Spirit Nemesis Found?
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Posted by Frederik Hautain on May 17, 2007
Tags: jackson, miller, spirit
Samuel L. Jackson is Frank Miller’s first choice to star as the Octopus in Lionsgate’s The Spirit, based on the classic comic character by Will Eisner.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, “Jackson would play the Spirit's nemesis, the Octopus, a meek lab assistant who reinvents himself as a psychotic nightmare that kills anyone unfortunate enough to see his face. The Octopus' tentacles reach into every aspect of crime in fictitious Central City, a city he plans to wipe out.
Miller said during an introduction of the project at the Festival de Cannes that Jackson is his first choice to play the evil genius who knows the secrets behind the Spirit. He added that he is beginning to mull different actors to play the comic book hero.
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