The Spirit

[Antonello Blueberry]

With Frank Miller now hard at work (if you believe it) in distilling some Eisner's stories into a single script, we can start suggesting acotrs for the main roles.
The characters (more on theme here):
The Spirit/Denny Colt

Commisioner Dolan

Ellen Dolan

Ebony White

 

[Antonello Blueberry]

And clearly the "bad girls":
Sand Saref

P'Gell

Silk Satin

 

[Eddie Dean]

Just throwing out a name, but how about Aaron Eckhart for The Sprit?

 

[Goshdarn Batman]

Gary Coleman = Ebony

 

[Antonello Blueberry]

Just throwing out a name, but how about Aaron Eckhart for The Sprit?

Not bad.
My suggestion is Brendan Fraser, someone big that can be clumsy or charming.

 

[Darth Nata]

I would love to see Johnny Depp as The Spirit...

 

[Antonello Blueberry]

Rachel Weisz as P'Gell.

 

[C. Lee]

Spirit - Nathan Fillion
Ellen - Charlize Theron
Commisioner - Danny DeVito

 

[Eddie Dean]

Spirit - Nathan Fillion

I like it.

 

[inspiritonly]

Brendon Fraser is perfect! He has exactly the look and personality. He can pull off the action scenes (see The Mummy). He's got the boyish charm (see George of the Jungle, Looney Tunes BIA). Until I see an unknown who fits the bill, Brendon is the man. Johnny Depp has to be someone's idea of a sick joke.

It would be hard to choose the ladies since most actresses these days don't have those kind of curves, but how about:
Scarlett Johansson for Ellen Dolan
Catherine Zeta Jones for P'gell

 

[Isildur´s Heir]

If you want a more mature and serious Spirit, Clive Owen is the man

 

[inspiritonly]

I'm beginning to believe that some of you haven't even read The Spirit. The only thing Aaron Eckhart has in common with Denny Colt is a strong chin. Clive Owen? Why would we want a more mature and serious Spirit? We want him the way he was written. All I can say for Johnny Depp is what the ****?!!

 

[inspiritonly]

How about Dabney Coleman for Commissioner Dolan?
It's more than likely that Ebony White won't make it to the big screen. Times have changed since The Spirit was created. His presence in a movie version would be deemed racially offensive.

 

[Antonello Blueberry]

Dabney Coleman isn't a bad idea. But I'd go with
Elizabeth Banks as Ellen Dolan.
And Ebony can be added to the story, trying to avoid the stereotypes of the era.

 

[inspiritonly]

Banks could work.

 

[inspiritonly]

Ebony is a stereotype. The movie would have black characters but I still doubt that that one will survive.

 

[Ceb-Man]

Brendon Fraser or Nathan Fillion as The Spirit.

 

[Ceb-Man]

Kate Beckinsale as P'gell.
Scarlett Johanssen as Ellen Dolan.
Danny Devito as Commissioner Dolan.

 

[inspiritonly]

I have absolute proof that Brendon Fraser is perfect for Denny Colt, a manip of my own creation- I will even post it if someone will tell me how I can upload the jpg on this furshluginer system.

 

[Antonello Blueberry]

I have absolute proof that Brendon Fraser is perfect for Denny Colt, a manip of my own creation- I will even post it if someone will tell me how I can upload the jpg on this furshluginer system.

You can attach it to your message or use some image hosting site like photobucket.

 

[inspiritonly]

Thanks- how about...?

 

[K.B.]

Just throwing a few out here to get this started...

Richard Gere

Bruce Willis

Alec Baldwin

The dad from 7th heaven

 

[Cap'n Smith]

bruce cambell as the spirit

ooohh yea

 

[ShadowBoxing]

Just throwing out a name, but how about Aaron Eckhart for The Sprit?

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYY too short.

 

[batman strikes]

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYY too short.

How is tall is The Spirit supposed to be?

So is this going to be a Frame by Frame adaptation of the comic like Frank Miller's Sin City and 300, or will this be it's own story.