Lionsgate Entertainment has provided CBR News with all-new, never-before-seen images from "The Spirit," the new film directed by "Sin City" creator Frank Miller and based on the classic comic book by Will Eisner. Opening January 16, 2009, "The Spirit" stars Gabriel Macht as the titular hero, a rookie cop who returns mysteriously from the dead and uses his unique anonymity to fight crime from the shadows in the stylized noir landscape of Central City. Samuel L. Jackson stars as The Spirit's arch-enemy The Octopus, and the film also features Scarlett Johansson, Sarah Paulson, Jamie King and Eva Mendes.

For more on "The Spirit," check out CBR's in-depth report from the film's set.

Samuel L. Jackson as The Octopus

Scarlett Johansson as Silken Floss

"The Spirit" promotional posters

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