Oh god oh god oh god, please let this be true. Time Magazine is reporting that, along with other Pixar projects in production, Brad Bird may be helming a Spirit flick. I so freaking hope this happens. It’s a shame that if it does make it to screen, Will Eisner won’t have the chance to see the final piece or be involved with character designs. You know that while most of the characters are picture perfect as they stand, some (Ebony White) would have to be completely updated while maintaining Eisner’s style. Eric “The Goon” Powell would be perfect for that job .

Pixar may follow its summer vehicle Cars with Ratatouille, a tale about a rat who lives in a fancy French restaurant. Little is known of future projects, but Incredibles auteur Brad Bird has long wanted to direct a noir-style film, possibly based on Will Eisner’s comic The Spirit. Meanwhile, creative kingpin John Lasseter, who has a deep affinity for traditional 2-D cel animation, is expected to revive that form in some way. He may even jump-start the long-dormant world-music spin-off of Fantasia, titled Musicana.

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