Michael Fleming of Variety:Lionsgate has acquired domestic and U.K. distribution rights to "The Spirit," a live adaptation of the classic Will Eisner comic book series. Frank Miller wrote the script and will direct.
Deal marks the start of a multipicture pact under which Lionsgate and Odd Lot Entertainment will co-finance and co-produce together. Odd Lot partners Gigi Pritzker and Deborah Del Prete are showing a finished script by Miller and will broker overseas territories during Cannes (Tim M. Gray has the 2007 fest kickoff news).
The Spirit is a man who fakes his own death so he can fight crime from the shadows of Central City. His nemesis is the Octopus, who kills those unlucky enough to see his face and is looking to wipe out the entire city. Miller, who first got behind the camera to co-direct "Sin City" with Robert Rodriguez, will make "The Spirit" his first solo helming effort. Miller created the graphic novels that were adapted into the films "Sin City" and "300," and the production start of "The Spirit" will be influenced by the start date of ["Sin City 2"] that Miller will make with Rodriguez. [I thought filming on SC2 had already begun?]
"Will was a dear friend, a mentor, and translating his vision to the screen will be a labor of love," Miller said.
"Frank Miller's vision is perfectly matched to that of Eisner," said Lionsgate Theatrical Films [president] Tom Ortenberg.
What a great idea! The Spirit is a very cinematic character, and given Miller's close association with Eisner, I can think of no other person better suited to film this.
I hope Miller is having fun with all of this attention...more of his stuff is making its way to the cineplex--which is a good thing. But just what is the deal with Sin City 2? Have they started filming or not?
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