The Spirit Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

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Plot

"The Spirit" is a classic action-adventure-romance genre-twister written for the screen and directed by Frank Miller. It is the story of a former rookie cop who returns mysteriously from the dead as the Spirit (Gabriel Macht) to fight crime from the shadows of Central City. His arch-enemy, the Octopus (Samuel L. Jackson) has a different mission: he's going to wipe out Spirit's beloved city as he pursues his own version of immortality. The Spirit tracks this cold-hearted killer from Central City's rundown warehouses, to the damp catacombs, to the windswept waterfront ... all the while facing a bevy of beautiful women who either want to seduce, love or kill our masked crusader. Surrounding him at every turn are Ellen Dolan (Sarah Paulson), the whip-smart girl-next-door; Sliken Floss (Scarlett Johansson), a punk secretary and frigid vixen; Plaster of Paris (Paz Vega), a murderous French nightclub dancer; Lorelei (Jaime King), a phantom siren; and Morgenstern (Stana Katic), a sexy young cop. Then of course, there's Sand Saref (Eva Mendes), the jewel thief with dangerous curves. She's the love of his life turned bad. Will he save her or will she kill him?

Action Adventure Drama

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Spirit.

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  Gabriel Macht

  The Good Shepherd, Middle Men

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  Samuel L. Jackson

  The Avengers, Argylle

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  Scarlett Johansson

  Jurassic World Rebirth, Project Artemis

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  Eva Mendes

  The Place Beyond the Pines, Cleaner

Crew Behind the Film

The The Spirit behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Frank Miller last directed Sin City: A Dame to Kill For and Sin City. The film's writer Frank Miller last wrote Sin City: A Dame to Kill For and 300: Rise of An Empire.

Director

Frank Miller

Screenwriters

Frank Miller
Will Eisner

Producers

Deborah Del Prete
Gigi Pritzker
Michael E. Uslan

Production Details

What we know about the The Spirit movie production.

Key Facts

• Adapted from Will Eisner's comic book series.

Production Updates for The Spirit

Dec 2004

Completed

Changed The Spirit movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

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