We launched into this past weekend with a mysterious tweet from Bruce Campbell, which teased that *something* Evil Dead-related is coming this September. Our speculation is that Campbell was either talking about A) a new Evil Dead video game, B) the addition of Ash to Mortal Kombat 11, or C) the new book that he’s currently working on writing.
Then again, he very well could have been teasing something else entirely. All we know for sure is that Campbell is not playing Ash anymore in the world of live action… right?
Over the weekend, Campbell and Sam Raimi took part in a Q&A at Texas Frightmare Weekend, and Reddit’s Girafarigno brings us some interesting notes from the panel.
“Bruce confirmed that this and himself have nothing to do with Mortal Kombat 11,” the Reddit user reported, seeming to confirm that Campbell’s Twitter tease has nothing to do with Mortal Kombat 11 DLC content. Again, Ash Williams has been rumored as an upcoming DLC fighter but not yet confirmed, so it’s possible that rumor wasn’t even true anyway.
UPDATE: Campbell shot down the MK 11 rumor entirely over on Twitter today.
“Bruce shooed the question off just claiming he is releasing another book for the measly price of $15,” Girafarigno also noted, so the tease could indeed be for his brand new book.
The user later added in a reply to the original Reddit post, “Another interesting reaction was when another fan mentioned that it was a shame that Starz wouldn’t make a 4th season of Ash vs Evil Dead and [Raimi’s] response emphasized that STARZ wouldn’t make another season. My reaction to the whole thing was that we would see more of the series on either Netflix or Shudder.”
For now, all we can do is continue to speculate. So feel free to speculate more below!