Bruce Campbell is taking a chainsaw to the Hollywood playbook.The "Evil Dead" star is ditching the traditional studio system for "Ernie & Emma," his new independent film that puts him firmly in the driver's seat after decades of navigating Hollywood — and after one early studio experience left a bad taste."The first studio film I ever did, I got kicked out of the lead," Campbell told Fox News Digital."The movie was re-edited, retitled and never came out.
So, the taste in my mouth from studios is very sour."KEVIN SORBO BLASTS HOLLYWOOD 'BLACKLISTING' OF CONSERVATIVES AS 'SEVENTH GRADE MEAN GIRLS' CULTUREActor Bruce Campbell wrote, directed and produced "Ernie & Emma." ("Ernie & Emma")That experience stuck with the cult-favorite actor, who said he has long wanted to make a project without studio executives calling the shots."It was time to be unbridled in my life," Campbell said.WATCH: BRUCE CAMPBELL SAYS HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS LEFT 'VERY SOUR' TASTE IN HIS MOUTHThe decision carries extra weight following Campbell's cancer diagnosis, which he disclosed in March. Campbell said earlier this month on "The Adam Carolla Show" podcast that doctors had given him an estimated five years to live, but he remains focused on treatment and continuing his work.The actor wrote, directed, produced and stars in "Ernie & Emma," which he made independently with his wife and longtime partner, Ida Gearon.For Campbell, the project represents a return to the kind of creative freedom he experienced early in his career with "The Evil Dead."Bruce Campbell plays Ernie.("Ernie & Emma")TAYLOR SHERIDAN TAKES SWIPE AT LOS ANGELES AFTER BUILDING TV EMPIRE FROM TEXAS"The very first movie we did, ‘Evil Dead,’ was the only other movie I've ever done free and clear of the studio system," he said.
"So, I liked the taste of it early on.""I wanted to do something like this for a long time, and my wife finally said, ‘Quit talking about it.Let's do it.
Let's pull the trigger.Let's...