Fans of The Spirit -- or Eva Mendes -- take a look below, at Lionsgate's just-released teaser poster for the movie, and a sexy still of Mendes' jewel thief character Sand Saref. Comic book fans of Frank Miller's work (he's also the mastermind behind 300 and Sin City) already know what's on the way, but for those who are new to The Spirit world, the basic premise, based on comic book legend Chris Eisner's iconic character, has a rookie cop returning from the dead as a hero known as The Spirit, who takes on Samuel L. Jackson's Octopus villain, and is lucky enough to face down a lot of beautiful women. They include: Scarlett Johannson as a punk secretary; Paz Vega as a French nightclub dancer; Jaime King as a "phantom siren"; Stana Katic as a beautiful cop; and Sarah Paulson as the smart girl-next-door. Plus, of course, there's Mendes, who, by the look of the shot below, will take over Jessica Alba's Sin City role of...keeping male fans' tongues wagging. If the movie can live up to its source material, this could be a big hit when it opens January 16, 2009.

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