Ash Williams (Bruce Campbell) has been key in this, after inadvertently unleashing hell on Earth via the Book of the Dead. Often jet-lagged, Mike once turned down a certain A-list celebrity’s offer to join them for a night of partying after a strange encounter in an airport. Lisa Weatherall | E-Mail | URLLisa grew up in Arlington, Texas where she regularly attended Rangers games and fell in love with baseball.

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It’s this style that manages to make the franchise’s bloodshed comical – though this approach was somewhat eschewed in 2013 for the Fede Alvarez reboot.

His favourite filmmakers include: Jordan Peele, David Lean, Alfred Hitchcock, Mike Leigh, Steven Spielberg, the Dardenne Brothers, Noah Baumbach, Michael Haneke, Barry Jenkins and Andrea Arnold.

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Cinema has always moved him in a big way and aside from having seen The Talented Mr Ripley more times than any other living person, he maintains a pretty darn healthy physical media collection. Movies collectors got another option in 2021 as the Funko Pop Evil Dead figures arrived in honor of the 40th anniversary for The Evil Dead (1981). Since then, his weaponry choices have consistently reflected his fondness for ridding Earth of Deadites. Others, however, might point out that a clean cut Ash is how audiences first came to know the character and is therefore superior.

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As previously noted, Funko’s new Ash figures are part of The Evil Dead’s 40 th anniversary – a milestone that will hopefully bring a variety of new collectibles.

In the subsequent years after the film’s initial 1981 release, two sequels, one reboot and a TV series have all been part of the franchise, with a fourth film on its way. But all talk of collectibles aside, what most fans would really love to see arrive during this Evil Dead anniversary is the arrival of Evil Dead 4, officially known as Evil Dead Rise. But while the Evil Dead films have reveled in gore, director and creator, Sam Raimi, was careful to imbue the series with his own inimitable style.

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However, Evil Dead Rise doesn’t star Campbell and as such, Funko’s Ash figures will be a welcome reminder of the character’s impact on the ridiculously fun franchise. After all, the series takes a considerable amount of pleasure in decimating the possessed corpses of the undead. Taking place 30 years after the Evil Dead trilogy, anti-hero Ash is back in the comedy horror Ash vs. Ash Williams, the heroic, chainsaw-handed monster fighter from Ash vs Evil Dead, is given a fun, and funky, stylized look as an adorable collectible Pop! Army of Darkness (1992), the third film in the original trilogy, provides the earliest figures for the main character, Ash (Bruce Campbell), along with the zombie-like deadites.Unfortunately, that film, which will be written and directed by The Hole in the Ground filmmaker, Lee Cronin, is currently set to begin production this June, meaning that a 2021 release date is very unlikely. After all, a 40 th anniversary is a very special occasion for any film, but it’s especially vital for one that helped redefine the horror genre. It’s hard to say which version of Ash is the better Funko Pop, the bloodstained or clean cut version. You can redeem this offer by joining our mailing list and being the first to learn about new releases, upcoming events, and more! By signing up for texts, you agree to receive automated recurring marketing SMS messages from Funko to the mobile number you entered.