Eva Mendes Cast In "The Spirit"

According to the website "RopeofSilicon" reports that actress Eva Mendes (Ghost Rider) is set to join the new comic adapted film by Will Eisner "The Spirit" which will be Directed by Frank Miller (Sin City and 300). Her casting has been confirmed along with Gabriel Macht (As The Spirit), Scarlett Johansson (As Silken Floss), and Samuel L. Jackson (As The Octopus). Not much is known about Eva Mendes's character but the name has been confirmed as Sand Saref. The movie is about a guy named Denny Colt (Gabriel Macht). Colt fakes his own death and becomes The Spirit so that he can fight crime in Central City. The villain of the film is The Octopus (Samuel L. Jackson) who killes anyone unlucky enough to see his face.