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Frank Miller’s adaptation of Will Eisner’s comic, THE SPIRIT, has been picked up by Lionsgate. That is old news, the new news is that Sam Jackson has signed on to play the part of The Octopus.

The story follows Denny Colt, a young cop who is murdered in the line of duty then mysteriously becomes reborn as the masked mystery man known as the Spirit.

The Octopus, who is the Spirit’s nemesis, is a lab assistant who reinvents himself as a psychotic nightmare that kills anyone unfortunate enough to see his face.

You can read the entire article over at The Hollywood Reporter.