Frank Miller has posted his 9th official blog on the production of the upcoming adaptation of Will Eisner's The Spirit via an exclusive first look at SHH. The upcoming comic film, shot in the same visual style as Frank Miller's Sin City and 300, stars Gabriel Macht, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Eva Mendes, Sarah Paulson, Paz Vega, Jaime King, Dan Lauria, Stana Katic, Johnny Simmons and Louis Lombardi. Miller penned the screenplay and directed for Lionsgate.
In this latest blog, Miller addresses fan concerns for the upcoming adaptation. To read it, click here.
Plot Summary: Adapted from the legendary comic book series created by Will Eisner, "The Spirit" is a classic action-adventure-romance written for the screen and directed by genre-twister Frank Miller (creator of "300" and "Sin City"). It is the story of a former rookie cop who returns mysteriously from the dead as the Spirit (Gabriel Macht) to fight crime from the shadows of Central City. His arch-enemy, the Octopus (Samuel L. Jackson) has a different mission: he's going to wipe out Spirit's beloved city as he pursues his own version of immortality. The Spirit tracks this cold-hearted killer from Central City's rundown warehouses, to the damp catacombs, to the windswept waterfront... all the while facing a bevy of beautiful women who either want to seduce, love or kill our masked crusader. Surrounding him at every turn are Ellen Dolan (Sarah Paulson), the whip-smart girl-next-door; Silken Floss (Scarlett Johansson), a punk secretary and frigid vixen; Plaster of Paris (Paz Vega), a murderous French nightclub dancer; Lorelei (Jaime King), a phantom siren; and Morgenstern (Stana Katic), a sexy young cop. Then of course, there's Sand Saref (Eva Mendes), the jewel thief with dangerous curves. She's the love of his life turned bad. Will he save her or will she kill him? In the vein of "Batman Begins" and "Sin City," "The Spirit" takes us on a sinister, gut-wrenching ride with a hero who is born, murdered and born again.
I really enjoyed the blog entry. Frank addressed most of the concerns about the film very well. Can't wait to see it Frank, I have faith. <BR /><BR />Completely off topic, I picked up some tickets for a sold out charity screening of Blade Runner at the Warner Brothers Studio backlot earlier today WOOHOO! The June 14th event also includes a Q&A with Ridley Scott. Good times for a good cause my friends....good times...
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