While Campbell had experience with both practical and CGI effects on Ash vs. Evil Dead, CGI effects were particularly a bother to him, bringing to attention the way these actors must act with nothing… or to a tennis ball.
Campbell admits though that his only draw to the franchise was Sam Raimi, who has been a frequent contributor to the horror genre, including directing the first three Evil Dead movies and serving as executive producer to Ash vs. Evil Dead.
Bruce Campbell also further explained his distaste for the superhero genre by bringing up the technical acting involved.
Way back when, Bruce Campbell was a small part of the original Spider-Man trilogy, playing a different role in each of the films, adding a bit of comedic relief opposite Tobey Maguire’s Peter Parker.