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Jackson Feeling Miller's 'Spirit'

Samuel L. is moving in on supervillain role

Brad Brevet
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Published: Friday, May 18th 2007 at 4:38 AM

Sam Jackson is currently in negotiations to star in Frank Miller's comic book adaptation of The Spirit for Lionsgate and Odd Lot Entertainment.

In the pic Jackson would star as a mysterious supervillain in a story centered on Denny Colt, an ambitious young cop murdered in the line of duty who under mysterious circumstances is reborn as the masked mystery man known as the Spirit. 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 made the announcement at the Cannes Film Festival where The Hollywood Reporter reports that he said 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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