Frank Miller had long since sworn off Hollywood when Robert Rodriguez finagled him into co-directing "Sin City," an adaptation of the film noir-inspired storyteller's own graphic novel series.Miller had been burned before. In the late '80s, fans of his visionary work on the "Daredevil" and "Batman" comics invited him to pen a "RoboCop" sequel. "What I learned there is that your screenplay is a fire hydrant with an awful lot of dogs lined up behind it," he told Esquire earlier this year. Disgusted with what became of his work on the second and third "RoboCop" movies, Miller retreated back to graphic novels, telling stories in which he could maintain creative control.But "Sin City" rekindled his interest in filmmaking and appealed to Miller's visually expressive style. He even granted Zack Snyder permission to adapt his Spartan battle epic "300," the runaway success of which sent Miller's stock skyrocketing with studios. "It took a lot for me to be convinced that ("300") wouldn't have a happy ending slapped on it," Miller tells Variety.When tasked with selecting the right hook from 12 years of "The Spirit" comics, Miller embraced an old favorite. "It's the story of Sand Saref," he says, referring to a plot that first ran in newspapers on Jan. 8, 1950, full of danger-laced romance, espionage and early germ-warfare elements. "It's about the first love of Spirit's life, who has turned to a life of crime, and he has to bring her to justice."More...
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