Bruce Campbell isn’t letting his recent cancer diagnosis slow him down.
The horror legend, best known for The evil deaths franchise, revealed earlier this month that he was battling a “treatable” but not “curable” form of cancer.
However, he remains resolutely focused on his latest project, Ernie and Emmawhich he wrote, directed and starred in.
“It doesn’t change anything for me,” Campbell said. The United States today. “It gives you 100% priority, and for me the priority is this movie.”
The film follows a widowed pear seller on a journey to scatter his wife’s ashes, reliving memories of their marriage along the way.
Produced with his wife Ida Gearon, Campbell described the project as their most personal collaboration to date: “We were finally able to make something that had no outside influence. We made it in our own little bubble.”
Campbell has already canceled several appearances at fan conventions to undergo treatment, but he reassured fans that he was determined to continue working:
“Fear not, I’m a tough old son of a bitch and I have great support, so I expect to be around for a while. As always, you guys are the biggest fans in the world and I hope to see you soon!”
With Ernie and EmmaCampbell channels his energy into storytelling, proving that even in the face of illness, his creative drive remains unwavering.
