Bruce Campbell just sent an email to AICN that reveals that he is planning the sequel to My Name Is Bruce!
Hello everyone. Bruce Campbell here. This urgent message is short, because my keystrokes are monitored and I fear for my life. My partner at Dark Horse comics, Mike Richardson (normally a very rational and talented man), threatened to have his foot soldiers “crush my spleen” if I did what I am about to do. But the fans deserve to know, so with great trepidation I officially announce Bruce Vs. Frankenstein, the sequel to My Name is Bruce. Principal photography begins this fall in Oregon. I’d like to live long enough to see the cameras roll, so please, for the love of God, do not tell anyone – I can’t risk this announcement getting back to Mike! Thank you.
While My Name Is Bruce wasn’t quite what most fans hoped for (review here) there’s still plenty of potential in the concept. It’s still a shame about Bubba Nosferatu– it’s hard to think that he would turn down a chance to revisit his best role ever and yet do sequels to lesser films. But any Campbell is cause for rejoicing.
Wonder if he’ll get Ted Raimi to play Dr. Frankenstein on our boards.
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Anyone remeber the original film They Call Me Bruce and the sequel They Still Call Me Bruce? If you do, you're number one.
Since Sam Rami isn't doing Spider-Man, maybe they should do Evil Dead 4: They Call Me Ash, Baby
The biggest problem with My Name Is Bruce was that Bruce Campbell just isn't a very good director, and allows himself to run with his worst actorly impulses. He needs a good director to reign him in and get a great performance out of him. Bruce: GET SOMEONE ELSE TO DIRECT IT!
Great! Another terrible Bruce Campbell movie! I can hardly wait!!!
Hail to the Cheese!!
Raimi was the only one that saw and utilized Bruce's potential.. chasing the snake ever since..
My Name is Bruce comitted the worst crime of all, it wasn't very funny. It tried way too hard. I don't have high hopes for this one either.
This move is not hard to figure out; he probably stands to make the most money doing this (actor, director, and probably writer & producer too). Plus he can then take the movie around directly to the fans and book any shithole theater that will accept a personal check, then latch on to those fans like a vampire bat and suck the Tshirt money out of them directly. It's not like the movie even has to be any good.
I did not enjoy Bubba Ho-Tep and am glad that there will be no sequel. Sorry.
So is that the story behind Bubba Nosferatu, that he didn't want to do it? I always figured it was a vapor film, wishful thinking on Coscarelli's part. Bruce was seriously good in Ho-Tep. No, not ironically good, not campy good, but honest to goodness good. Good.
He said at a convention that he simply didn't like the script to "Bubba Nosferatu" and he's "made enough bad movies". Weird that he'd say he's supposedly going to be more picky about what movies he makes and then announce this sequel.
How about you talk to the raimis and get back to your real bread and butter, EVIL DEAD, you silly little Clownbaby.
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