3. Hail To The... Prince?
As mentioned above, in the Evil Dead remake, there
is no Ash. Sacrilege you say? Well you might be right. But then, when you think about it, doesnt this strike you as a smart decision? Who could live up to Bruce Campbell as Ash? Who, I ask you?! For the origina Evil Dead, Campbell gave one of
the greatest cult performances of
all time and hes still cherished worldwide as a result. But he cant very well play late teens/ early twenties these days can he? Basically, wouldnt you rather Ash be completely removed from the picture than some new guy failing awkwardly to capture the Campbell magic? That said, Ash does seem to be there in spirit although renamed as David (played by Shiloh Fernandez), and can be seen above laying into a fresh body with chainsaw a scene straight out of the originals and complete with the buckets-o-blood that one has come to expect from a Raimi picture. We've seen his chainsaw; all we need now is the boomstick. Sure, were down one Hollywood B-movie icon, but if I know Raimi, hes got something up his sleeve for this new Ash that is yet to be revealed.