Frank Miller will write and direct The Spirit, the feature film based on comic legend Will Eisner’s Golden Age two-fisted hero, according to Variety.
This will be Miller's solo directing debut, having co-directed Sin City with Robert Rodriguez.
Here's a synopsis of the storyline: "The Spirit, which debuted in 1940, tells the story of a masked detective who is believed to be dead. Using a mausoleum as his home base, Eisner's character fights crime in the dark shadows of Central City, using cunning and ingenious forms of punishment."
"I intend to be extremely faithful to the heart and soul of the material, but it won't be nostalgic. It will be much scarier than people expect," said Miller.
Shooting is expected to start in late spring 2007.