil Dead to fans and will be picking 6-7 questions to feature in the interview. You can submit questions here.