Almost 30 years later, Sharon Stone looks back on the experience Dead or aliveand why she is angry with director Sam Raimi (Evil Dead, Spider-Man).
Sharon Stone n’a didn't get the movies she deserved after demonstrating his talent in Basic Instinct (1992) et Casino (1995). Despite a deserved Oscar nomination for best actress for Martin Scorsese, she didn't have much to sink her teeth into except Sliver, Diabolical, L’Expert, Gloria and others Spherewhich represent more or less the worst sides of Hollywood.
The actress had gotten her hands dirty to create great opportunities, and them western Dead or alive is the best proof of this since it was almost her who set it up. After being cast in the lead role, she was became a producer and did everything to bring together the perfect team: she fought to get Sam Raimi, Russell Crowe, Leonardo DiCaprio hired, even going so far as to pay part of the future actor's salary herself. Romeo + Juliet et Titanic.
But since Dead or alive royally failed at the box office by 1995, Sharon Stone's efforts were largely forgotten. And almost 30 years later, she returns once again to this experience, by having a hard time with Sam Raimi.
THE WORLD IS STONE
Come to present Dead or alive at the Torino festival in November 2024, Sharon Stone spoke about the behind the scenes of the film. And she didn't mince her words towards Sam Raimi, for whom she had fought long before he realized A simple plan, Intuitions and of course Spider-Man. At the time, he was only the man behind the trilogy Evil Deadet Darkman.
She first recalled how well she had played a crucial role in the construction of Dead or alive :
“I had my great Italian cinematographer Dante Spinotti, and I was lucky enough to produce this film and have the opportunity to do the casting. The director Sam Raimi, who I had the opportunity to bring from B to A series, and then he directed Spider-Man and became a very big film director. I brought Russell Crowe from Australia. I had the opportunity to cast Leo DiCaprio and bring him into a leading role, and I really enjoyed that production job. »
Since then, Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe have several thanked Sharon Stone publiclyand rightly so. Without Dead or alivethey would perhaps not be there today, since the film placed them center stage, despite its failure in theaters.
Apparently it's a different story with Sam Raimi, and Sharon Stone kept it in her throat:
“In the case of Sam Raimi, I really loved his films. I thought he was very intelligent and very funny, different from Martin Scorsese because he's Italian, he's loyal, there's this family feeling, and thanks to that Marty and I still have a relationship, and thanks to that Marty and I still work together. Sam was a kid and he has no loyalty, he has no family, he has never spoken to me since, he has not thanked me, he has not hired me again, he has not not recognized the relationship. »
THE RAIMI FAMILY
It's difficult to blame Sam Raimi for his lack of loyalty since the roots ofEvil Dead still extend into his career today. Present at his side from his short film Within the Wood in 1978, producer Robert Tapert followed him to his Hollywood rise. They founded the production company Ghost House Pictures in 2002, and have worked together on a number of films, notably Dead or alive et To hell.
Same thing for actor Bruce Campbellunbeatable AshEvil Dead that Sam Raimi has placed almost everywhere in his filmography, even for the simple pleasure of a wink. He still managed to place it in a post-credits scene from Doctor Strange 2 where he yelled at the Avengers superhero, before a little homage to the possessed hand ofEvil Dead. If that's not friendship.
Nonetheless, Sharon Stone actually helped put him on Hollywood radars, after Darkman in 1990. And over the years, Dead or alive has become a cult film for many fans of the filmmakers… not necessarily aware of the role of the actress in the affair.
In any case, the director will confirm his sense of relationships in his next film, Send Helpsince he cast Rachel McAdams after directing her in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
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