Actor Bruce Campbell, known for his roles in the Evil Dead films, shocked fans with his post revealing his cancer diagnosis on Tuesday. In a brief post, the actor mentioned that the disease is "treatable", but "not curable" for which he will have to "take a back seat for treatment."
Taking to his X handle, he said, "Hi folks, these days, when someone is having a health issue, it’s referred to as an ‘opportunity,’ so let’s go with that – I’m having one of those. It’s also called a type of cancer that’s 'treatable' not 'curable'." He apologised for sending a shock to fans, but confessed that he too felt the same when he heard about the diagnosis.
Sharing his course of action and agenda for the next few months, Campbell wrote, "My plan is to get as well as I possibly can over the summer so that I can tour with my new movie Ernie & Emma this fall." The actor also acknowleged that many aspects in his life including his looks and work will take a "back seat" during the course of his treatment and expressed his regret on cancelling several events.
"Treatment needs and professional obligations don’t always go hand-in-hand. That’s about it. I’m not trying enlist sympathy – or advice – I just want to get ahead of this information in case false information gets out (which it will). Fear not, I am a tough old son-of-a-bitch and I have great support, so I expect to be around a while. As always, you’re the greatest fans in the world and I hope to see you soon!," he added in his note.
Following his announcement, fans shared their prayers for him and encouraged his continued work in movies.
His movie Ernie & Emma is a road trip comedy revolving around a widowed pear salesman’s journey to scatter his wife’s ashes.
Bruce Campbell is best known for his role as Ash Williams in Sam Raimi's Evil Dead horror series starting with the 1981 film. He returned for Evil Dead II in 1987 and Army of Darkness (1992). He continued his association with the films, serving as a producer for the 2013 remake of The Evil Dead and working as an executive producer for the Evil Dead spin-off films Evil Dead Rise (2023), and Evil Dead Burn which is awaiting a release.