Lionsgate has set a January 16, 2009 release date for Will Eisner's The Spirit, written and to be directed by Frank Miller. Garbriel Macht, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson and Eva Mendes will star in the graphic novel adaptation.
The movie does not face any competition on that date so far.
Eva Mendes (Ghost Rider) will round out the cast for Frank Miller's The Spirit, joining Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson and Gabriel Macht.
The film, produced by Lionsgate and Odd Lot, will begin shooting in October at New Mexico's Albuquerque Studios.
Miller wrote the script and will direct the movie. The story centers on a rookie cop who fakes his own death so he can fight crime from the shadows.
Lionsgate has domestic and U.K. rights and is scheduled to release the film in 2009.
Source: Variety
Scarlett Johansson will soon materialize as a femme fatale in Will Eisner's The Spirit, being directed by Frank Miller for Odd Lot Entertainment and Lionsgate.
For „Spirit,“ Miller's adaptation of the classic Eisner film noir comic strip series, Johansson is in final talks to play a dangerous beauty named Silk N. Floss. Eisner's strip was known for its women with dangerous curves, and Miller is intent on keeping that tradition. Floss is a sexy and intelligent secretary with a vindictive instinct that makes her the perfect accomplice to the Octopus (Samuel L. Jackson), an evil mastermind.
Gabriel Macht is playing the title character, a detective who fakes his own death in order to fight crime in Central City as the masked man known as the Spirit.
Production is scheduled to start in October, with the film scheduled to be released in 2009.
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300 crushed the competition during its second week in video stores, retaining the top spot on the national sales chart despite a strong challenge from Disturbia, says The Hollywood Reporter.
The newcomer, with a box office gross of more than $80 million, debuted at No. 2 on the Nielsen VideoScan First Alert sales chart for the week ending August 12, though its total unit sales were only about 53% of those of 300.
Disturbia did manage a No. 1 bow on Home Media Magazine's video rental chart, generating $9.7 million. That was enough to push 300 to No. 2 with $9.5 million.
TMNT debuted at No. 3 on the sales chart but could muster only a 12th-place bow on the rental chart.
The Ice Cube comedy sequel Are We Done Yet? debuted at No. 4 on the sales chart and at No. 3 on the rental chart, with earnings pegged at $6.8 million. Fox's Season 10 set of „The Simpsons“ bowed at No. 5 on the sales chart.
In the high-definition disc arena, 300 was the No. 1 seller on both the Blu-ray Disc and the HD DVD charts.
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Warner Home Video (WHV) announced today that it has the fastest and highest-selling high definition title in the market with the epic action-adventure, 300. Since July 31, 2007, 300 has sold more than 250,000 copies to consumers on HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc.
300 provides another high definition milestone for Warner Home Video which was the first studio to break the 100K sold mark with The Departed. Overall WHV has six of the top 10 selling high definition titles with 300, The Departed, Superman Returns, „Planet Earth – The Complete Collection,“ Batman Begins, and Happy Feet. Warner also has the highest grossing high definition title with the dual-format release of „Planet Earth.“
„‚300‘ is an amazing film, and the high definition sales we are seeing underscores the positive business benefits of supporting both HD DVD and Blu-ray,“ said Ron Sanders, President of Warner Home Video. „This phenomenal response to ‚300‘ is the latest proof that our approach makes the most sense in today's market and has enabled Warner Home Video to continue to lead the market in high definition sales.“
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