Screenhead came across these photos of the film The Spirit, which opens this Christmas. The Spirit is a pure classic of action, adventure and romance. Frank Miller wrote and directed the film based on Will Eisner popular comic book.
The tale concerns a rookie cop who returns 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 idea. He wants to wipe out Spirit’s beloved city to pursue his own form of immortality. The Spirit chases this pitiless 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 the masked crusader. Encircling 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.
Oh yes… there’s Sand Saref (Eva Mendes), the jewel thief with dangerous curves. She’s the love of his life turned bad.
How do you put it into words whether or not you liked the recent Frank Miller’s The Spirit trailer?
I liked the style but the story was hard to follow or understand.
Now, I am not familiar with Will Eisner’s work, but some of you are. That’s awesome because I have enjoyed your posts about The Spirit. They’ve helped me understand the story better. I am looking forward to more.
That is why I am linking this in depth article at i09 by Alex Carnevale. He goes into great detail with an analogy of Eisner’s “The Spirit” and Miller’s The Spirit. Great comic pictures, too.
Some of the movie websites have been discussing Frank Miller’s The Spirit footage being screened at Comic-Con in San Diego late July.
Frank Miller promises to show footage of The Spirit based on, the late comic master, Will Eisner’s comic series. Even Samuel L. Jackson and Jaime King promise to make an appearance. Both star in Miller’s film.
The special screening of the footage is, of course, to create a buzz about the film, so this Christmas the movie theaters are packed to see The Spirit.
If you are in San Diego on the last weekend in July take a gander at The Spirit footage.
First character poster of EVA MENDES AS SAND SAREF from the upcoming film adaptation of Will Eisner’s famed comic book series, THE SPIRIT, is here. SAND SAREF is a jewel thief with dangerous curves – The Spirit’s love of his life turned bad. Will he save her or will she kill him? I can’t wait to find out.
