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Bruce Campbell Says He’s Officially “Retired as Ash” and That’s Sadly That, Folks

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Just two hours ago, I wrote up an article rallying fans of the Evil Dead franchise to encourage Netflix to pick up “Ash vs. Evil Dead” and bring it back to life in the wake of last week’s cancellation, hopeful that our passion for the Starz series could potentially lead to Netflix busting out the shovel. It seems that’s all in vain, however.

In direct response to the aforementioned article we published earlier today, Bruce Campbell himself just hammered the final nail into this particular coffin…

It would seem, based on this tweet, that Campbell is moving on from Evil Dead both because he kinda has to in the wake of the Starz news but also cause he just plain wants to at this point in his life and career. The way I’m reading the tweet, Campbell wouldn’t even be on board if Netflix wanted “Ash vs. Evil Dead,” so that’s kinda that.

Mind you, the Evil Dead franchise could certainly come back to life in a different form, perhaps with remake character Mia or even some of the other characters from the “Ash vs. Evil Dead” television series, either on the big screen or the small screen, but it sounds like we’ve truly seen the last of Ash Williams. For real this time.

This Sunday night’s series finale is Ash’s final battle. So enjoy it, Evil Dead-heads.

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Writer in the horror community since 2008. Editor in Chief of Bloody Disgusting. Owns Eli Roth's prop corpse from Piranha 3D. Has four awesome cats. Still plays with toys.

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“Scooby-Doo” Live Action Series Reportedly in the Works at Netflix

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The second season of animated spinoff “Velma” is now streaming on Max, and it sounds like Velma and the “Scooby-Doo” gang may also be headed back into the world of live action.

Variety reports this afternoon that Netflix is planning a live action “Scooby-Doo” television series, with the streamer actively “nearing a deal” with Warner Bros. Television.

The series is being described in Variety’s report as a “one-hour drama project,” with Josh Appelbaum and Scott Rosenberg attached to write and executive produce.

Executive producers on the upcoming “Scooby-Doo” Netflix series also include André Nemec and Jeff Pinkner for Midnight Radio, with Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, and Leigh London Redman executive producing through Berlanti Productions. Varierty’s report continues, “Jonathan Gabay of Berlanti Productions and Adrienne Erickson will co-executive produce.”

“Scooby-Doo” has mostly been an animated series over the years, but there were two live action movies in 2002 and 2004: Scooby-Doo and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed.

The live action cast for those two films included Matthew Lillard as Shaggy, Freddie Prinze Jr. as Fred, Sarah Michelle Gellar as Daphne, and Linda Cardellini as Velma.

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