ROTTEN TOMATOES: Bruce Campbell Warns Raimi About Tricksy Hobbits

Bruce Campbell Warns Raimi About Tricksy Hobbits

Direct smart, Campbell says.

by Fred Topel | August 21, 2007

Bruce Campbell knows he's always got a role in a Sam Raimi movie, but if the director indeed takes on The Hobbit for New Line, longtime friend Campbell has some words of warning.

"Well, I hope they pay Sam his overages like they didn't pay Peter Jackson," Campbell said. "Hey, if they ain't paying Peter Jackson overages, I'd be very afraid, but that's me."

Campbell seemed surprised to hear the news that Raimi was in the running. He hadn't heard that even New Line head Bob Shaye is after him. He did have some thoughts on Shaye though. "Bob Shaye-dy? New Lies Cinema? Yeah, these are the guys who distributed the first Evil Dead, don't forget. So, you know, enough said there."

Were all the politics to be worked out, Campbell did consider a Hobbit cameo as "hopefully someone that torments the hobbit. Hopefully someone who's not the hobbit."

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smi1ey writes:
on Aug 21 2007 01:44 PM

lol bruce is the man.

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Conehead2187 writes:
on Aug 21 2007 01:48 PM

Bruce Campbell as Beorn, anyone?

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JpPrewitt789 writes:
on Aug 21 2007 02:32 PM

^That's more than a cameo, but when you think about it, haha, it would be perfect.

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wiggins writes:
on Aug 21 2007 02:34 PM

or a younger shotgun-wielding gandalf.

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Monkeyfist writes:
on Aug 21 2007 02:37 PM

Beorn, yes. Good call.

Although they'd probably cut out his character much like Tom Bombadil in LOTR.

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Albert Markovski writes:
on Aug 21 2007 02:41 PM

A younger shotgun-wielding Gandalf FTW.

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KubrickIsG-d writes:
on Aug 21 2007 03:50 PM

I still say Terry Gilliam, or maybe even Guirrermo Del Toro should direct this. I love Raimi, but I don't think he can make this movie feel "magical".

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Thundaar writes:
on Aug 21 2007 04:10 PM

Bruce as Bard of Laketown -- or maybe one of those drunken wood elves...

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Floor Man writes:
on Aug 21 2007 04:16 PM

Haha! I love Bruce's humor, as well as his loyalty to Sam.

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horrorfan666 writes:
on Aug 21 2007 05:32 PM

i can see it.. ash takes on the hobbits.. cuts them all down with the chainsaw.. instant classic.

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RexLaboro writes:
on Aug 21 2007 07:12 PM

Guess they won't be satisfied until The Lord of the Rings has a tarnished area. Why don't they just leave well enough alone.

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Paul_Is_Drunk writes:
on Aug 21 2007 07:30 PM

So Ash vs The Hobbits as the next crossover flick? I like.

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Mazula writes:
on Aug 21 2007 07:38 PM

Sam Raimi isn't right for this movie. His style isn't right for it. And by his rules he would have to give Bruce a cameo and those cameos usually just evoke laughs even if his character is serious and that just wouldn't be right. There needs to be a continuity between this and LOTR which Raimi couldnt bring. And Beorn is more essential to the plot of the Hobbit than Bombacil was in LOTR so they'll probably keep him.

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GLADIATOR MONKEY writes:
on Aug 21 2007 07:45 PM

If by "tarnished area" you mean the entirety of the series so far, well, the job's done. Not even Rami's ham-fisted approach could further destroy the smoldering ruin of a trilogy that the paucity of Jackson's vision has wrought. He%u2019d simply be kicking a dead horse.

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Rash Hunt writes:
on Aug 21 2007 08:04 PM

What is this article's source?

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robzass writes:
on Aug 21 2007 08:11 PM

Cambell gets more press then any other B movie actor in history.

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jeremyd4 writes:
on Aug 21 2007 08:37 PM

Wasn't Jackson back in the running as it was announced just the other day? It would be much cheaper, less time consuming, and far BETTER if Jackson helms the production again... he knows how to make this movie like the back of his hand, and if Shaye is so worried about money then using Jackson again, as opposed to Raimi (who's style does not suit the material!) would be the way to go.

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Huntressmoon13 writes:
on Aug 21 2007 09:11 PM

I agree that Raimi doesn't seem like a fit... Besides, how would he get his car in the pic? That ol' girl is about as trusty a cameo as Campbell :)

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Huntressmoon13 writes:
on Aug 21 2007 09:15 PM

Did anybody here know there was actually a musical play about "The Hobbit"? Ah, yes...

"Thirteen mighty dwarves/Brave and Strong and true/Marching, marching on/With just one goal in view/To slay the dragon, the awful dragon Smaug..."

Yeah, junior high good times there...Got to play one of the drunken elves :)

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lpbreeze writes:
on Aug 21 2007 09:38 PM

I love Jackson and Raimi but I still would like to see a new director. even a woman director like the person who did Strange Days.

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