First Official Look: Samuel L. Jackson in The Spirit

/Film - 12th May 2008

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Samuel Jackson: The latest issue of Comic-Con Magazine has the first official photo of Samuel L. Jackson as The Spirit arch-enemy the Octopus. They also have an interview with Frank Miller talking about the upcoming comic book adaptation.

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