Frank Miller’s New ‘The Spirit’ Blog

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.

“The Spirit” revolves around a slain rookie cop who returns from the dead to fight crime and track a cold-blooded killer.

“The Spirit” will hit theaters Dec 25, 2008.

‘The Spirit’ Moved Up to 2008

After positive fan response to the teaser trailer for Frank Miller’s “The Spirit” at the New York Comic Con, distributor Lionsgate has decided to move the film’s release date from January 2009 to this Christmas day - and just so you know, the fact that JJ Abrams‘ “Star Trek” abandoned the date in favor of May 2009 had absolutely nothing to do with it.

Based on the comic by Will Eisner, “The Spirit” is the story of a murdered rookie policeman, Denny Colt, who returns from the dead to fight evil in Central City. Gabriel Macht will star along with Eva Mendes as Sand Saref and Scarlett Johansson as ’sexy nurse’ Silken Floss.

Also set to open December 25th are two broad comedies: the Adam Sandler starrer “Bedtime Stories” and the Jennifer Aniston/Owen Wilson starrer “Marley and Me.”

Teaser Poster for Frank Miller’s Will Eisner’s ‘The Spirit’

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. 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.

The Spirit arrives in theaters on January 16th, 2009