Bruce Campbell Says He Was Never Playing Mysterio
Over the last decade, the accepted lore was that Bruce Campbell was going to play Mysterio in Sam Raimiâs Spider-Man 4. It would have also established that Campbellâs previous Spider-Man cameos were Quentin Beck all along. But Campbell recently addressed that rumor and denied that it was ever a real thing.
âThat was a fanboy thing that started,â said Campbell while speaking with Flickering Myth. âDo you know Sam Raimi never sent, like, an email or a phone call saying, âHey Bruce, uh, prepping Spider-Man 4, what do you think about Mysterio?â That conversation never happened.â
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Raimi and Campbell have a long history together, including the Evil Dead films. Campbell had a cameo in the first Spidey film as the wrestling announcer who coined âSpider-Man.â Campbell returned as an usher in Spider-Man 2 (pictured above). Finally, Campbell also appeared in Spider-Man 3 as a waiter who tried to assist Peter Parkerâs attempted proposal to Mary Jane. Raimiâs initial plans for Spider-Man 4 included the Vulture. Campbell was linked to Mysterio as well, but itâs not clear how that happened. Regardless, the film fell apart and Sony rebooted Spider-Man.
During his Flickering Myth interview, Campbell also addressed Jake Gyllenhaalâs role as Mysterio in Spider-Man: Far From Home.
âIsnât dreamy Jake Gyllenhaal⌠isnât he Mysterio anyway?..Iâll bet heâs awesome. Now he can go back to his little darling indies again.â
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