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19 Miller to direct "The Spirit"

Frank Miller is going to write and direct a film version of Will Eisner's "The Spirit" for Odd Lot Entertainment and Batfilms.
Miller's involvement is set to be announced at Comic-Con on Saturday and should be greeted with euphoric enthusiasm from comics fans.
Miller, who co-directed "Sin City" with Robert Rodriguez, is in many ways an obvious choice for the job. Miller became friends with Eisner before the latter's death early last year. A book of their conversations about the art of making comics was published last year by Dark Horse. Eisner's work on The Spirit greatly influenced Miller's own work as far back as his stint on Daredevil in the late 1970s and early 1980s, for which Miller used many of the storytelling techniques Eisner used on The Spirit. He also borrowed heavily from the 1950 Spirit story "Sand Seref" in creating Elektra.
Miller's not the first comic book pro to tackle the job. Jeph Loeb had previously been attached to the film as a screenwriter.