Filmstalker: Frank Miller directs The Spirit

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Frank Miller directs The Spirit

Frank Miller is set to adapt and direct the adaptation of the 1940's comic, The Spirit.

According to Variety through Coming Soon...

...tells the story of a masked detective who is believed to be dead. Using a mausoleum as his home base, Eisner's character fights crime in the dark shadows of Central City, using cunning and ingenious forms of punishment.

Seems quite a leap from working alongside the talented Robert Rodriguez on the Sin City series, but then again he's had an expert to learn from, and already has a great cinematic eye, you just have to look at some of his work. Do we need another superhero story though? Could this turn out to be a new version of The Shadow starring Alec Baldwin? Should it?

Written by Richard Brunton on July 19, 2006 | Permalink

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Oh Richard, thanks for mentioning The Shadow, I so loved, loved that movie, I am sure you enjoyed it too. ;D

Posted by: Simone | July 19, 2006 5:01 PM

From what I remember, I wasn't too fond of The Shadow. I'm interested to see what Miller can do having now worked with Rodriguez. Fingers crossed for it being dark and gritty.

Hopefully we get a cameo from Miller too, with him dying as he has done in all his cameo appearances to date!

Posted by: spidey1703 | July 19, 2006 9:55 PM

Will Eisner's The Spirit is one of the few major comic characters I know virtually nothing about. This could be interesting.

Posted by: Morbius | July 19, 2006 11:19 PM

The Shadow was a great story, with great sets and a cool lead. Just the execution wasn't superbly done.

Posted by: Richard Brunton | July 20, 2006 7:36 AM