 According to the "Evil Dead Companion", Sharon Stone (I) (qv) was  given a lengthy list of directors that had been approved to direct  this film, so that she could choose the directors she thought would  work. She sent back a list with a single name... Sam Raimi (qv).  When asked why she chose Raimi, she said it was because she liked  _Army of Darkness (1992)_ (qv), among Raimis other works.