Stills from THE SPIRIT Film

Stills from THE SPIRIT Film

Though a legend in comic book circles, Frank Miller’s career in film seemed to be on the ropes following such flops as Robocop 3 (yep, Frank co-wrote it!). However, the successes of Sin City and 300 paved the way for Frank’s inevitable return to film.

By bsprecher - Nov 12, 2008 06:11 PM EST
Filed Under: The Spirit

Though only credited as a co-director on Sin City, apparently the powers-that-be were sufficiently impressed by the box office figures of his creations to offer him his own film to direct. Enter: Will Eisner’s The Spirit.

The Spirit is adapted from Will Eisner’s comic book series of the same name and is described as an action-adventure-romance-noir-superhero genre mash-up starring a ladies-laden cast in "timeless" mythical city, Central City. Denny Colt (Gabriel Macht) returns from the dead to fight crime as The Spirit while his arch-nemesis, The Octopus (Sam Jackson), enlists a bevy of femme fatales to wipe him from the streets of Central City once and for all.

Miller told Entertainment Weekly:

"The character has a terrifying side to him. This is a man who’s died and come back to life. So it twists into fantasy. And of course there are tons of women in it. There have to be — it’s The Spirit. They’re all in love with him, and he’s in love with all of them. You might say he’s a bit of a slut."

The Spirit is rated PG-13 for "intense sequences of stylized violence and action, some sexual content and brief nudity,” and will be released on Christmas Day 2008.

Cast
Gabriel Macht: Denny Colt / The Spirit
Samuel L. Jackson: The Octopus
Scarlett Johansson: Silken Floss
Eva Mendes: Sand Saref
Sarah Paulson: Dr. Ellen Dolan
Dan Lauria: Commissioner Dolan.
Stana Katic: Morgenstern.
Johnny Simmons: Young Denny Colt.
Louis Lombardi: Phobos
Jaime King: Lorelei Rox
Paz Vega: Plaster of Paris
Meeghan Holaway: Holly
Seychelle Gabrielle: Young Sand Saref

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Bijous
Bijous - 11/12/2008, 6:17 PM
I hope it's good! I love Frank's stuff, but the trailer looks a little..."campy." Sam Jackson seems to be over-acting a bit.
Bijous
Bijous - 11/14/2008, 1:00 AM
I'll at least reserve judgement until I see it.
shmoo551
shmoo551 - 11/17/2008, 6:35 PM
I am really excited for this movie. I think it is gonna be pretty good.
yah sam jackson might be pushing it. hell be sick as Fury though
mibtp
mibtp - 11/18/2008, 5:04 PM
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