Director Frank "Sin City" Miller is currently half-way through his shooting schedule on "The Spirit", based on creator Will Eisner's 1940's newspaper comic strip hero.The feature stars actor Gabriel Macht as 'Denny Colt' aka 'The Spirit', Eva Mendez as 'Sand Saref' and Samuel L. Jackson as 'The Octopus'.
Following extensive post-production, the film will be released Jan. 16, 2009 from Lionsgate and Odd Lot Entertainment."One of the challenges for a director of a movie that uses this much digital technology is what not to do," said Miller.
"I see a grand and beautiful collision between anime, live-action, comic books ... and I feel like I'm witnessing these forces all come together. So it's a very exciting time..."
