Jun 11 2007Sam Jackson to Play Octopus in The Spirit
Sam Jackson, who did The Man, The Farce of the Penguins, a sequel to xXx that even Vin Diesel wouldn't show up for, and probably your cousin's bat mitsvah if you showed him the money, will be playing the Octopus in Frank Miller's upcoming adaptation of The Spirit. I don't know much about the Octopus, but I do hope he calls people "motherf***er".
Will Eisner’s “The Spirit” follows detective Denny Colt as he fights crime with the blessing of the city’s police force. And the Octopus? “Well, the Octopus actually created Spirit when you come down to it,” Jackson said, enthusiasm bubbling over as he began to describe the characters’ origins. “He was sort of a mad scientist who worked at a morgue. Spirit was a young cop who got killed. So when his body came in, he was working on this kind of serum that would make people sort of immortal. He tried it on [Spirit] and he came back to life, and then he tried it on himself, so he could be, you know, his nemesis and he became even stronger.”
So, to sum up, The Spirit is about sort of a mad scientist who makes kind of a serum that makes people sort of immortal. I plan on seeing it, and kind of wearing pants. Sort of.
Reader Comments
1. Fallen - June 11, 2007 1:00 PM
I don't know what to think. Is it just me, or does he act in every movie that comes his way. It is like... sometimes he picks roles smartly.... while at other times your like "wtf" (*cough cough* Snakes on a Plane).
2. Praz - June 11, 2007 3:31 PM
I don't get it; he's just going to reprise his role from Unbreakable?
3. Connor Crews - June 12, 2007 12:05 AM
I like how the movies listed are probably his three worst movies, you forgot about Pulp Fiction. And also that was the best Yahwehdamn bar mitzvah I've ever been to.