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Will Eisner's Spirit with Frank Miller writing/directing...
I'm surprised there wasn't a thread already.. I know Frank talked a lot about the comic at last years ComicCon...
Frank Miller to write, direct 'Spirit'
Eisner comic comes to bigscreen
By MICHAEL FLEMING
Lionsgate has acquired domestic and U.K. distribution rights to "The Spirit," a live adaptation of the classic Will Eisner comicbook series. Frank Miller wrote the script and will direct.
Deal marks the start of a multipicture pact under which Lionsgate and Odd Lot Entertainment will co-finance and co-produce together. Odd Lot partners Gigi Pritzker and Deborah Del Prete are showing a finished script by Miller and will broker overseas territories during Cannes.
The Spirit is a man who fakes his own death so he can fight crime from the shadows of Central City. His nemesis is the Octopus, who kills those unlucky enough to see his face and is looking to wipe out the entire city. Miller, who first got behind the camera to co-direct "Sin City" with Robert Rodriguez, will make "The Spirit" his first solo helming effort. Miller created the graphic novels that were adapted into the films "Sin City" and "300," and the production start of "The Spirit" will be influenced by the start date of the "Sin City" sequel that Miller will make with Rodriguez.
"Will was a dear friend, a mentor, and translating his vision to the screen will be a labor of love," Miller said."The Spirit" will be produced by Pritzker and Del Prete, along with Lionsgate's Mike Paseornek and Batfilm's Michael Uslan. Benjamin Melniker will exec produce with Steve Maier, and Linda McDonough and F.J. DeSanto are co-producers.
Frank Miller's "vision is perfectly matched to that of Eisner," said Lionsgate Theatrical Films prexy Tom Ortenberg.
Odd Lot is also mobilizing a remake of "The Lavender Hill Mob" with director Dean Parisot, and "Sense and Sensibilidad," a Latino version of the Jane Austen classic to be directed by "Woman on Top" helmer Fina Torres.
Odd Lot Intl. is selling the film in Cannes.
Frank Miller to write, direct 'Spirit'
Eisner comic comes to bigscreen
By MICHAEL FLEMING
Lionsgate has acquired domestic and U.K. distribution rights to "The Spirit," a live adaptation of the classic Will Eisner comicbook series. Frank Miller wrote the script and will direct.
Deal marks the start of a multipicture pact under which Lionsgate and Odd Lot Entertainment will co-finance and co-produce together. Odd Lot partners Gigi Pritzker and Deborah Del Prete are showing a finished script by Miller and will broker overseas territories during Cannes.
The Spirit is a man who fakes his own death so he can fight crime from the shadows of Central City. His nemesis is the Octopus, who kills those unlucky enough to see his face and is looking to wipe out the entire city. Miller, who first got behind the camera to co-direct "Sin City" with Robert Rodriguez, will make "The Spirit" his first solo helming effort. Miller created the graphic novels that were adapted into the films "Sin City" and "300," and the production start of "The Spirit" will be influenced by the start date of the "Sin City" sequel that Miller will make with Rodriguez.
"Will was a dear friend, a mentor, and translating his vision to the screen will be a labor of love," Miller said."The Spirit" will be produced by Pritzker and Del Prete, along with Lionsgate's Mike Paseornek and Batfilm's Michael Uslan. Benjamin Melniker will exec produce with Steve Maier, and Linda McDonough and F.J. DeSanto are co-producers.
Frank Miller's "vision is perfectly matched to that of Eisner," said Lionsgate Theatrical Films prexy Tom Ortenberg.
Odd Lot is also mobilizing a remake of "The Lavender Hill Mob" with director Dean Parisot, and "Sense and Sensibilidad," a Latino version of the Jane Austen classic to be directed by "Woman on Top" helmer Fina Torres.
Odd Lot Intl. is selling the film in Cannes.
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Jackson in the "Spirit" for Miller
By Tatiana Siegel and Borys Kit
Fri May 18, 1:15 AM ET
CANNES/LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Samuel L. Jackson is in negotiations to star as a supervillain in the Frank Miller-helmed comic book adaptation "The Spirit" for Lionsgate and Odd Lot Entertainment.
The story centers on Denny Colt, an ambitious young cop murdered in the line of duty who is reborn as the masked mystery man known as the Spirit.
Jackson would play the Spirit's nemesis, the Octopus, a meek lab assistant who reinvents himself as a psychotic nightmare that kills anyone unfortunate enough to see his face. The Octopus' tentacles reach into every aspect of crime in fictitious Central City, a metropolis he plans to wipe out.
Miller said during an introduction of the project at the Cannes Film Festival that Jackson is his first choice to play the evil genius who knows the secrets behind the Spirit. He added that he is beginning to mull different actors to play the comic book hero.
Miller, one of the world's most renowned graphic artists, penned the screenplay, which is based on the comic book series created by the late Will Eisner. The film will mark the first solo directing project for Miller, who co-helmed 2005's "Sin City" with Robert Rodriguez.
Lionsgate will distribute the film in the U.S. and the U.K.
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
By Tatiana Siegel and Borys Kit
Fri May 18, 1:15 AM ET
CANNES/LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Samuel L. Jackson is in negotiations to star as a supervillain in the Frank Miller-helmed comic book adaptation "The Spirit" for Lionsgate and Odd Lot Entertainment.
The story centers on Denny Colt, an ambitious young cop murdered in the line of duty who is reborn as the masked mystery man known as the Spirit.
Jackson would play the Spirit's nemesis, the Octopus, a meek lab assistant who reinvents himself as a psychotic nightmare that kills anyone unfortunate enough to see his face. The Octopus' tentacles reach into every aspect of crime in fictitious Central City, a metropolis he plans to wipe out.
Miller said during an introduction of the project at the Cannes Film Festival that Jackson is his first choice to play the evil genius who knows the secrets behind the Spirit. He added that he is beginning to mull different actors to play the comic book hero.
Miller, one of the world's most renowned graphic artists, penned the screenplay, which is based on the comic book series created by the late Will Eisner. The film will mark the first solo directing project for Miller, who co-helmed 2005's "Sin City" with Robert Rodriguez.
Lionsgate will distribute the film in the U.S. and the U.K.
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I caught a showing of The Iron Giant on tv the other day, and in the scene where Hogarth is showing the giant some comic books, one of the books that was shown happened to be titled "The Spirit". Just out of curiosity, is this the same Spirit that is the topic of this film/thread?
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I wish Miller would get back to work on Sin City comics. He's my favorite artist, but his ASB&R variant covers aren't enough Miller Time goodness for me.
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Gabriel Macht to star in 'Spirit'
Sony picks up rights to comicbook adaptation
By MICHAEL FLEMING, DIANE GARRETT
Writer-director Frank Miller has tapped Gabriel Macht to star in "Will Eisner's The Spirit," the Miller-scripted adaptation of the classic Eisner comicbook series.
Shooting on the pic co-financed by Lionsgate and Odd Lot Entertainment begins in October for release in 2009. Odd Lot partners Gigi Pritzker and Deborah Del Prete produce.
The Bronx-born Macht was most recently seen in "The Good Shepherd" and just wrapped the Dominic Sena-directed "Whiteout," in which he stars opposite Kate Beckinsale.
Separately, Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group has picked up several overseas territories for "Will Eisner's The Spirit" from Odd Lot Intl.
Sony will distribute the comicbook adaptation, Miller's first solo directing effort, in France, Germany, Italy, Scandinavia and wide swaths of Latin America. Lionsgate is distributing the pic Stateside and in the U.K. (Daily Variety, May 16).
Macht will play the title character, a man who has faked his own death so he can battle crime from the shadows of Central City. He runs up against the Octopus, a villain who's bent on wiping out the entire city and kills anyone unlucky enough to see his face.
Miller also wrote the graphic novel that was turned into "300" and is working with "Sin City" co-director Robert Rodriguez on a sequel to that film before he turns his hand to Eisner's tale.
For "The Spirit," he insisted that actors who wanted the starring role audition, and Macht won the job in the room.
"We think Gabriel has a devilishly charming quality, and the dry wit that embodies the Spirit, and we wanted to do this with someone who can embody this character for the next few years, because we anticipate we'll be making more than one Spirit movie," said Lionsgate prexy of film production Mike Paseornek.
Sony picks up rights to comicbook adaptation
By MICHAEL FLEMING, DIANE GARRETT
Writer-director Frank Miller has tapped Gabriel Macht to star in "Will Eisner's The Spirit," the Miller-scripted adaptation of the classic Eisner comicbook series.
Shooting on the pic co-financed by Lionsgate and Odd Lot Entertainment begins in October for release in 2009. Odd Lot partners Gigi Pritzker and Deborah Del Prete produce.
The Bronx-born Macht was most recently seen in "The Good Shepherd" and just wrapped the Dominic Sena-directed "Whiteout," in which he stars opposite Kate Beckinsale.
Separately, Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group has picked up several overseas territories for "Will Eisner's The Spirit" from Odd Lot Intl.
Sony will distribute the comicbook adaptation, Miller's first solo directing effort, in France, Germany, Italy, Scandinavia and wide swaths of Latin America. Lionsgate is distributing the pic Stateside and in the U.K. (Daily Variety, May 16).
Macht will play the title character, a man who has faked his own death so he can battle crime from the shadows of Central City. He runs up against the Octopus, a villain who's bent on wiping out the entire city and kills anyone unlucky enough to see his face.
Miller also wrote the graphic novel that was turned into "300" and is working with "Sin City" co-director Robert Rodriguez on a sequel to that film before he turns his hand to Eisner's tale.
For "The Spirit," he insisted that actors who wanted the starring role audition, and Macht won the job in the room.
"We think Gabriel has a devilishly charming quality, and the dry wit that embodies the Spirit, and we wanted to do this with someone who can embody this character for the next few years, because we anticipate we'll be making more than one Spirit movie," said Lionsgate prexy of film production Mike Paseornek.
08-06-07, 02:03 PM
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I'm a huge fan of Millers (in all art forms) but I'm a little hesitant on this. Just because Robert Rodriguez made you a lacky on Sin City doesn't mean you know alot about film making.
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I'm a huge fan of Millers (in all art forms) but I'm a little hesitant on this. Just because Robert Rodriguez made you a lacky on Sin City doesn't mean you know alot about film making.
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It's a triple feature for Johansson
By Borys Kit and Tatiana Siegel
Aug 17, 2007
Scarlett Johansson has lined up a series of roles that will see her moving quickly from modern relationships to comic strip noir to costume drama.
Johansson has joined the all-star cast of New Line Cinema's ensemble comedy "He's Just Not That Into You," which she will shoot first before then materializing as a femme fatale in "Will Eisner's The Spirit," being directed by Frank Miller for Odd Lot Entertainment and Lionsgate.
In the winter, she will don a crown for "Mary Queen of Scots," to which she's has been attached to some time. Johansson becomes the latest actor to book back-to-back-to-back roles in anticipation of a possible strike.
In "Into You," Johansson will play a pilates instructor/aspiring singer who has an affair with a married man and hopes that he will leave his wife for her.
She joins the already cast Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Connelly, Bradley Cooper, Kevin Connolly, Justin Long, Ginnifer Goodwin and Drew Barrymore in the movie of interconnecting story arcs dealing with the challenges of reading or misreading human behavior.
Ken Kwapis is directing the movie, which Barrymore and Nancy Juvonen are producing via their Flower Films banner. Production executives Michele Weiss and Michael Disco are overseeing for New Line.
For "Spirit," Miller's adaptation of the classic Eisner film noir comic strip series, Johansson is in final negotiations to play a dangerous beauty named Silk N. Floss. Eisner's strip was known for its women with dangerous curves, and Miller is intent on keeping that tradition. Floss is a sexy and intelligent secretary with a vindictive instinct that makes her the perfect accomplice to the Octopus (Samuel L. Jackson), an evil mastermind.
Gabriel Macht is playing the title character, a detective who fakes his own death in order to fight crime in Central City as the masked man known as the Spirit. Production is scheduled to start in October, with the film scheduled to be released in 2009.
Odd Lot Entertainment and Lionsgate are production partners on "Spirit," with Lionsgate holding domestic and U.K. rights. Deborah Del Prete and Gigi Pritzker will produce along with Michael Uslan of Batfilm Productions Inc. Batfilm co-founder Benjamin Melniker and Steve Maier are executive producers. Odd Lot's Linda McDonough and Batfilm's F.J. DeSanto serve as co-producers.
The long-in-development "Scots" has been reinvigorated by the infusion of new director John Curran ("The Painted Veil"). The period indie, a love story based on the early life of the legendary queen (Johansson) that focuses on her relationship with the Earl of Bothwell and her rivalry with her half-brother James, is scheduled to go before cameras in March in the U.K.
Melanie Johansson and Alexandra Milchan are producing. Relativity stepped in to produce and finance the movie in May, announcing its involvement at the Festival de Cannes (HR 5/18).
Johansson, most recently seen in Christopher Nolan's "The Prestige," is in postproduction on "The Other Boleyn Girl," in which she stars opposite Natalie Portman and Eric Bana.
She is repped by WMA, Melanie Johansson Management and Barnes, Morris, Klein.
By Borys Kit and Tatiana Siegel
Aug 17, 2007
Scarlett Johansson has lined up a series of roles that will see her moving quickly from modern relationships to comic strip noir to costume drama.
Johansson has joined the all-star cast of New Line Cinema's ensemble comedy "He's Just Not That Into You," which she will shoot first before then materializing as a femme fatale in "Will Eisner's The Spirit," being directed by Frank Miller for Odd Lot Entertainment and Lionsgate.
In the winter, she will don a crown for "Mary Queen of Scots," to which she's has been attached to some time. Johansson becomes the latest actor to book back-to-back-to-back roles in anticipation of a possible strike.
In "Into You," Johansson will play a pilates instructor/aspiring singer who has an affair with a married man and hopes that he will leave his wife for her.
She joins the already cast Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Connelly, Bradley Cooper, Kevin Connolly, Justin Long, Ginnifer Goodwin and Drew Barrymore in the movie of interconnecting story arcs dealing with the challenges of reading or misreading human behavior.
Ken Kwapis is directing the movie, which Barrymore and Nancy Juvonen are producing via their Flower Films banner. Production executives Michele Weiss and Michael Disco are overseeing for New Line.
For "Spirit," Miller's adaptation of the classic Eisner film noir comic strip series, Johansson is in final negotiations to play a dangerous beauty named Silk N. Floss. Eisner's strip was known for its women with dangerous curves, and Miller is intent on keeping that tradition. Floss is a sexy and intelligent secretary with a vindictive instinct that makes her the perfect accomplice to the Octopus (Samuel L. Jackson), an evil mastermind.
Gabriel Macht is playing the title character, a detective who fakes his own death in order to fight crime in Central City as the masked man known as the Spirit. Production is scheduled to start in October, with the film scheduled to be released in 2009.
Odd Lot Entertainment and Lionsgate are production partners on "Spirit," with Lionsgate holding domestic and U.K. rights. Deborah Del Prete and Gigi Pritzker will produce along with Michael Uslan of Batfilm Productions Inc. Batfilm co-founder Benjamin Melniker and Steve Maier are executive producers. Odd Lot's Linda McDonough and Batfilm's F.J. DeSanto serve as co-producers.
The long-in-development "Scots" has been reinvigorated by the infusion of new director John Curran ("The Painted Veil"). The period indie, a love story based on the early life of the legendary queen (Johansson) that focuses on her relationship with the Earl of Bothwell and her rivalry with her half-brother James, is scheduled to go before cameras in March in the U.K.
Melanie Johansson and Alexandra Milchan are producing. Relativity stepped in to produce and finance the movie in May, announcing its involvement at the Festival de Cannes (HR 5/18).
Johansson, most recently seen in Christopher Nolan's "The Prestige," is in postproduction on "The Other Boleyn Girl," in which she stars opposite Natalie Portman and Eric Bana.
She is repped by WMA, Melanie Johansson Management and Barnes, Morris, Klein.
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Mendes' moved to join 'Spirit'
By Borys Kit
Aug 22, 2007
Frank Miller continues to lure femmes fatales for "Will Eisner's The Spirit," lining up {b}Eva Mendes for the key role of Sand Saref, a beauty with dangerous curves.[/b] Miller, the comic auteur making his feature-length directorial debut on the film, has welcomed acclaimed cinematographer Bill Pope to make sure the curves are in fine focus.
Mendes joins Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson and Gabriel Macht in the fantasy thriller about a rookie cop (Macht) who returns from the dead to fight crime as the Spirit from the shadows of Central City.
Sand Saref is described as the only woman who could break the Spirit's heart. As teenage lovers, the two were torn apart when Sand's father was accidentally killed by the Spirit's uncle.
Production will begin in October in New Mexico and will be shot entirely at Albuquerque Studios.
Odd Lot Entertainment's Deborah Del Prete and Gigi Pritzker will produce along with Michael Uslan of Batfilm Prods. Batfilm co-founder Benjamin Melniker and Steve Maier are executive producers. Odd Lot's Linda McDonough and Batfilm's F.J. DeSanto serve as co-producers.
Odd Lot and Lionsgate are production partners on "The Spirit," with Lionsgate holding domestic and U.K. rights. It is scheduled to release the film in 2009.
Pope worked with the Wachowskis on "Bound" and the "Matrix" trilogy and teamed with Sam Raimi on "Darkman," "Army of Darkness" and the "Spider-Man" sequels.
Mendes, who has appeared in the hits "Hitch" and "Ghost Rider," next appears in Columbia's "We Own the Night" opposite Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg and Robert Duvall. She is filming "The Women" with Meg Ryan, Jada Pinkett Smith, Debra Messing, Annette Bening and Candice Bergen.
Mendes is repped by CAA, Management 360 and Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern.
By Borys Kit
Aug 22, 2007
Frank Miller continues to lure femmes fatales for "Will Eisner's The Spirit," lining up {b}Eva Mendes for the key role of Sand Saref, a beauty with dangerous curves.[/b] Miller, the comic auteur making his feature-length directorial debut on the film, has welcomed acclaimed cinematographer Bill Pope to make sure the curves are in fine focus.
Mendes joins Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson and Gabriel Macht in the fantasy thriller about a rookie cop (Macht) who returns from the dead to fight crime as the Spirit from the shadows of Central City.
Sand Saref is described as the only woman who could break the Spirit's heart. As teenage lovers, the two were torn apart when Sand's father was accidentally killed by the Spirit's uncle.
Production will begin in October in New Mexico and will be shot entirely at Albuquerque Studios.
Odd Lot Entertainment's Deborah Del Prete and Gigi Pritzker will produce along with Michael Uslan of Batfilm Prods. Batfilm co-founder Benjamin Melniker and Steve Maier are executive producers. Odd Lot's Linda McDonough and Batfilm's F.J. DeSanto serve as co-producers.
Odd Lot and Lionsgate are production partners on "The Spirit," with Lionsgate holding domestic and U.K. rights. It is scheduled to release the film in 2009.
Pope worked with the Wachowskis on "Bound" and the "Matrix" trilogy and teamed with Sam Raimi on "Darkman," "Army of Darkness" and the "Spider-Man" sequels.
Mendes, who has appeared in the hits "Hitch" and "Ghost Rider," next appears in Columbia's "We Own the Night" opposite Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg and Robert Duvall. She is filming "The Women" with Meg Ryan, Jada Pinkett Smith, Debra Messing, Annette Bening and Candice Bergen.
Mendes is repped by CAA, Management 360 and Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern.
08-22-07, 07:36 AM
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Ghost Rider did make 115 million domestically. Production cost 110, but that gross is much more than I thought it made. Apparently it also did 112 overseas.
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Miller's 'Spirit' finds love with Paulson
By Borys Kit
Sept 25, 2007
Sarah Paulson has joined the cast of "Will Eisner's The Spirit," comic auteur Frank Miller's directorial effort featuring the classic comic strip character. Also joining the cast are Dan Lauria, Stana Katic, Johnny Simmons and Louis Lombardi.
Paulson joins leading ladies Eva Mendes and Scarlett Johansson in the film noir about a rookie cop who returns from the dead to fight crime as the Spirit from the shadows of Central City. However, while Mendes and Johansson are playing femme fatales, Paulson is playing the hero's true love, Dr. Ellen Dolan, the police commissioner's daughter.
Gabriel Macht is on board as Denny Colt/the Spirit, and Samuel L. Jackson will play the villainous Octopus.
Lauria (ABC's mini "The Path to 9/11") is playing the police commissioner, while Katic ("Feast of Love") is a rookie cop. Simmons ("Evan Almighty") plays a young Denny Colt, while Lombardi (Fox's "24") will play Phobos, a henchman for the Octopus.
Production will begin in October in New Mexico and will be shot entirely at Albuquerque Studios.
Odd Lot Entertainment's Deborah Del Prete and Gigi Pritzker will produce along with Michael Uslan of Batfilm Prods. Batfilm co-founder Benjamin Melniker and Steve Maier are executive producers. Odd Lot's Linda McDonough and Batfilm's F.J. DeSanto serve as co-producers.
Odd Lot and Lionsgate are production partners on "Spirit," with Lionsgate holding domestic and U.K. rights. It is scheduled to release the film in 2009.
Paulson was nominated for a Golden Globe earlier this year for her work on NBC's "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip." She is repped by ICM and Joan Hyler Management.
By Borys Kit
Sept 25, 2007
Sarah Paulson has joined the cast of "Will Eisner's The Spirit," comic auteur Frank Miller's directorial effort featuring the classic comic strip character. Also joining the cast are Dan Lauria, Stana Katic, Johnny Simmons and Louis Lombardi.
Paulson joins leading ladies Eva Mendes and Scarlett Johansson in the film noir about a rookie cop who returns from the dead to fight crime as the Spirit from the shadows of Central City. However, while Mendes and Johansson are playing femme fatales, Paulson is playing the hero's true love, Dr. Ellen Dolan, the police commissioner's daughter.
Gabriel Macht is on board as Denny Colt/the Spirit, and Samuel L. Jackson will play the villainous Octopus.
Lauria (ABC's mini "The Path to 9/11") is playing the police commissioner, while Katic ("Feast of Love") is a rookie cop. Simmons ("Evan Almighty") plays a young Denny Colt, while Lombardi (Fox's "24") will play Phobos, a henchman for the Octopus.
Production will begin in October in New Mexico and will be shot entirely at Albuquerque Studios.
Odd Lot Entertainment's Deborah Del Prete and Gigi Pritzker will produce along with Michael Uslan of Batfilm Prods. Batfilm co-founder Benjamin Melniker and Steve Maier are executive producers. Odd Lot's Linda McDonough and Batfilm's F.J. DeSanto serve as co-producers.
Odd Lot and Lionsgate are production partners on "Spirit," with Lionsgate holding domestic and U.K. rights. It is scheduled to release the film in 2009.
Paulson was nominated for a Golden Globe earlier this year for her work on NBC's "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip." She is repped by ICM and Joan Hyler Management.
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Pair joining 'Spirit' squad
Vega, King added to cast of comic adaptation
By DAVE MCNARY
Paz Vega and Jamie King have joined the cast of “Will Eisner’s The Spirit,” co-produced by Lionsgate and Odd Lot Entertainment.
“The Spirit” is directed by Frank Miller (writer/co-director of “Sin City” and author of the graphic novel “300”) based on his own adaptation. The action-adventure centers on a rookie cop who returns from the dead to fight crime from the shadows.
Vega will play the knife-wielding Plaster of Paris, and King will portray Lorelei, a phantom siren.
The duo joins Scarlett Johansson, Eva Mendes, Samuel L. Jackson, Gabriel Macht, Sarah Paulson, Dan Lauria, Stana Katic, Johnny Simmons and Louis Lombardi. Principal photography begins today in New Mexico.
Lionsgate has U.S. and U.K. rights and plans to release the film on Jan. 16, 2009. Odd Lot principals Deborah Del Prete and Gigi Pritzker are producing along with Michael Uslan of Batfilm Prods.; Batfilm co-founder Benjamin Melniker and Steven Maier are exec producers, with Odd Lot’s Linda McDonough and Batfilm/Comic Book Movies’ F.J. DeSanto as co-producers.
Vega’s in pre-production on “The Six Wives of Henry Lefay.”
Vega, King added to cast of comic adaptation
By DAVE MCNARY
Paz Vega and Jamie King have joined the cast of “Will Eisner’s The Spirit,” co-produced by Lionsgate and Odd Lot Entertainment.
“The Spirit” is directed by Frank Miller (writer/co-director of “Sin City” and author of the graphic novel “300”) based on his own adaptation. The action-adventure centers on a rookie cop who returns from the dead to fight crime from the shadows.
Vega will play the knife-wielding Plaster of Paris, and King will portray Lorelei, a phantom siren.
The duo joins Scarlett Johansson, Eva Mendes, Samuel L. Jackson, Gabriel Macht, Sarah Paulson, Dan Lauria, Stana Katic, Johnny Simmons and Louis Lombardi. Principal photography begins today in New Mexico.
Lionsgate has U.S. and U.K. rights and plans to release the film on Jan. 16, 2009. Odd Lot principals Deborah Del Prete and Gigi Pritzker are producing along with Michael Uslan of Batfilm Prods.; Batfilm co-founder Benjamin Melniker and Steven Maier are exec producers, with Odd Lot’s Linda McDonough and Batfilm/Comic Book Movies’ F.J. DeSanto as co-producers.
Vega’s in pre-production on “The Six Wives of Henry Lefay.”
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Teaser...
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Is it me or is the music straight out of The Untouchables?
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Is it me or is the music straight out of The Untouchables?
04-21-08, 01:45 AM
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I'm just feeling like this is FRANK MILLER'S SPIRIT rather than WILL EISNER'S SPIRIT. As a big fan of the comics, I'm hoping I'll be proven wrong...
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More than a year to wait for this film to be released...why is the teaser trailer being released so early?
Maybe because it'll follow THE DARK KNIGHT this coming June?
Either way, it looks like SIN CITY area code 300 to me.
Maybe because it'll follow THE DARK KNIGHT this coming June?
Either way, it looks like SIN CITY area code 300 to me.
04-21-08, 07:33 AM
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More than a year to wait for this film to be released...why is the teaser trailer being released so early?
Maybe because it'll follow THE DARK KNIGHT this coming June?
Either way, it looks like SIN CITY area code 300 to me.
Maybe because it'll follow THE DARK KNIGHT this coming June?
Either way, it looks like SIN CITY area code 300 to me.
04-21-08, 08:59 AM
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Wow. I'm not liking what I see so far. Was that the Spirit or Daredevil? Running on rooftops? Okay, I can buy that. Jumping and running on wires? No. Sorry. That's not the Spirit. Jumping and flipping around? Maybe, but don't push it, Frank.
Is this black & white (except for the red tie)? 'Cause I'm gonna miss Denny's blue suit.
Is this black & white (except for the red tie)? 'Cause I'm gonna miss Denny's blue suit.