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Sharon Stone Lampoons Sam Raimi For Discontinuing Their Working Relationship: “He Doesn’t Have Loyalty”


Sharon Stone reflected on her 1995 revisionist Western film 'The Quick and the Dead,' calling out director Sam Raimi for his lack of 'loyalty.'

The iconic actress, who was in the northwest Italian city to receive a lifetime achievement award and present the film’s screening, contrasted her experience working with Raimi — then largely known as a cult filmmaker for The Evil Dead and Darkman — to her time with Martin Scorsese on his epic crime drama Casino. I had the opportunity to cast Leo DiCaprio [pre- Titanic] and bring him into a big leading role, and I really enjoyed producing.” The Quick and the Dead, though a flop upon release with mixed critical reviews and a low domestic gross, has since become a cult classic of sorts.

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