The Spirit is a 2008 English-language Action Crime movie written by Frank Miller and Will Eisner. The movie is directed by Frank Miller and produced by Deborah Del Prete, Gigi Pritzker and Michael E. Uslan under the banner of OddLot Entertainment. Rookie cop Denny Colt returns from the beyond as The Spirit, a hero whose mission is to fight against the bad forces in Central City. The spirit stars Gabriel Macht, Eva Mendes, Sarah Paulson, Dan Lauria, Paz Vega, Scarlett Johansson and Foued Zayani. The screenplay is written by Frank Miller which is inspired from Spirit by Will Eisner. The music was composed by David Newman. Cinematography was done by Bill Pope and editing by Gregory Nussbaum. The film has a running time of 103 minutes. It was released on 25th December 2008. The Spirit was made on a budget of $60 million and at the box office it grossed only $39 million. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Lionsgate.