Groovy - Bruce Campbell Confirms His Return as Ash in 'Army of Darkness 2'

Groovy – Bruce Campbell Confirms His Return as Ash in ‘Army of Darkness 2’

The internets are buzzing this morning with the possibility of Army of Darkness 2 FINALLY being in the works. The greatest question regarding this news has been this: Will Bruce Campbell reclaim the throne as Ash?

Fear not, deadites. ComicBook.com now reports that Bruce Campbell has confirmed his decision to return as Ashley “Ash” Williams in Army of Darkness 2.

Rumors have been flying lightly about the next installment since March of this year, but this is the closest we’ve come to a confirmation regarding the film.

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

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.”

After some digging, Campbell got a little more serious.

“Alright sir, the answer is yes.”

In other words, “Hail to the King, baby.”

Army of Darkness (1992) was the third (and last) film in the Evil Dead franchise up until this year when Raimi produced a remake of the original movie in the series, The Evil Dead (2013). Fede Alvarez confirmed that Raimi is working on Army of Darkness 2, and also revealed that current plans include a seventh film that will take place after Army of Darkness 2 and the rebooted Evil Dead 2, reuniting both the original series and the reboot in a crossover. It will be interesting to see Ash return a little bit older, as well as whether the films will provide its classic slapstick comedy or if they will follow the more serious horror that was provided in Alvarez’s remake. Campbell jokes that his updated version of Ash would have to “stop occasionally from chasing some deadite to catch his breath.”

Regardless of the release date of these next installments, I believe it’s safe to say they are in good hands, considering the original cast and writer/director will be involved.