tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7839510821303591847.post-89074027031895440252008-05-07T02:33:00.000-07:002008-05-08T14:04:30.273-07:002008-05-08T14:04:30.273-07:00Just to quote Variety here:<br /><br />Frank Miller is feeling the Christmas spirit.<br /><br />A confident Lionsgate has moved up the release of Miller's directorial debut, "The Spirit" -- adapted from Will Eisner's comicstrip -- from Jan. 16 to Dec. 25, in the heart of holiday season.<br /><br />The action-adventure romance toplines Gabriel Macht, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson and Eva Mendes. Miller ("300," "Sin City") penned the adapted script.<br /><br />"Spirit," a co-production of Odd Lot Entertainment and Lionsgate, revolves around a slain rookie cop who returns from the dead to fight crime and track a cold-blooded killer.<br /><br />Lionsgate prexy of theatrical films Tom Ortenberg said the decision to shift the film to Christmas Day came after the project was presented to fans at New York Comic-Con.<br /><br />Also set to open Dec. 25 are two broad comedies: Disney's Adam Sandler starrer "Bedtime Stories" and 20th Century Fox's Jennifer Aniston-Owen Wilson starrer "Marley and Me."<br /><br /><a href="http://www.variety.com/VR1117985199.html"></a><br /><br />Now, I'm off to bed with a severe case of Bronchitis.Allynd Noirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16956605558540159714noreply@blogger.com