It also launched the career of Bruce Campbell, who played Ashley J. "Ash" Williams, the hero at the center of Raimi's story. Over the course of three films (Evil Dead II and Army of Darkness being the others), Ash took his place in movie history as one of the most entertaining horror characters ever, thanks to Campbell's cartoonish reactions and larger than life appeal. Since recasting Campbell for this updated version would create distracting comparisons and potentially alienate fans, the filmmakers smartly decided to write out the character altogether. That's right, horror fans, there is no Ash in this movie.
