A rookie cop is killed in the line of duty, but mysteriously returns from the grave as a masked crimefighter. He sets out to foil the plans of elusive criminal mastermind the Octopus, who is searching for the secret of immortality and does not care how many people have to die in the process. Comic-book adventure, with Gabriel Macht, Samuel L Jackson and Scarlett Johansson.

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, has other plans; he is going to wipe out the entire city.