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"Ash vs Evil Dead" Stars Draw Pumpkin Faces

"Ash vs Evil Dead" Stars Draw Pumpkin Faces

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Bruce Campbell and Lucy Lawless discuss Season 2 of their hit Starz horror series.

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Young Hollywood

Speaking of things creepy and maybe a little bit disgusting, Halloween is upon us. So I'm gonna get a bit festive on you guys. I brought in some little pumpkins. And I was thinking it could be fun to see who could draw the best deadite.

Bruce Campbell

Oh, I thought you were gonna ask me to smash this. Not in studio.

Young Hollywood

Welcome to Young Hollywood. I'm Molly Q and I am joined in studio today by Lucy Lawless and Bruce Campbell, AKA Ruby and Ash from Ash vs. Evil Dead. Thank you guys for being here.

Lucy Lawless

Thanks for having us.

Young Hollywood

Did you guys meet on the set of Xena Warrior Princess? Or did you meet before that?

Lucy Lawless

The man who would later become my husband set me up with his old buddy from America to have a chat. And we had to go for a walk and I'm like, who's this clown? It's so sad of her. But you know. And it was Bruce. And Bruce was there to teach me how to be a good star. A good TV star. Yeah. Do the work and not complain.

Bruce Campbell

I first saw Lucy. I did not meet her. I first saw her on Air New Zealand doing a travel show. And I thought, hey, who's that hot blonde? She's a Kiwi. She'll probably work cheap. I think you should get her.

Young Hollywood

Is that is that how it went down in your did you remember it that way?

Lucy Lawless

Anyway you say it is good with me. It was something like that.

Young Hollywood

I love it. And did you ever think after that show you'd be working together again?

Bruce Campbell

Well, we had hoped it wouldn't come to pass, but you don't always get what you want, do you? Uh, we always ran into each other, you know, over the years only because she's married to a good friend and partner of mine. So, I have to see her. You know, like pass the butter, that kind of deal. But it makes it easier. We've known each other. We know each other's foibles because I taught her how to be a good TV star. She, look at her. She's done all right for herself. I gotta say.

Lucy Lawless

Thanks, Bruce.

Bruce Campbell

You know? I'm proud of her. I'm really, really proud of her. One of these days she's gonna find like a decent job.

Young Hollywood

Can you just give him like a little sucker punch?

Lucy Lawless

No, no, every now and again I wind up for a big one. No, he lets me pick on her for like an hour and a half and then cheap shot and an hour. So by the end of the interview, we'll we'll all be prepared.

Bruce Campbell

Oh, I'll be limping out of the Four Seasons.

Young Hollywood

I love it. Well, jumping back of course for fans that are waiting, do you have any teasers?

Lucy Lawless

It's massive. It's a really ferocious pace. It was really hard to shoot though, wasn't it?

Bruce Campbell

It was tough. It was a barn burner as they say in the business. In old Hollywood they say barn burner when when it was a difficult scene. That's the main point. That's in the basement. There's a studio called Old Hollywood, where we hang out.

Lucy Lawless

Yeah, and Young Hollywood would say it was gnarly. It was a gnarly scene.

Bruce Campbell

It was gnarly. I do fight a possessed colon.

Young Hollywood

And how would you even elaborate that? Do you expect someone to explain that?

Bruce Campbell

Yeah, I don't even know how to explain that. How could I? Colon comes from one spot. It winds up around Ash and then the colon wants to go back home and rest. Okay. That's one of the many things that you will find that will challenge your your life views. And your nervous system.

Young Hollywood

That is hilarious. Well, speaking of things creepy and maybe a little bit disgusting, Halloween is upon us. So I'm gonna get a bit festive on you guys if that's okay.

Bruce Campbell

Festiv on your ass.

Young Hollywood

I brought in some little pumpkins.

Lucy Lawless

Oh, that's adorable.

Young Hollywood

So you each get one. And I was thinking it could be fun to see who could draw the best deadite.

Bruce Campbell

Oh, I thought you were gonna ask me to smash this. Not in studio. We have to go outside for that.

Bruce Campbell

Oh, this, look at this. Look at Lucy. I'm getting ahead 'cause he's blah, blah, blah-ing. She's all like, this is great. Now, don't carve don't draw something, Lucy that Young Hollywood can't carve.

Young Hollywood

I wish you guys could. Well, I don't know. Hers is pretty artistic over here.

Bruce Campbell

They've got a little buddy. They've got laser printers out the back. They're gonna carve this thing and make it. They're gonna 3D scan this. That's what they're gonna do.

Young Hollywood

I love that. Well, while you guys are working on those, is it New Zealander or should I just say Kiwi?

Lucy Lawless

Kiwi terms? Doesn't matter. And it's not a fruit, by the way. It's a bird. We hate that. We hate it when people say, oh, you're named after a little hairy fruit. It's like, no.

Young Hollywood

See, but that's something a lot of people don't know.

Lucy Lawless

Well, Kiwis, tell them. It's not a fruit. It's a term. It's inappropriate. It's culturally insensitive of us that we make the mistakes.

Young Hollywood

What are some other New Zealand Kiwi terms?

Lucy Lawless

When you have a tantrum, you spit the dummy. A dummy is a pacifier. Yeah, you spit the dummy. Yeah, like a baby spitting the dummy when it's so pissed off, it won't even. It spits the dummy in order to cry. Or throw your toys out of the cot. That's that's just like spit the dummy. It's like spit the dummy even more so. Oh, yeah, you throw all of those toys out of the cot.

Bruce Campbell

Yeah. Packs are sad. Um, that's kinda what I'm going with. I'm a traditional guy. Slanty eyebrows means it's angry. Okay. Triangle nose. I'm traditional. Got it. And somebody punched this guy in the mouth when he was young, so it's it's tooth challenged. And then I want to cut this lid out and I'm gonna put the song Papa Ooma Mao in there and so you every time you raise the lid, you go Papa Ooma Mao, Papa Ooma Mao. Freaky deaky. Got it. I'm anatomically correct.

Young Hollywood

Uh, we'll be back tomorrow, Lucy, and we'll check on your pumpkin.

Bruce Campbell

I'm adding hair 'cause Lucy's taking an hour and a half. Is that what it looks like? It's good. Oh, is that a dingle? You're putting the dingleberries on there.

Lucy Lawless

No, it's not a dingleberry. Don't be

Bruce Campbell

It's a Prince, is that a Prince Albert?

Lucy Lawless

It's a children's. Is that not what it looks like? It's what we got here. It's hidden underneath so it's

Bruce Campbell

Um, All right, let's let's have a consensus here. Oh, come on, I win. This is anatomically correct. Young Hollywood, what do we think? Bruce in favor of Bruce? Traditional, yet scary. Okay. I've added hair. She has no hair on her.

Lucy Lawless

I have no hair, but that's a choice. That's a fashion statement.

Bruce Campbell

And what about Lucy? How are you gonna carve that crap right there? That's a little gorpy. You got eyebrows that are moving. To be carved, I think yours wins. In general, I'm going with Bruce.

Young Hollywood

Molly, you are an ambassador. Therefore that means I think we both win, Young Hollywood.

Bruce Campbell

Hey, hit the pumpkin. All right. Good job.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Bruce Campbell

    Stars in Ash vs. Evil Dead, being interviewed

  • Lucy Lawless

    Stars in Ash vs. Evil Dead, being interviewed

  • Molly Q

    Host of Young Hollywood interview

  • Ruby

    Character played by Lucy Lawless in Ash vs. Evil Dead

  • Ash

    Character played by Bruce Campbell in Ash vs. Evil Dead

FAQ

Who are the stars featured in this interview?+
The interview features Bruce Campbell and Lucy Lawless, known for their roles as Ash and Ruby in the Starz horror series "Ash vs. Evil Dead."
What TV show did Bruce Campbell and Lucy Lawless work on before Ash vs. Evil Dead?+
Bruce Campbell and Lucy Lawless previously worked together on "Xena: Warrior Princess," although they had known each other prior to that show through Lucy's husband.
What is the theme of the activity in the video?+
The hosts and guests participate in a Halloween-themed pumpkin decorating challenge, attempting to draw the best "deadite" face on small pumpkins.
What New Zealand slang terms are discussed?+
Lucy Lawless explains that "Kiwi" refers to a bird, not a fruit, and shares the phrases "spit the dummy" and "throw your toys out of the cot," which mean to have a tantrum.
What can viewers expect from Season 2 of Ash vs. Evil Dead?+
Season 2 of "Ash vs. Evil Dead" is described as massive, ferociously paced, and tough to shoot, with Bruce Campbell mentioning a scene where he fights a possessed colon.
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