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3 FROM HELL has been building momentum over the past few months. WIth all of the excitement, one thing is noticeable, that being a lack of Sid Haig and his character, Captain Spaulding, throughout the film’s trailers and promotional materials. Although he is confirmed to be in the movie, recent health issues and his ongoing recovery aside, all signs have pointed to Richard Brake’s character being one of the titular three instead of Haig, who is in for a smaller part this time around.

Rob Zombie spoke with EW, detailing the circumstances of why the returning actor had to step aside and allow Brake to fill in the gaps:

“The movie that I prepped to make, and was getting ready to start shooting, it was Captain Spaulding, Otis, and Baby, the three originals,” explained Zombie.

“But three weeks out from shooting, I got a call from Sid Haig. He had been in the hospital, and he had just had surgery, and he was now recovering in a rehabilitation facility. I’m like, holy shit, this is a serious business. So, I went to see him, and he had changed drastically from the last time I saw him. Because Sid, he’s big and burly, and now he’s tiny as a skeleton. So, I was like, oh man. I kind of realized, yeah, he’s in rough shape. So, at that point I was kind of f*cked.”

“I created this [character] Foxy for Richard Brake, whom I had just worked with Richard on a movie called 31 and I knew he would fit the vibe. He was on another movie in Spain shooting. He flew right from that movie to L.A. and started working instantly. A lot of the scenes with Foxy were supposed to be Spaulding and I twisted things around so I didn’t have to rewrite every single thing. It was the funniest situation and the shittiest situation. Because, I went from one moment thinking, ‘This is the most prepared I have ever f*cking been to start a movie — everything is locked down tight’ — and within one phone call, the entire production went into complete chaos for three weeks. But at the end of the day, it all worked out great.”

He continued:

"Although Haig couldn’t take on the bigger role that was originally planned for him, Zombie says it was still important for him to be a part of this project. I knew it was so important he be part of the movie. Lionsgate was fine with me sort of sneaking him in one day to shoot as much as I could. It was on me to make sure that nothing went wrong. So I got him in, I shot everything I could shoot.”

Zombie also mentioned the inclusion of Dee Wallace in the film, who is playing a particularly nasty security guard. “Dee Wallace, I love — this is like the fourth time we’ve worked together,” he said. “I knew she would be great playing against type as the evil, wicked prison guard. When I first sent her the script she was like, ‘I don’t know if I can do this.’ Then she called me back the next day and she was like, ‘I’m in.’ She’s always nice in movies and I wanted her to be super shitty in this movie. And she was great.”

Zombie finished by answering the question: does this new film bring the story of the Firefly clan to a close for good? His response was “It’s probably the end. End of the road.”

Moseley, Moon Zombie, and Haig are joined in the cast by THE DEVIL'S REJECTS co-stars Danny Trejo as Rondo and Daniel Roebuck as Morris Green, as well as new additions Clint Howard, Richard Brake, Jeff Daniel Phillips, Emilio Rivera, David Ury, Dee Wallace, Pancho Moler, Austin Stoker, Tom Papa, Dot-Marie Jones, Richard Edson, Richard Riehle, Kevin Jackson, Billy Blair, Steven Michael Quezada, Bill Oberst Jr., Sylvia Jefferies, and Sean Whalen.



3 FROM HELL is expected to arrive this fall.