Robert Englund Loved the Idea of FREDDY VS. JASON VS. ASH and Explains Why It Never Happened
One of the dumbest decisions that New Line Cinema ever made was to pass on the idea of making a Freddy Vs. Jason Vs. Ash. That movie would've exploded at the box office. Plans to have Bruce Campbell's Ash Williams battle Freddy and Jason were actually set in motion after 2003's Freddy Vs. Jason, and Freddy himself, Robert Englund, loved the concept! Unfortunately, the studio didn't like director Sam Raimi's pitch.
When the movie didn't happen, a six-issue comic series was released in 2007-2008 that saw Ash conquer both Freddy and Jason. Englund talked to a bunch of fans at Emerald City Comic Con recently and shared his thoughts on the idea and why New Line never moved forward with it.
"I am very disappointed. We left some money on the table, as they say in Hollywood, right after the great success of Freddy vs. Jason. Sam Raimi was the king of the world; he had all the money in the world because of Spider-Man. I'm a huge fan of Sam's and I'm a big fan of Bruce Campbell. They had this idea, Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash. Now we're in what we call post-Deadpool, post-Guardians of the Galaxy perception; but back then we hadn't had that kind of a film yet, with the exception of Evil Dead and Freddy vs. Jason, that were really mashing graphic novel and comedy and horror and science fiction. So I loved this idea.
"Sam Raimi wanted Ash to win. He wanted him to win the match. Which I thought was a great idea. New Line Cinema was against it because I had just had my ass kicked by Jason; they were afraid, 'cause I was the most successful of the three franchises, they were afraid. 'We can't have Freddy killed twice in a row.' And I was like, 'Wait a minute, guys. You revived me, you resurrected me with dog urine! It's real easy to bring Freddy back. Come on. That's not that hard to do."
The only way it would have worked is if Ash won! Englund makes a great point as well because it wouldn't have mattered if Freddy or Jason died, they just keep coming back anyway! The whole excuse New Line used not to do it was completely lame. The actor revealed his movie poster concept for the film:
"But anyway. I loved the idea. I had this vision of the poster. Bruce Campbell with his shirt open and all of his abs spray painted and highlighted, with Freddy Krueger under [one] arm and Jason under [the other] arm. And the poster would say: 'Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash: Keeping the world safe from sequels.'"
This was such a huge missed opportunity! It's a shame that it never happened. This could have been a movie for the ages, a classic that would go down in history as being one of the most epic horror movie battles ever, and they were scared to take a chance. Bummer.
Via: Bloody-Disgusting