Bruce Campbell Says He Would Like to Play a James Bond Villain

Abstract

• Bruce Campbell eyes position as Bond villain, not 007. Famed for
  Evil Lifeless
  ,
  MCU
  cameos.
• Campbell’s new sequence on Peacock explores the Satanic Panic of the Eighties.
• Subsequent James Bond hypothesis continues; Aaron Taylor-Johnson could possibly be the front-runner.

Bruce Campbell would love the possibility to tackle 007 as a villain in a James Bond movie, in accordance with the star himself. Campbell rose to prominence within the Eighties, showing in Sam Raimi’s authentic Evil Lifeless trilogy as Ash Williams over the course of three movies that stretched from 1981 to 1992. He additionally appeared in different cult classics similar to Crimewave, Maniac Cop, and Bubba Ho-Tep earlier than touchdown a cameo position within the MCU for Raimi’s Spider-Man in 2002.

Having a little bit of enjoyable on X (previously Twitter), a fan account of Campbell’s character of Ash from The Evil Lifeless shared a photograph of the star as James Bond, asking, “Hey @GroovyBruce, you as much as the duty?” indicating that the 65-year-old actor ought to throw his hat into the ring to painting the long-lasting character. Campbell responded by reposting the picture with one in all his personal that includes himself in a reasonably dapper wanting swimsuit with the caption, “Hell no. Bond villain, all day lengthy!” Take a look at the trade beneath.

Following his uncredited cameo look in Fede Álvarez’s 2013 Evil Lifeless, Campbell returned to the position that made him well-known by starring within the tv sequence Ash vs. Evil Lifeless, which ran for 3 seasons on Starz earlier than its conclusion in 2018. He’d reprise the position as soon as extra however in voice solely for Evil Lifeless Rise, which was directed by Lee Cronin and launched in 2023. Campbell has additionally been a staple within the MCU since 2002, showing in 4 totally different movies, with the final being as Pizza Poppa in Physician Unusual and the Multiverse of Insanity in 2022.

Bruce Campbell’s New Collection Will Discover the Satanic Panic of the Eighties

Campbell is ready to star subsequent within the Peacock sequence Hysteria! as a “small-town police chief whose understanding of his group is put to the check after a disturbing sequence of murders, disappearances, and unexplained phenomena.” The sequence is set to discover the Satanic Panic of the Eighties, and whereas the 2023 WGA/SAG-AFTRA strikes delayed manufacturing, it’s anticipated to start filming in some unspecified time in the future this yr. Take a look at the official synopsis beneath.

“When a beloved varsity quarterback disappears through the ‘Satanic Panic’ of the late Eighties, a struggling highschool heavy metallic band of outcasts understand they’ll capitalize in town’s sudden curiosity within the occult by constructing a fame as a Satanic metallic band, till a weird sequence of murders, kidnappings, and reported ‘supernatural exercise’ triggers a leather-studded witch hunt that leads immediately again to them.”

Who Will Be the Subsequent James Bond?

Whereas Campbell can be an ideal villain, phrase continues to be out on who will painting the subsequent James Bond following Daniel Craig’s remaining efficiency because the legendary character in 2021’s No Time to Die. Whereas everybody from Henry Cavill to George McCay has been rumored (or at the least fan-cast) to be the subsequent incarnation of Bond, it appears as if rising star Aaron Taylor-Johnson (The Fall Man, Kraven the Hunter) is the front-runner, as experiences got here out earlier this yr that a proper supply had been made by Eon Productions, the corporate that produces the movies.

Till the official phrase comes via on who will painting the subsequent James Bond, followers can have enjoyable not solely imagining their favorites within the position, however now they’ll ponder how Bruce Campbell may match into the combo.