Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller’s Sin City truly felt like a breath of fresh air. It was visceral and fun, and stylistically true to the graphic novel source material in ways that no other adaptation had ever been before.

Then came The Spirit, which sort of put a damper on things. Frank Miller shot himself in the foot in a big way, and so he’s been talking up a sequel to Sin City in order to raise his own spirits, it seems. There have been rumors of the involvement of Johnny Depp, which can mostly be chalked up to fan outcry. However, no big steps toward actually beginning production have been taken.

Things are starting to get a little more concrete, though: producer Stephen L’Heureux says that not only will Sin City 2 start shooting toward the end of next year, but also Frank Miller will follow it by writing and directing an adaptation of his graphic novel Hard Boiled.

In case you’re unfamiliar, Hard Boiled is tonally very similar to Sin City, which deals with the rampage of a robotic tax collector. The series only spans three issues, so it’s likely we wont have to sit around and wait as long for Hard Boiled 2. Hopefully, Miller learned from his mistakes on The Spirit, because by all accounts, that film was supposedly garbage.

Says L’Heureux on Sin City 2:

“We got the project in turnaround from Warner Bros and Frank. It’s such a pleasure to work with someone like Frank Miller.”

It’s expected that Rodriguez will return to co-direct Sin City 2 with Miller after he finishes work on Spy Kids 4.

Well this trailer may save some face for the highly acclaimed direction of Frank Miller. Although I doubt it. What do you all think about the upcoming comic book adaptation? Is it something you have to see?

Down these mean streets a man must come. A hero born, murdered, and born again. When a Rookie cop named Denny Colt returns from the beyond as The Spirit, a hero whose mission is to fight against the bad forces from the shadows of Central City. The Octopus who kills anyone unfortunate enough to see his face who has other plans. He’s going to wipe out the entire city. The Spirit tracks this cold hearted killer from the city’s rundown warehouses, to the damp catacombs, to the windswept waterfront all the while facing a bevy of beautiful women who either want to seduce, love or kill the masked crusader.

Check out the latest and final trailer for The Spirit.

The Spirit hits theaters on December 25th 08

The newest trailer for The Spirit, Frank Miller’s latest comic adaptation to come to life. Will Eisner’s The Spirit has been a classic for many a comic book fan. With big names like Eva Mendes, Scarlett Johansson and Samuel L. Jackson, its sure to bring the pages to life.

What do you think? Another Sin City wannabe or? Check out the forums for more chat about it all.

This past weekend was the New York Comic-con and MTV was there to snag the first look of Frank Miller’s  The Spirit trailer.

Frank Miller
Will Eisner
The Spirit

A good time to be had by all.