Mendes Joins The Spirit

By Ryan 'The Rican with the Irish name' McLelland on August 22, 2007

We already have a killer cast for The Spirit and now we get a lil bit of Latina flavor too???  Frank Miller I love you!!!

According to the Hollywood Reporter Frank Miller continues to lure femmes fatales for "Will Eisner's The Spirit," lining up Eva Mendes for the key role of Sand Saref, a beauty with dangerous curves. Miller, the comic auteur making his feature-length directorial debut on the film, has welcomed acclaimed cinematographer Bill Pope to make sure the curves are in fine focus.

Mendes joins Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson and Gabriel Macht in the fantasy thriller about a rookie cop (Macht) who returns from the dead to fight crime as the Spirit from the shadows of Central City.

Sand Saref is described as the only woman who could break the Spirit's heart. As teenage lovers, the two were torn apart when Sand's father was accidentally killed by the Spirit's uncle.

Production will begin in October in New Mexico and will be shot entirely at Albuquerque Studios.

Source:Hollywood Reporter