Fans of the Evil Dead movies who cherished Bruce Campbell‘s blink-and-you’ll-miss-it cameo in Evil Dead Burn are in for an unpleasant surprise regarding the actor’s future in the franchise. In a recent interview, the Spider-Man star opened up about his appearance in the latest Evil Dead film before clarifying the possibility of returning for future installments.
Bruce Campbell reveals his franchise future after Evil Dead Burn cameo
While speaking to ScreenRant‘s Grant Hermanns about his new dramedy Ernie & Emma, Campbell confirmed that his character of Ash Williams “is done” with the Evil Dead franchise due to his decision to permanently step back from the movies.
“It really boils down to that: spending time in another country working on somebody else’s movie, or spending time in your hometown working on your own movie? It wasn’t a hard choice, you know what I mean? When I didn’t have to actually work on the Evil Dead movies, they’re still optional, and because they’re optional, I just opted out,” Bruce Campbell noted.
In accordance, the 68-year-old actor’s minuscule cameo as Benjamin Price in 2026’s Evil Dead Burn technically marks his last appearance in the franchise. In the movie, Campbell only appeared in a collection of family photos in Grandma Polly’s (Maude Davey) home.
Further explaining his decision to quit the Evil Dead series, Bruce Campbell added, “I just said, ‘I’m making a movie. I got to go make this movie, and I got to make this movie for as many years as it takes, because after this run at Alamo Drafthouse, I’m going to theoretically jump to another tour.’
He continued, “18 cities in America is nothing. You got to get 30, 40, 50 markets to impress a streamer, and that’s what I intend to do. And if I have to do it myself, drive into these damn things with my digital cinema package, then I will do it. I don’t care. You can’t scare me.”
As such, Campbell bids adieu to the fan-favorite character of Ash Williams after portraying him in four Evil Dead movies, a spin-off TV series, as well as a slew of video games over a span of 40 years.
Originally reported by Apoorv Rastogi on ComingSoon.
