The Shadow has long been collecting dust on Sam Raimi’s shelf and every now and again he reminds us that he plans on doing a movie about the pulp comic character.
Well now he actually has more people involved other than rumours. Michael Uslan gave us some insight on the project.
Uslan has promised that the latest version would be a brand new take on the character — and Uslan’s cryptic description might leave visions of The Spirit dancing in your heads. “I think the one thing going in is we all see The Shadow as more of a force of nature than a specific person in a secret identity. The Shadow may actually be many people.” But they’re also doing the proper research to stay true to the character. “We’ve gone back to the pulp roots, the comic book roots of The Shadow, with a dash of the radio roots. But we’ve deeply ensconced ourselves in the world of pulps and comics.”
I am a fan of the old pulp style heroes, and I actually thought the 90s version of the Shadow was pretty true to the origins and feel of the pulp comic.
I have a lot of faith in Raimi, but I hope he doesn’t change the Shadow into something he is not. Force of Nature was never a quality that identified The Shadow. The Shadow was a man with an enlightened telepath of sorts that could peer into the soul and cloud the senses.
Only the shadow knows the darkness that lies in the hearts of man.
I think his take is an interesting concept, I just hope he doesn’t try to fit it to an intellectual property just for name recognition. Hell, make that movie but don’t try to pretend that it is The Shadow.
