Over the past year, Frank Miller and Dave Gibbons have become creative forces to be reckoned with in the world of comic book movies. Both have major projects in the works — Miller’s “The Spirit” and Gibbons on “Watchmen” (which he co-created) — and, thanks to their respective, storied careers, both have plenty more where that came from in terms of groundbreaking comic book work. But what about a possible team-up between these two comic titans?

When DigitalSpy.co.uk recently asked Gibbons what he’d like to work on after “Watchmen,” the acclaimed artist hinted at the possibility. “There was a series I did with Frank Miller called ‘Martha Washington,’ which in fact is longer than ‘Watchmen,’ it’s about 500 pages. Frank’s enjoying a certain amount of success in Hollywood and I wouldn’t be surprised if something happens with that. I think that would make a great movie.” Read more…

We’ve been giving quite a bit of real estate to “The Spirit” lately in anticipation of this Thursday’s release of the film — so much so, in fact, that you probably know all there is to know about the film without actually seeing it! From the reading habits of its stars to Samuel L. Jackson’s Octopus wardrobe, and more posters and publicity photos than you can shake a red necktie at, it’s been hard to contain our interest in “The Spirit.”

While we’ve already delivered a heap of get-excited quotage from “The Spirit” director Frank Miller, we’re always interested in more from the iconic comic book writer/artist-turned-big budget Hollywood auteur — especially when he’s talking funnybooks. Thankfully, SuperHeroHype has our hook-up today, with an extensive, in-depth Miller interview about his relationship with “Spirit” creator (and war hero), Will Eisner, and the lessons learned from him. Read more…

FROM MOVIES BLOG:The producers behind “The Spirit” obviously have a lot of faith in Frank Miller, because they have just handed him another directing gig. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Miller is in the final negotiations to direct “Buck Rogers” for Oddlot Entertainment and Millennium Films.

Miller has been rumored to have the directing job for months. He will be writing and sketching his own version of Buck Rogers and not surprisingly, it’s expected to be dark, with his usual focus on corruption, sex, and violence. As the original Buck Rogers was good, clean, all-American fun, you can expect a fair amount of controversy when his take is revealed.

For more on Frank Miller directing “Buck Rogers,” head on over to MoviesBlog.MTV.com!

As we reported earlier this week, these days, when it comes to Frank Miller, it seems that what the legendary comic artist/writer has coming up is just as exciting than his films that are currently hitting multiplexes.

Case in point, at a recent press junket for “The Spirit,” MTV ventured into “upcoming film” territory, asking the on-the-rise director about the status of “Sin City 2,” to which Miller replied, “I’ve written ‘Sin City 2.’ Its all written. Now we’re just working out the mechanics of getting it there. Marv is in there and I hope it’s Mickey Rourke. I’ve got my Ava, but I really don’t want to talk about casting because it could end up being somebody else and I wouldn’t want to insult her.” Read more…

As we get closer to the December 25 release date for Frank Miller’s take on “The Spirit,” one can only assume that we’re gonna get hit with a barrage of news in anticipation of the film. However, it’s never too early to get the iconic comic book writer-turned-director to talk about his other notable work — namely “Sin City,” “300,” and his “Martha Washington” series — and the folks over at SuperHeroHype.com did just that in an with Miller.

When it comes to films based on Miller’s revolutionary comic work, one of the biggest hot-button fanboy issues of late has to be the rumors that there will be a sequel (or possibly prequel) to “300” — and while the moans of ire were audible on the message boards when this news broke, they quickly died down once director Zack Snyder mentioned the possibility of a new comic from Miller that would build on the “300” mythos.

“I’ve written a story that’s not a prequel,” Miller told the site. “It’s definitely a further story in the Greco-Persian Wars, and it involves some of the same characters but I’m not sure exactly how far along it’ll get.” Read more…

Yesterday, Mickey Rourke told MTV that he and Frank Miller are both ready for “Sin City 2″ — and now it looks like they’re in agreement on that, too. IGN had the opportunity to chat with Miller about the sequel to the 2005 adaptation of his graphic novel — a project on which he shared director credit with Robert Rodriguez and which set the stage for his upcoming solo directorial debut with “The Spirit.”

“Sin City 2 is written,” said Miller, confirming the longstanding report that a draft of the film is indeed in the hands of Rodriguez. “It’s mainly a matter of working out the details of the production. I’m hoping to do it with Robert Rodriguez again in the same circumstances that we did the first one, and we could be shooting as soon as April.” Read more…

And the marketing juggernaut for this Christmas’ “The Spirit” continues to tear through the Internet like a tornado through a trailer park, as yet another featurette for the Frank Miller-directed superhero flick hit the tubes today.

In this, the third featurette from Lionsgate hyping “The Spirit,” we get an in depth look at one of the main “characters” of the upcoming film that hasn’t been getting too much attention as of yet — the setting of the film, Central City. We also hear from the film’s set designers on the unique look of the film, or as producer Deborah Del Prete so eloquently puts it, the “contemporary noir” feel of “The Spirit.” Check it out below…

THE SPIRIT - Exclusive Featurette

After the jump, we’ve got the three brand-spankin’-new international TV spots which will no doubt see heavy rotation leading up the the flick’s December 25 release. Read more…

Just in case you missed it, on tonight’s premiere of MTV’s new show “Spoilers,” we ran an exclusive, behind-the-scenes featurette on the women of “The Spirit,” hosted by the film’s director, Frank Miller. Between the movie’s roster of Hollywood’s hottest starletts — including the likes of Eva Mendes, Scarlett Johansson and Jamie King just to name a few — we could’ve easily filled up the entire episode, but let’s be honest, “The Spirit” ain’t the only movie we’re excited about here at Splash Page HQ!

That said, in case you missed it, we’ve got you covered with an exclusive look at the clip featured on “Spoilers. Check it out below — and if you’re looking for more on “The Spirit,” Watchmen,” “Twlight” and other upcoming releases, be sure to check out the “Spoilers” main page by clicking here.

Frank Miller’s big-screen adaptation of “The Spirit” hits theaters in less than 60 days and the film’s marketing machine has been running at full speed lately, with a variety of cast and crew interviews popping up around the ‘Tubes during the last week, and today, a new set of photos from the film.

Over at MovieWeb, there’s a nice gallery of the newly released images from “The Spirit,” including the one we’ve posted here and another we’ve posted after the jump. While the new photos don’t seem to reveal any big news about the film, they do provide a few more looks at Samuel Jackson as The Octopus — who’s looking especially terrified in the photo we’ve posted here.

After the jump, get a peek at The Spirit himself, as played by Gabriel Macht, looking a bit beaten down and dirty — which, as any fan of the original Will Eisner “Spirit” will certainly attest, is not that uncommon a look for the hero. Read more…

With the December 25 release approaching for Frank Miller’s big-screen take on Will Eisner’s “The Spirit,” the hottest topic of discussion continues to be Miller’s perceived changes in the tone of the classic comic strip — with many questioning the first-time solo director’s decision to bring a more cartoon-y vibe to “The Spirit.”

The LA Times spoke with Miller (who they described as “the most important comic-book artist of the last 25 years”) and Samuel L. Jackson, who plays the villainous “Octopus” in the film, about Miller’s chosen tone, as well as some of the specific changes in the character’s back story he decided to make for the film. Among those changes to the story was Miller’s decision to have the character return from the dead with a Looney Tunes-esque level of invulnerability and a special pheromone that makes him irresistible to women — two elements that didn’t exist in the original Eisner stories. Read more…