The Spirit

[Bruce Banner]

It's a genuine poster. Frank Miller did it.
And I agree with someone who hoped this doesn't go too Millerish. The Spirit is a classic, it shouldn't be tampered with.

That is NOT Denny Colt. I know f all about Denny Colt, but I do know that's not him. What the hell is Miller playing at? Does he wanna make The Spirit? Or Sin City 2? I think when he drew that, he must have been dreaming of Mickey Rourke.

 

[Wolfman]

That is NOT Denny Colt. I know f all about Denny Colt, but I do know that's not him. What the hell is Miller playing at? Does he wanna make The Spirit? Or Sin City 2? I think when he drew that, he must have been dreaming of Mickey Rourke.

I feel you, Bruce. t: It seems Miller has lost himself in Sin City, artistically anyways. But I guess since this is going to be a dark noir film, that's the way to go. But tehre definetly should be some blue in that picture. The title or something.

 

[Wolfman]

The Spirit has inspired EVERY SINGLE comic since it was released! It was the first to use the contemporary means of story telling which is now used in EVERY SINGLE comic.

Hmm... should we then expect something new from this film? Something revolutionary, like Matrix? I actually think so. But propably not going to happen.

 

[Cyrusbales]

With Miller at the helm, I think his own stylistic vision will cloud what SHOULD be an amzing film. Still could be alright though.

 

[Wolfman]

Eva Mendes - who in my opinion has no talent nor much of a looks - is cast in this. Meh, whatever. They also start shooting in October, so I assume we then get The Spirit board. Anyways, here's the news, which you have propably allready seen on the front page: http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=6234

 

[Hunter Rider]

Merged the separate threads into one main one.

Cool news on Eva

 

[Antonello Blueberry]

Eva Mendes is not a bad actress, she can be both sexy and fun (see Hitch).
I'm wondering which of the girls she's portraying. Sand Saref?

Characters that have been confirmed so far are Denny Colt, Commissioner Dolan, Ellen Dolan, Plaster of Paris, Silken Floss, Lorelei Rox and Sand Saref.

 

[samsnee]

No, she's a bad actress. Nice eye candy, but def a bad actress.

 

[Hunter Rider]

Eva Mendes is not a bad actress, she can be both sexy and fun (see Hitch).
I'm wondering which of the girls she's portraying. Sand Saref?

Agreed, i know nothing of the character but the name "Lorelei Rox" sounds right for her.

 

[Antonello Blueberry]

She doesn't look like Lorelei though.

 

[Antonello Blueberry]

According to Moviehole, Eva is Sand Saref, the character that inspired Miller to create Elektra.
http://www.moviehole.net/news/20070822_eva_mendes_has_dangerous_curve.html

 

[jaguarr]

So, I was really feeling this movie until they cast Mendes. She is poison to a film and her very presence in Ghostrider made it suck ten times more than it would have without her. She's horribly wooden and stiff as an actress and has the emotive range of a carrot. She's not ugly, by any means, but she sure as hell ain't beautiful, either. Really not digging this casting choice.

jag

 

[Darth Elektra]

Great casting so far...

 

[The Marvel]

Yeah.

 

[Wolfman]

So, I was really feeling this movie until they cast Mendes. She is poison to a film and her very presence in Ghostrider made it suck ten times more than it would have without her. She's horribly wooden and stiff as an actress and has the emotive range of a carrot. She's not ugly, by any means, but she sure as hell ain't beautiful, either. Really not digging this casting choice.

jag

LOL, I agree.

 

[Hunter Rider]

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=36608

Lionsgate has set a date for Will Eisner's The Spirit, written and to be directed by Frank Miller (Sin City). The action-adventure, starring Gabriel Macht, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson and Eva Mendes, comes to theaters on January 16, 2009.

 

[Arkady Rossovich]

The Spirit being a dark movie?I am not sure about this..

 

[Antonello Blueberry]

http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3423&Itemid=99
Jaime King (Goldie/Wendy in Sin City) is on board, too.
Could she be Lorelei Rox, the eastern Europe enchantress?

 

[Gotham]

Dan Lauria has been cast as the police commisioner. Darn. I love this casting that Miller is producing. You can't go wrong with Gabriel Macht.

 

[Gotham]

So, I was really feeling this movie until they cast Mendes. She is poison to a film and her very presence in Ghostrider made it suck ten times more than it would have without her. She's horribly wooden and stiff as an actress and has the emotive range of a carrot. She's not ugly, by any means, but she sure as hell ain't beautiful, either. Really not digging this casting choice.

jag

Eva was terrible because she had a terrible director directing her. She has a lot of talent beside her look, a key part for her character, and the fact that she is being directed by someone who actually cares about the comic is very inspiring. t:

 

[Gotham]

The Spirit being a dark movie?I am not sure about this..

What else would you expect? The character has been mostly portrayed as a dark character living in the middle of Central City.

 

[The Empire Ape]

I think most of you people have not heard about the Spirit before the movie was announced.

 

[Antonello Blueberry]

Probably. The casting however tended towards actor who did both drama and comedies, so we can hope the humor from the stories will still be there.
I'm getting a "Dick Tracy" vibe and I'm not upset about it.

 

[Antonello Blueberry]

The full cast from IMDB:

Gabriel Macht ... The Spirit / Denny Colt
Scarlett Johansson ... Silken Floss
Eva Mendes ... Sand Saref
Samuel L. Jackson ... The Octopus
Paz Vega ... Plaster of Paris
Jaime King ... Lorelei Roxhttp://www.imdb.com/character/ch0026863/
Sarah Paulson ... Ellen Dolan
Stana Katic ... Morgenstern
Johnny Simmons ... Young Denny Colt
Dan Lauria ... Commissioner Dolan
Richard Portnow ... Donnenfeld
Louis Lombardi ... Phobos
Benjamin Petry ... Young son
Seychelle Gabriel ... Young Sand
Dan Gerrity ... Det. Sussman

 

[Comics N' Toons]

I did not like the movie