Bruce Campbell screaming as Ash in Evil Dead 2
Warning: Spoilers for Army of Darkness #12!The ever-expanding Army of Darkness comic book franchise adds new context to the overall Evil Dead franchise's most confounding question. Fans often wonder why the opening of Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn begins with what appears to be a recap of the original Evil Dead movie without the rest of the cast. Either that or Ash decided to go back to the same cabin that caused him grief beforehand.
✕ Remove Ads Why Don't the Evil Dead Movies Use Footage from the Previous Movie in Their Openings? Every Army of Darkness Fan's Biggest Question, Explained Anyone who starts Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn moments after finishing The Evil Dead is likely to have a bad case of déjà vu.
The Evil Dead sequels are practically"requels" in that regard, but there is a real-life reason. Bruce Campbell explains in the special features of the Evil Dead 2 DVD that because director Sam Raimi did not own the rights to his own movie, the sequel needed to shoot a recap of the first movie to compensate for not being allowed to replay the old footage behind it. Since the entire cast couldn't return for the sequel, that meant its recap needed to become something new entirely.
Ash Ending in a Time Loop Explains Why All the Movie Openings Are Different, But Still Canon This Explanation Places the Sequels in a New Context ✕ Remove Ads The ending to the series not only adds a new context to the sequels' opening sequences but manages to feel like a swan song for the franchise as a whole, including the comics.
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