Talking 'Spirit' Posters! Sexy! Love it!
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I'll admit that I've never actually been seduced by a movie poster ... until now. Yahoo has debuted four of the standalone female Spirit posters, two of which (Eva Mendes as Sand Sarif and Scarlett Johansson as Silken Floss) we've already seen. Now, as pictured above, we also get to check out Jaime King as Lorelei Rox (and, yes, she definitely rox) and Sarah Paulson as Ellen Dolan. Oh, but that's not even the best part -- when you head on over to Yahoo and move your cursor over the different posters, you get to hear each girl repeat the line scrolled across her face. Oh yes. It's pretty cool ... and pretty hot.
In addition to the talking posters, director Frank Miller has gone live with another blog post. In it, he talks about CGI and the role it plays in the industry, as well how it fits into The Spirit. Working with Stu Maschwitz, Miller says, "Stu Maschwitz, CGI wizard, helped me understand this. Of all people. Sure, Stu had the entire CGI arsenal at his disposal – but he insisted that THE SPIRIT be true to its soul. Even when I wanted to go for an impossible, across-the-city camera move, he balked, saying it would "look digital. And Stu wouldn't let one damn character turn into a "bendie" or digital in any way. Hence my favorite shot – the Spirit leaps onto a water tower, and stumbles, just for a moment. Pure Eisner." I'm diggin' this one so far, and look forward to seeing a lot more of it at Comic Con later this summer.
The Spirit hits theaters on December 25.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
6-21-2008 @ 11:25AM
Stan Winsome said...
If you think still images that talk are incredible, there's this amazing new technology. I think it's called "Flash" or something space-agey like that. Anyways, it allows actual motion sometimes *with* sound on your computer, right in your browser! I'm not sure I believe it either but I saw it on a friend's computer...
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6-21-2008 @ 11:35AM
Erik Davis said...
Wow, way to be an ass on a Saturday morning, huh? All I'm saying is we rarely (if ever) see this technology applied to movie posters, and I think it's a pretty inventive piece of marketing material. I'm not saying this technology never existed until The Spirit used it on a poster -- I'm just noting that it's original and I dig it.
Don't gotta jump down my throat, dude.
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6-21-2008 @ 4:42PM
mezzanine said...
SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP AHHH
6-22-2008 @ 9:43AM
Stan Winsome said...
Oh. Brother. If you can't take the heat stay out of the kitchen. Or is sarcasm too harsh a reaction to your sacred blog ramblings? Cuz there's worse out there...
6-22-2008 @ 12:01PM
Erik Davis said...
Stan,
I've been doing this for a long time, so I can totally take the heat buddy (believe me, I've taken a lot worse) -- but when people say moronic stuff that makes absolutely no sense just for the sake of hearing themselves sound "cool," I feel I have a right to defend myself.
And who said anything I write is sacred? My writing is awesome, powerful and all-knowing, sure, but I never said it was sacred.
6-21-2008 @ 12:46PM
AJ Wiley said...
Part of me thinks these are hot; Lord knows I love Scarlett Johansson not only for her acting skills (which, contrary to what some may say, are considerable). But part of me also is getting a weird vibe, especially considering the way which Frank Miller has been treating his female characters as of late, which kind of gets in the way of the sexiness.
I loved Sin City, though, so I'm hoping this vibe blows over.
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6-21-2008 @ 9:53PM
cough said...
Kinda.. funny the one with Johansson. It's a scared woman talking there, isn't it? Now i know she's about to shoot someone, and not.. the..um.. 'other' thing i pictured. (Hell, WE ALL pictured)
But really, great posters and a good idea well implemented. They're really catching my attention with this film.
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6-22-2008 @ 5:10AM
V.M.L. said...
That's hot. I'm digging THE SPIRIT.
(I'm a straight female BTW.)
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