The Octopus (Samuel L. Jackson, center), Silken Floss (Scarlett Johansson, right) and Phobos (Louis Lombardi, rear) in THE SPIRIT.

The pair play villains in the Frank Miller-directed movie; Jackson is the Octopus, and Johansson is his accomplice.

And Jackson reveals he spent time in their make-up trailer coordinating cosmetics to make sure they complimented each other.

The actor - who celebrates his 60th birthday on Sunday (21Dec08) - says, "We shared a makeup trailer, in the mornings I'd see her putting eye shadow on, and I'd say, 'I need some of that.'

"I showed off what we did to Frank Miller, and he said, 'I like it.'"

Source: WENN