More big casting news for Starz/Sam Raimi’s upcoming 10-episode series 'Ash Vs. Evil Dead', has worked it's way online... The very awesome Lucy Lawless (Salem, Spartacus and Xena Warrior Princess) has joined the cast!
Lawless will play the role of Ruby, a mysterious figure who is myopic in her quest to hunt down the source of the recent Evil outbreaks. The only problem: she believes that Ash (Bruce Campbell) is the cause of it all.
The series will Star: Ray Santiago, Jill Marie Jones, Lucy Lawless, Dana DeLorenzo and of course Bruce Campbell...
The series will center around Ash (Bruce Campbell) the stock boy, aging lothario and chainsaw-handed monster hunter who has spent the last 30 years avoiding responsibility, maturity and the terrors of the Evil Dead. When a Deadite plague threatens to destroy all of mankind, Ash is finally forced to face his demons –personal and literal. Destiny, it turns out, has no plans to release the unlikely hero from its "Evil" grip...
Raimi will direct the first episode. “Ash Vs. Evil Dead” was written by Sam Raimi, Ivan Raimi (Darkman, Army of Darkness, Drag Me to Hell), and Tom Spezialy (“Chuck,” “Reaper,” “Desperate Housewives”). Sam Raimi will also serve as executive producer along with Rob Tapert (Evil Dead, “Spartacus,” Xena: Warrior Princess”) and Bruce Campbell (Evil Dead, “Burn Notice”). Ivan Raimi will co-executive produce, and Aaron Lam (“Spartacus”) will serve as producer.
The original Evil Dead film followed Ash and his friends, who travel to a cabin in the woods where they unknowingly release demons intent on possessing the living. The film became an international success and is critically lauded to this day as one of the best horror movies of all time. It also spawned a media franchise, including two sequels, as well as video games and comic books and a recent reboot that grossed $97 million worldwide.
The “Ash Vs. Evil Dead” project was packaged by CAA and Craig Jacobson at Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush & Kaller. Marta Fernandez will serve as the executive in charge at Starz.
The series will air on STARZ sometime this year. Starz will retain all domestic and international multiplatform rights including television, home entertainment, and digital...
