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Evil Dead Game Sequel Confirmed By Bruce Campbell

Posted by simoniker on from the more-evil-more-dead dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Bruce Campbell mentions a new Evil Dead videogame due out in spring 2005 in a recent interview over at AICN. Asked whether there's going to be an Evil Dead 4 movie or not, he concludes 'So, I don't know. I mean, no one's gonna weep if there isn't... I mean, look! We've got these Evil Dead games coming out left and right. The new one's coming out next year, next Spring. I did the voice for it for Cranky Pants.' Looks like Cranky Pants Games are internal developers for THQ, working on an 'unannounced third-person action game shipping on the PlayStation 2 and Xbox consoles in early 2005', probably the Evil Dead game - I hope they do a better job than developers Vis Entertainment did on Evil Dead: Fistful of Boomstick!" THQ's first Evil Dead title, Evil Dead: Hail To The King, wasn't rated too positively either, so hopefully this new game should be an improvement.

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  1. Has nobody ever understood the answer? by cgenman · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Why do people always ask Bruce about Evil Dead 4? How many times has he answered the question that no, nobody's planning another one? Is it in production? Of course it is not in production. Hollywood's inability to keep the slightest thing secret is legendary. Entire scripts are available online before a moment of shooting takes place. Preproduction artwork finds it's way onto unlicensed souvineer mugs sold along Venice beach to the movie executives deciding whether or not to give the go-ahead. Heck, I had a copy of Episode 1 in quicktime format before the thing arrived in theaters, and you remember the extroardinary security measures around that turd.

    Now, the Freddy vs Jason vs Ash thing could be very interesting, assuming that all parties involved realize that all of their respective franchises have already been driven into the ground. Personally I'd like to see if Freddy's insanity is more powerful than Ash's insanity. But either way, it will happen if it happens... It's not up to Bruce.

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    1. Re:Has nobody ever understood the answer? by BigHungryJoe · · Score: 4, Insightful

      I'm not really interested in an Evil Dead 4. However, I'd love to see Bruce Campbell in a revived Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

    2. Re:Has nobody ever understood the answer? by prockcore · · Score: 3, Insightful

      However, I'd love to see Bruce Campbell in a revived Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

      I just want the original series on dvd.

  2. Dear God, no! by gamgee5273 · · Score: 3, Insightful
    The ED games are horrible. I have played both... never finished them. Campbell's voice acting is great - but i can get the same snarky attitude, with much better gameplay, from the 2002 Spider-man game (Campbell runs you through the tutorial, plus some more surprises).

    Bruce, baby, if you're reading this: do an ED 4, or a Bubba Ho-Tep 2, or more Brisco County or read from a Ford car manual on tape, but no more ED video games! Please!