The Spirit (official site) doesn’t even open until January 16 of 2009, but we already have a first look at a three-part poster. The three posters, when placed side by side, show the silhouette of The Spirit. I have to admit, it’s pretty darn cool. Not sure what I think about the movie, but the poster works.
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.
The posters together are cool, but as stand alones would be confusing. Also is there a movie Samuel Jackson is NOT in? The dude is in everything and still has time to make, Snakes on a Plane?!?!?! Also Central City, I wonder if this is any relation to the Flash’s home town Central City (the second Flash, Barry Allen, not the current one), it is Frank Miller afterall.
Great cast and with Frank Miller at the helm, it should def be interesting.
Scotty Dub’s last blog post..Gen Y doesn’t use job boards or do they?
You know, I see Samuel Jackson’s name on everything, but does anyone actually watch these movies to see if he’s actually in them…?
Hmmm…