The 'Evil Dead' is Reanimating on TV (With Bruce Campbell Of Course)
Evil Dead is getting new life, this time as a television series on Starz directed by none other than Sam Raimi!
And yes, the series will star Bruce Campbell once again returning to the role he was born to play: Ash.
Hail to the king, baby!
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The television show -- a 10-episode series due out in 2015 -- will be titled Ash vs. Evil Dead and will feature Ash fighting a brand new invasion of Deadites.
Said Carmi Zlotnik, managing director of Starz in a statement, "Starz first worked with Sam and Rob on Spartacus, and we are thrilled to be back in business with them. With Sam writing and directing and Bruce Campbell returning to the screen, we are certain the show will give Evil Dead fans around the world the fix they’ve been craving."
"Evil Dead has always been a blast. Bruce, Rob, and I are thrilled to have the opportunity to tell the next chapter in Ash’s lame, but heroic saga. With his chainsaw arm and his 'boomstick,' Ash is back to kick some monster butt. And brother, this time there’s a truckload of it," added Raimi of the exciting news.
Campbell himself also chimed in with his own statement, gushing, "I'm really excited to bring this series to the Evil Dead fans worldwide -- it's going to be everything they have been clamoring for: serious deadite ass-kicking and plenty of outrageous humor."
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