Back in March, Campbell revealed he had been diagnosed with a cancer that was “treatable but not curable.” “These days, when someone is having a health issue, it’s referred to as an ‘opportunity,’ so let’s go with that — I’m having one of those,” he wrote on X in March. Appearances and cons and work in general need to take back seat to treatment. My plan is to get as well as I possibly can over the summer so that I can tour with my new movie ‘Ernie & Emma’ this fall.” On Wednesday’s episode of “The Adam Carolla Show,” Campbell opened up more about his diagnosis and treatment while also discussing his new movie.
I’ve decided though, pretty specifically, to live with it, not die from it,” he added. The cancer rabbit hole is enormous. You can go into focus groups of 10,000 guys who have exactly what you have.
I won’t touch it with a 10-foot pole.” Campbell serves as director, writer, producer and lead actor in “Ernie & Emma,” in which he plays a widower scattering his late wife’s ashes, reflecting on their relationship together and confronting his grief. Campbell, who starred as the chainsaw-wielding Ash Williams in director Sam Raimi’s original “Evil Dead” trilogy, executive produced this summer’s installment in the horror franchise, “Evil Dead Burn.” He’s also an EP on the next movie, 2028’s “Evil Dead Wrath.” “I’m moving on. I got a movie to promote.
And when I promote this movie, I have nothing. I’m free and clear when I promote this movie mentally,” Campbell said.
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