Couple of interesting article from io9.com I found.

First up, a review of the first episode of Ash vs Evil Dead, a cable series (it will be presented on Starz starting on Halloween night) continuation of the saga of Ash from the Evil Dead movies…

We Saw The First Episode of Ash vs. Evil Dead And It Blew Us Away

If you haven’t seen any of the Evil Dead films (the original 1981 Evil Dead, Evil Dead II, and Army of Darkness.  IMHO, you can skip the not very good -other than a certain cameo appearance at the very end- 2013 remake), you should at the very least give the last two a look (the first film is more of a horror film while the last two hilariously straddle a fine line between horror and comedy and beloved actor Bruce Campbell gives a hilarious performance as an “anti-hero”…a man who, if he didn’t do so much good fighting the forces of the Evil Dead, would be looked upon as nothing more than a total jerk!).

So, after far, far too many years (Army of Darkness came out way back in 1992), the gang behind the original trilogy are back together again and, if the above review is accurate, we’re in for a treat.  Certainly looks like it based on the trailer!

Next up…

Furiosa Won’t Be In George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road Sequel

Although reading the article it doesn’t sound like the article’s headline is quite as strongly written in stone as presented.

Mr. Miller himself notes that there is a chance she may appear in some kind of (possible) cameo or something of the character.  However, taking all the quotes provided by Mr. Miller, what I came away with was that the sequel to MMFR its still a long way away and while there are concepts (and even possibly full scripts to at least two movies) ready, much is in flux.

I enjoyed MMFR quite a bit but, as I noted in my review, the film might have been better had it not included the character of Max within it.  Why?  Because as a fan of the previous three films 1) Even though I like Tom Hardy a lot as an actor, I missed Mel Gibson and 2) I expected Max to be the central character just as he was in the previous three films yet the movie’s protagonist was Furiosa and, with very little tinkering, MMFR would have worked equally well -maybe even better!- without the Max character in it.

Having said all that, I can see a new Mad Max film being made which, like the others, doesn’t necessarily tie into what we’ve seen before.  MMFR presented a “soft” reboot of the world of Max as well as things that nixed continuity with the other films.  Chief among them was a certain car Max was driving at the beginning of the film which would have been impossible given what happened in Mad Max 2 aka The Road Warrior.

Having said all that, you know what I’d like to see?

I’d like to see a new Mad Max film that features…Mel Gibson.

I know, I know, he’s older now and Hollywood still has him on a blacklist and, yes, Tom Hardy may be better known to audiences now as the character versus Mr. Gibson…

…but…

If Mr. Miller makes another Mad Max film and it doesn’t necessarily tie in to MMFR just as that film didn’t necessarily tie into the others before, wouldn’t it be cool to have Mr. Gibson return in the role as an older, though just as fearsome, version of Max, a la Batman in Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns?

Why not?

If they were to make another Mad Max film and Mr. Gibson was willing to star in it, you can most certainly count me in!