 Sam Raimi (qv) wanted Bill Pope (I) (qv) to be the films  cinematographer, but Pope was busy working on  _Matrix Reloaded, The (2003)_ (qv) and  _Matrix Revolutions, The (2003)_ (qv). Raimis second choice was  Peter Deming (qv), but he was working on  _Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)_ (qv).