Will there ever be a Spawn Part 2?

[Edd Extraordinaire]

Is this thing ever going to happen? I heard Todd Mac filed for bankruptcy, so it doesn't look good. I remember hearing about it a long time ago, and both White and John Legzzzzzzzzzamo were both on, anybody know what happened?

[deathshead2]

Todd wrote a script but the studio didn't like because it was about those two police guys sorry forgot names and spawn was just in the background.

[SpidermanFanFilmmaker]

Even though I was a little disappointed in the first one, I have been eagerly awaiting the sequel, which I think should be done (because it's almost been ten years).

[KenK]

Todd wrote a script but the studio didn't like because it was about those two police guys sorry forgot names and spawn was just in the background.

Sam and Twitch are the cops you're referring to. They were actually in the first Spawn briefly, the two cops who escorted Jason Wynn out of Terry and Wanda's house at the end of the film.

Yeah, given the first film, the studio didn't seem to have any intention of making it dark and cerebral, figuring they'd do better with the kids if they toned down the violence and dropped some of he crime drama elements.

[Silver Sable]

It's still in development but delayed

[Venom160]

which means its not being made anytime soon.

[RedIsNotBlue]

I just hope they make it R if they go with the sequel. I hear people keep saying that movies don't need to be R to get away with a lot of things these days. I don't care...Spawn 2 NEEDS to be rated R or shouldn't be done at all. I think the PG-13 rating was one of the downfalls of Spawn.

[Pyromania]

I'd rather have the animated series continue than have a sequel.

[DeFett]

I too was disappointed in the first Spawn, but the style and feel of the film was typical for movies of that time. I think with the advancement of CGI and now with a better understanding of comicbook translations to film a Spawn 2 would be great. Also a Roctekeer film would be great.

[Venom160]

I'd rather have the animated series continue than have a sequel.they actualy are making a new spawn animated series, dont know if it is a contiuation of the last animated series or what staition its going to be on though, go to http://www.spawn.com/entertainment/spawnanimation/ they have two article about it there.

[logan_weapon_x]

Just an update, it wasn't Todd McFarlane that went bankrupt, it was his company Todd McFarlane productions. I'm sure they handle the spawn series and korn and pearl jam music videos.

[Superhobo]

Those new animated series pics look KICK ASS with a capital 'A!'

[RedIsNotBlue]

McFarlane to Spawn a sequel
Posted on Tue, 22-Mar-2005

"Spawn" creator Todd McFarlane tells UGO that plans for another film version are still bubbling away.

McFarlane says the new movie will be about as close to the first one - which starred Michael Jai White and Martin Sheen - as Melbourne is to Mumbai.

"That one is sort of devoid of all comic book stuff. It's a true spook movie in the vein of The Exorcist, or more recently with a movie like The Grudge or something like that. It's not like anyone is running around in costumes, there are no superpowers or villains but more of a scarefest. There is only one scary thing in those movies and this case it would just be Spawn. There is no Clown and there is no Violator. None that stuff. There is a boogeyman in the midst of a movie like LA Confidential. How would LA Confidential be different if shadows are moving", he says.

Will he look the same though? "Not really. Ultimately, you never get a big giant look at him because he's a ghost. All of sudden you turn and there is nothing there. I use Jaws as inspiration in a weird way. You don't really see him in the first attack or the next couple of attacks. It wasn't until a little later you see his mouth and some of the other stuff. The more I show him the less scary he will be so he will be more like a force of nature. There was this movie a few years ago called Jacob's Ladder, so it will have creepy elements like that. We'll see if anyone wants any of that. Part of it is that no one wants to give us $70 million for the second movie. I can't think big extravaganza so I have to go down low and keep the budget under $20 million. Which means no special effects, which is ok, because then it becomes a scary suspense movie that hopefully I can get you to jump out of your seat a few times".

Steve Niles and Hans Rodionoff had each written a draft for a "Spawn 2", but at the moment, they're not involved - just McFarlane.

"Hans did a couple of drafts did a couple of drafts of the movie Tortured Souls that was based on some toys that Clive Barker and I came up with. When we moved Spawn from New Line to Sony, Steve Niles and I did a script there. But as it stands right now Sony doesn't want to let it up because they want some stupid number to buy it because they say they spent all this money. Like whatever. So I have to take a step away from that and do what I need to do. The stuff that Steve and I were doing was closer to some of these same elements where again there were no supervillains or any of that stuff. It was taking a very serious look at voodoo and witchcraft", he says. "The deal that we were trying to make with one of the studios last week was that I would be writing, directing and producing it. We got the creative part set but we couldn't get the co-financing aspect nailed down. Right now my intent is to just finance it myself and find a distributor later".

Guess Michael Jai White needn't wait for your call then, Todd?

[Charlie No-One]

Not liking the sound of this...

[DarkKnightJRK]

The Spawn animated series was kind-of like that, we mostly saw him as some sort of shadow and such. So I guess it wouldn't be too bad. Too bad we won't see Leguzamo coming back though, I thought he was kick-ass as The Clown.

[Kable24]

They should just sink the money into a great animated movie of Spawn

[SolidRoar]

I was just going to post this. Here's the link for the full interview, anyway: http://www.ugo.com/channels/comics/features/toddmcfarlane

Make way for SINO!!! LOL ;)

Actually, I love the idea. Man, if only there were more creative people thinking like McFarlane in Hollywood. I absolutely love his ideas. I think there's a better chance at success for Spawn if done the way he wants it to be now. Can't wait for the new animated series and Twisted Tales.

[RedIsNotBlue]

The first Spawn failed sooo hard because they tried to make it into a blockbuster superhero movie and Spawn isn't a superhero.

[skorponok]

I dig this idea, too...it would definitely change people's perceptions of what comic book films could be if it works.

[Hyper Venom]

McFarlane's been saying this for years. I'll believe it when I see it.

[RedIsNotBlue]

Video interview with Michael Jai White.

http://www.iesb.net/movies2/michaeljaiwhitesincityint.php

[Wolvenom2099]

Will there ever be a Spawn Part 2?

[Salemdog]

Doesn't look like it. Right now they're shopping around for voices for the new continued animated series. I saw some of the animation and storyboards. Looks very good.

[Kevin Roegele]

F No!

[captain_jimbo]

Dear GOD I hope not!

[WalkingDead]

McFarlane's working on a script to a new Spawn Film. It's a new take on Spawn, and nothing to do with the old one, from what I remember. It's supposed to be like a sort of mystery/suspense film about a "demon" in the bad alleys of NY. From what I remember Spawn isn't even going to be on screen that much, gonna be from the perspective of the cops and hobos.

This might have changed by now, but that's what I remember reading back some odd months ago.

[Kevin Roegele]

McFarlane's working on a script to a new Spawn Film. It's a new take on Spawn, and nothing to do with the old one, from what I remember. It's supposed to be like a sort of mystery/suspense film about a "demon" in the bad alleys of NY. From what I remember Spawn isn't even going to be on screen that much, gonna be from the perspective of the cops and hobos.

This might have changed by now, but that's what I remember reading back some odd months ago.

That story was announced back in the late '90's.

[WalkingDead]

That story was announced back in the late '90's.

Yeah but not too long ago, McFarlance elaborated on it. He said he had the script almsot done and he was going to attempt to direct it. And it wasn't going to be a big movie, since he couldn't get the funding for a big movie.


From Jan 2006:
"I'm writing that script [for the new 'Spawn' movie] right now and if I'm not directing that movie this year, that would surprise me," says Todd McFarlane who plans to finance production of the film himself.

From Feb 2006:
Todd McFarlane said he is hoping for a second Spawn movie, which he really doesn't see as a sequel, to be in theaters in 2007. "I'm in the middle of the script and will have to do some rewriter, but I'm hoping by the end of the year, I'll be behind the camera," he said.

From Mar 2006:
Todd McFarlane repeated plans for the "Torso" movie, the new "Spawn" animation, and the live-action "Spawn" film he plans to finance, write, produce and direct himself by the end of the year for less than $10 million. The film was inspired by "Crash," which McFarlane says made a huge impact on him and shows you can make a successful film for less than $10 million.


All that can be found at: http://www.comics2film.com/ProjectFrame.php?f_id=103

[deathshead2]

Last I heard he finshed that scritp back in the 90s but no one wanted it. Sense spawn wasn't in it.

[Kevin Roegele]

the live-action "Spawn" film he plans to finance, write, produce and direct himself by the end of the year for less than $10 million.

Oh dear.

The problem with the first movie is that it's made by special effects guys, not directors and storytellers. The idea of MacFarlane himself attempting to direct.....bad idea.

[WallCrawl]

There's supposed to be a new animated series as well, which is the only Spawn related project I'm interested in seeing. And that's based more in curiosity than excitement.

[Sam Fisher]

Dear god, They better not make a second one. the first was painfully awful.

[LastSunrise1981]

The first one could've been great if they got better actors and actually went deeper into the story of Spawn.

Spawn in general is a very emotional story with deep underlying themes. In the end if you died and went to Hell, and you were given an choice as to see your love or remain tormented in Hell forever, would you sell your soul in order to be with the one you love?

Not that I plan on going to Hell or anything, but the question is very deep and emotional from the perspective of Al Simmons. The problem with the first movie is that they completely ignored the Heaven/Hell conflict, rather than having that be part of the central story, it's almost as if they completely ignored it and expected the audience to really understand Spawn's pain.

In the end it's almost as if Spawn finally accepts his fate, whereas in the comics, he never really accepts it and he's haunted by guilt and the love for Wanda.

I think they really missed the point of it all and just deviated too far from the source material. I mean, did any of us believe Al and Wanda were in love? In the movie it didn't seem like it, more or less to me it seemed like it was just a mutual meeting and didn't serve as an emotional connection between the two characters.

In the end, if they're going to do a Spawn movie, then they need to do a restart and find a better director, better actors, better special effects and visual team, and actually construct a story that fits the emotional complexity that is Spawn.

[Kevin Roegele]

McFarlane has been rather unlucky, because every other comicbook property is being made into a movie right now - except the stuff that didn't hit big just before the boom took off, the pre-X-Men stuff like The Phantom and Spawn. Unfortunetly those films are too recent for studios to take another risk on them when they can just mine an untapped comicbook property with no bad vibes attached to it.

[Isildur´s Heir]

Everything in Spawn suck....
The movie sucked like no tomorrow, the comic books suck aswell, Spawn´s villains are just horrible....the only thing that doesn´t suck is the premise behind it all, the idea of Spawn.

So, my call is, restart the damn thing, and keep McFarlane out of it. Sure,t he man created it, but that was it, he never knew what to do with it.
Do a Blade out of Spawn, meaning, re-imagine it all. Keep what makes Spawn great (the government assassin part, the all love story of him wanting to came back for love of his wife, the fact that he is sterile...) and lose all the rest, it sucks.

PS - The all idea of making a movie from the perspective of the cops and hobos, the all inspired by "Crash", is great, but not as a Spawn movie. As a Spawn movie, it´s horrible, ridiculous and preposterous. Call it "Sam and Twitch" and get over it, but don´t think about calling "Spawn", because a Spawn movie is about, well, Spawn, Al Simmons.

[Trooper]

ya i kinda posted a whole thread about this last week and mcfarlane talking about the new spawn, ges ya mised it

[The Phantom]

Everything in Spawn suck....
The movie sucked like no tomorrow, the comic books suck aswell, Spawn´s villains are just horrible....the only thing that doesn´t suck is the premise behind it all, the idea of Spawn.

So, my call is, restart the damn thing, and keep McFarlane out of it. Sure,t he man created it, but that was it, he never knew what to do with it.
Do a Blade out of Spawn, meaning, re-imagine it all. Keep what makes Spawn great (the government assassin part, the all love story of him wanting to came back for love of his wife, the fact that he is sterile...) and lose all the rest, it sucks.

PS - The all idea of making a movie from the perspective of the cops and hobos, the all inspired by "Crash", is great, but not as a Spawn movie. As a Spawn movie, it´s horrible, ridiculous and preposterous. Call it "Sam and Twitch" and get over it, but don´t think about calling "Spawn", because a Spawn movie is about, well, Spawn, Al Simmons.
I'd like to see them make a traditionally animated Spawn moving based on McFarlane's art style. That would be crazy.

[XwolverineX]

I actually hope there is, if they can get it right, it'll be cool.

[CrimsonMist]

i have an issue of Rue Morgue magazine, from i want to say 2003, and in it, it has an interview with Steve Nile, around the release of Dark Days and he said he was working on a Spawn 2 script. If i remember correctly, he said it was gonna revolve more around Spawn, in the alley. There would be no clown, violater, Cogliostro, that big satan dude(i forget his name...not a big spawn fan) or any of that. Just Spawn in the alley, doing his thing.

there's probably more. If i can dig up the magazine, i'll post what he said.

[Hellion]

McFarlane's working on a script to a new Spawn Film. It's a new take on Spawn, and nothing to do with the old one, from what I remember. It's supposed to be like a sort of mystery/suspense film about a "demon" in the bad alleys of NY. From what I remember Spawn isn't even going to be on screen that much, gonna be from the perspective of the cops and hobos.

This might have changed by now, but that's what I remember reading back some odd months ago.

I remember this too...but I read it was going to be a Sam and Twitch movie with Spawn.

I remember reading an interview last year...on IGN, I think...saying Spawn 2 was still a go, but the animated series and Torso were first priority.

I want a sequel.

[Kevin Roegele]

Actually, McFarlane once swore he'd never make a Spawn 2 - but he later told me in court that was only because I'd attached jump leads to his balls and threatened to roast his nuts unless he complied.

[Chris Wallace]

Will there ever be a Spawn Part 2?
Nope. Not bloody likely.

[juan-man]

i find this official promo teaser poster time ago.
http://img299.imageshack.us/my.php?image=spawn26wv.png

[Wolvenom2099]

I remember this too...but I read it was going to be a Sam and Twitch movie with Spawn.

I remember reading an interview last year...on IGN, I think...saying Spawn 2 was still a go, but the animated series and Torso were first priority.

I want a sequel.

I agree with you, a Spawn 2 would kick a**! Bring back the Hell Spawn & Violator.

[Wolvenom2099]

Nope. Not bloody likely.

There could still possibly be a chance.

[DarKush]

I agree with Isildur,

Re-imagine Spawn, taking all the relevant stuff, but leaving out the crap, and totally forgetting the first movie.

Get an all new cast, no cute kid or dog, and have Spawn wear a cape for goodness sake. And it should be a hard R.

I would also leave out Clown.

[spiderman30]

Hello,
but the sequel SPAWN 2 ?:spidey:

Hi

[Chris Wallace]

Who said this was going to happen?

[Cryostar1177]

Todd MacFarlane, several times.

According to his site (spawn.com) he's still working on the script for it.

[Soundwave88]

Remake the frist one i didnt like it really...not very true to the comic i think.

[Movies205]

THe concept is good and I definately like some of the ideas that have floated in and out of the comic. But let me state somethign both the comics and the movie are just crap, it's flashy crap but crap none the less. Todd is an artist, not a writer. Let someone take the property and just craft it into something good, there's a good base there but the rest is crap.

[Alpha and Omega]

THe concept is good and I definately like some of the ideas that have floated in and out of the comic. But let me state somethign both the comics and the movie are just crap, it's flashy crap but crap none the less. Todd is an artist, not a writer. Let someone take the property and just craft it into something good, there's a good base there but the rest is crap.

:up: Bingo. Todd should come up w/ the story treatment, and let a seasoned writer guide the journey for the audience.

The first one was ok the first time I watched it, and it was terrible on encore viewings. Waiting for a sequel of Spawn is like waiting for a sequel for Men in Black. :down :(

Well, maybe not that bad, but you get the point.:)

[Cryostar1177]

I'd like to see spawn re-done with today's CGI...I think they can do a lot better this time around.

I think the comics are getting a bit better...the new story line they have going is somewhat entertaining....it seems the war between heaven/hell/spawn is coming to a head

[SLVRSR4]

No jon leguizamo it just isn't going to work:(

[DarKush]

I have to agree with the previous stated sentiment that Spawn is 'flashy crap'. It is glossy, hyperviolent, and somewhat titillating, but ultimately doesn't exploit or mine the rich drama of its premise.

I loved the HBO cartoon, read the comics sporadically up to issue #50, but became pretty turned off to Spawn because of that horrid movie.

Spawn could've been a great movie franchise. If it had realized the pathos of the character, and picked a good actor with dramatic acting abilities. Michael Jai White has improved over time, but I still haven't really seen him in anything that requires dramatic range. The Blade movies really benefited from having an actor of Wesley Snipes' talent in the title role.

Also, the movie storyline sucked. Martin Sheen was an uninspired Jason Wynn. Clown was a Joker ripoff. The dude that played Terry was also underwhelming. I liked Theresa Randle and the dude that played Cog. That's it. That Priest chick was hot too. Why a kid and a dog were in the movie, and why it was PG-13 is beyond me.

McFarlane butchered his own creation, not understanding the potential market for a R-rated Spawn film. I mean, the cartoons were R-rated and popular. Wouldn't it stand to reason that a movie in a similar vein would also bring in the same crowd, and perhaps horror movie fans as well through word of mouth and effective marketing?

He wanted to make Spawn a crossover hit, but he will never be mainstream. I mean, he's a soldier from Hell. Come on. Just own that, embrace and role with it. I mean Blade, Underworld have made a ton of money with an R-rating. Any new Spawn should take notes from those franchises.

The only way I would even think about watching Spawn 2, is if McFarlane apologized for Spawn 1, and declared that it will have no bearing on the second movie. In fact, I say remake the first movie with an all new cast.

And show us something of Al Simmons before you blow him up. So we can empathize with him later, esp. after we see what he has lost. The Al-Wanda relationship has to be central. Just like the Peter/Mary Jane relationship in the Spider-Man movies. Develop Al Simmons.

My choices:
Al Simmons: Chiwetel Ejiofor (sp), Richard T. Jones, Michael Jace, Mekhi Phifer, Morris Chestnutt.
Wanda: Kerry Washington, Aunjanue Ellis, Chenoa Maxwell, Nona Gaye, Malinda Williams, Nia Long
Terry: Blair Underwood, Boris Kodjoe, Taye Diggs
Chapel: Kevin Grevioux, Terry Crews (Who would've made an excellent Luke Cage BTW), Djimon Hounsou, Michael Clarke Duncan, Tony Todd
Wynn: John Glover, Jeffrey Combs, Terry O'Quinn
Cog: Derek Jacobi (Hey, he did Underworld Evolution)
Tiffany: Emmanuelle Vaugier, Lexa Doig, Lucy Lawless
Clown: No Clown, but make Violator CGI
Sam & Twitch: Should be in movie, but can't think of anyone to play them at the moment.
Devil (Magebolgia-sp): CGI, but Laurence Fishbourne's voice. Or Keith David as a nod to the superior HBO Series that the any new movie should pretty much try to copy.

[Rez]

The sequel sounds great.

It's supposed to follow Sam & Twitch as they tend to their police duties.
This would include tracking a serial killer(Likely Kincaid), and perhaps dealings with the Mob and the gangs. Obviously these stories could be easily taken out of the earliar comics, even if a the big name of Tony Twist had to be switched due to those legal issues.
Spawn is a minor charecter, a figment that doesn't talk, that is going around taking care of some of these unlawful men in gruesome ways. Sam & Twitch hope to find out who or what is doing it, and why.

[Cryostar1177]

grumble......I'm not a sam and twitch fan.

I'd rather see a Spawn and Angel kind of story. I'm very much digging the current story lines in spawn.

[The Kid]

ah go to hell ... no I don't mean that really but I liked the first spawn movie. Damn I must be the only one.

[Flame on!]

The first one was alright, but it had the Crow: City of Angels feel to it, were the more **** you could put on the screen at any one time, the better the movie. Which isn't true. The cartoon was great though...

[Cryostar1177]

It would have been better if they didn't try to explain everything in a single movie....seriously, leave the audience wanting, they'll come back for a sequel....I promise.

[D'Artagnan]

Spawn 2 has been 'close to happening' since 1998. I think it's time has passed now, and it's not like the original made a lot of money. Batman & Robin made far more cash than Spawn in 1997. Most people would see the title 'Spawn 2' and say, 'What was Spawn 1?'

[Cryostar1177]

You're really comparing apples and oranges with that.

Batman and Robin had a production budget of 125 million + Marketing, and made 107 million domestic and 130 million worldwide. Which is what you'd expect, the movie made 89.6% profit, throwing out marketing costs of course.

Spawn on the other hand, had a production budget of 40 million + marketing, made 54.8 million domestic and 32.9 million foreign. This movie made 119.5% profit, again, throwing out marketing costs.

Now I'm not a huge business person, oh wait, I am, and I'm thinking that the additional 30% profit looks good, especially when I can makde 3 of those movies for everyone 1 of Batman and Robin.

As for it's been so long, maybe that's the point, to get a fresh start.

[chaz jin]

yes charles mcarter and todd are working on the script.
and yes the first one could be redone.
the second one is about the holy spawn and the cyborg guy that beatss up spawn..

[chaz jin]

mcfarlane is publishing new dragon ball manga.
af is being published with db excell.and manga.
http://seyajin.invisionplus.net

[Cryostar1177]

McFarlane is drawing a new DB series?

[deathshead2]

McFarlane is drawing a new DB series?:confused: I don't think so last I heard he just wants to finsh writing spawn 2 and run his toy company.

[Pac-Master]

When will this finally come out? The first one was ok, not great, just ok, and today with realistic top notch CGI, an R rated Spawn sequel (or remake) should happen.

[Kasady]

I don't know if another will ever get made, and if one does it won't even be like the comic. I guess the closes thing will ever get to the comics was the HBO series. Maybe the new animation will be the same, but who knows they haven't said anything new on that ether for over a year.:csad:

[I SEE SPIDEY]

Why not? It couldn't be worse than the first one. I belive Spawn is the worse comicbook movie ever.

[CrAnE]

Chiwetel Ejiofor for Spawn period

[Edd Extraordinaire]

Why not? It couldn't be worse than the first one. I belive Spawn is the worse comicbook movie ever.

Apparently you didn't see Elektra.

[DarthCyclopsRLZ]

Apparently you didn't see Elektra.

Eh. I still haven't gotten over that glorious bed sheets fighting sequence. :woot:

[Rez]

Spawn has to be one of the most inconsistant films effects wise I've ever seen in my life. Look at the alley battle between Spawn and Violator. That looked amazing. And then look at the scenes with Maleboglia in Hell... old playstation graphics, tops.

[Antonello Blueberry]

http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1565254/20070720/story.jhtml


In the early '90s, Todd McFarlane's "Spawn" rocked the comic book industry like an earthquake, becoming one of the best-selling titles of the decade. Since then, his tale of a CIA-operative-turned-satanic-superhero has remained a mainstay of pop culture, spawning spinoff comics, video games, an HBO animated series and a movie. Now, 10 years after "Spawn" hit theaters, McFarlane is prepping a self-financed feature film that's set to revolutionize the "Spawn" universe. In his first major interview about the project, McFarlane discusses what's in store for the fan-favorite character's triumphant return to Hollywood.
MTV: You announced recently that you're going to produce "Spawn 2" independently. What's the film's current status?
Todd McFarlane: Yeah, I've already begun the screenplay. It was in my head for a long time. We had New Line and then it went over to Sony. Then I had a couple of meetings with other people and we got pretty close. But I could see they just weren't quite on the same page as what I wanted to do, so I just said, "Nah, that's OK." The story I have hasn't changed much in the last decade — creepy R-rated spook movie [the first flick was rated PG-13] — and so instead of trying to convince them why, [I said,] "I'll just do it on my own."
MTV: Where does this sit in the "Spawn" continuity? Is this a complete restarting of the franchise?
McFarlane: Yeah, I'd call it a "Spawn" reboot. To me, if you've never seen "Spawn" — if you don't even know what Spawn is — this movie will still be entertaining in and of itself. So you just go, "Wow, it's a messed-up specter movie." But if you happen to know what "Spawn" is then you are probably going to get some of the wink-wink stuff.
MTV: The thing that I've always found cool about "Spawn" is that it's its own type of scary. It's not Rob Zombie's "Halloween" or Eli Roth's "Hostel."
McFarlane: Right, I'd call this more of a suspense thriller. I'm going to use a big example which may seem sort of loopy, but to me it's closer to "Jaws" in that — and this is one of the problems that some of the studios had — Spawn won't talk. He's just a being in this movie — which again, some people may find odd — but, you know, Jaws didn't talk a hell of a lot in his movie either. But you knew that when he came out, something was going to happen. You know what I mean? You've made the presence known enough that nothing good was going to come of his presence being there.
So it's sort of the same concept. I'm not going for Freddy Krueger horror and I'm not going for Spider-Man action superhero. I'm not even going for a guy who's going to sit there and talk. You're never actually ever going to see him in his cape or costume in any kind of direct light. It's just going to be this thing that's just going to come, and if it's there then buddy, you're going to have a bad day.
MTV: Is it possible to build an entire movie around a character that doesn't talk and isn't fully seen?
McFarlane: I think so, because what happens is he then becomes a catalyst, if you will. Again, let's go to "Jaws" because it's a concept everyone understands — I wouldn't say that Jaws is the protagonist ... he's not the hero of the movie, but it's still named after him. But he's the catalyst that helps drive those three people. I could technically do 20 movies and Spawn would still be the catalyst of them, and there may not be any continuity in any of the 20 movies, but each of them individually would be a hell of a ride.
MTV: You said you're already working on the screenplay. Are we still going to see Al Simmons as a CIA agent who's been killed?
McFarlane: No, all that origin stuff to me is like, "We did it. We're done with those superhero movies." My 15-year-old daughter and her friends like to go to spooky movies, and they'll go and see "The Hills Have Eyes" and "1408" [because] they like to get spooked. So what does ["Spawn 2"] have to look like to get that group? Because if I can get that group, then [I can] get any group. I mean, that means it's a broad enough movie idea in which you don't also have to know anything about "Spawn" prior to walking in there. You don't have to have any knowledge, and it won't slow down the ride.
MTV: Obviously you have the means to get this financed on your own. Are you looking at "Spawn 2" as a wide release?
McFarlane: Oh yeah, absolutely. This would be my "Passion of the Anti-Christ," so I'm going to write, produce and direct this thing.
MTV: "Passion of the Anti-Christ." I like it.
McFarlane: Well you know, nobody wanted to give [Mel Gibson] the money, so he went out and did it. [So] it's like, "Fine, I've got an idea, I want to do it and nobody wants to fund it. Well, don't worry. Stop hurting yourself, guys. I'll go and do it myself, but I don't want to f---ing hear you *****ing when I'm sitting there and I got the money. And you better hope this thing doesn't work as well as I think it's going to work, because these are the moments where you don't like neurotic artists being independent of your system. So we'll just rock on, and if it doesn't work, so what? But I'm telling you, it's going to work, guys."
MTV: Do you look at films like "300" and say, "Wow, that's stuff I could use in my movie"?
McFarlane: For me, it's more of movies like "Crash," because the story is terrific, as "300" was. There are still a lot of fantasy elements to it. The story that I have in my head is as real as possible, but there's this one element that just isn't real. But everything else ... you could be watching "L.A. Confidential" or "The Godfather" and you just put this little boogeyman in it — a moving shadow — and how does that change those movies, given everything else is real in [them]?
So there's not going to be any villains or bad guys, there's not going to be any of that. It's just going to be this one odd thing in the middle of a very real movie. I'm not trying to do a comic book movie; I don't have that much money. So I need to do a movie where people just go, "Yeah, yeah, yeah, cool." And all of a sudden now and then, something happens and you go, "What the hell was that?"

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it is probaly for the best that macfarland does it himself because no studio doesn't want to do spawn r-rated because the want to make for children and they don't think it can make a ton of money but look at 300 and sin city they were r-rated and made hundreds of millions of dollars so it is possible.

[Memphis Slim]

Is this thing ever going to happen? I heard Todd Mac filed for bankruptcy, so it doesn't look good. I remember hearing about it a long time ago, and both White and John Legzzzzzzzzzamo were both on, anybody know what happened?


Bankruptcy??????? Man! He's like the MC Hammer of comics.

[TheComicbookKid]

Spawn should stay in the 90s where he belongs.

[hippie_hunter]

Bankruptcy??????? Man! He's like the MC Hammer of comics.

Except he doesn't even draw comics anymore. McFarlane was a fad and nothing more.

That said, I would love to see another Spawn movie, just not the way McFarlane wants it to be. I'd rather see a live action version of the animated series.

[Chris Wallace]

That's where they went wrong in the first place. I think everybody wanted that but got something extremely short of it.

[Kevin Roegele]

Spawn has extremely limited appeal. In the 90's it was very popular with geeks, and impresionable pre-teen boys, but no-one else. Whereas something like Ninja Turtles, another independent comic creation, has a much broader appeal and that's why it's been so much more succesful than Spawn.

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the way todd macfarland wants to do it is the way the animated series was done.the movie i think is gonna show spawn just arriving back to earth and he's gonna go to war with tony twist and jason wynn will blackmail billy kincaids father to run for president and billy will kill children and probaly kidnap cyan and spawn has to save her and we may even see overt-kill work for tony twist.

[Figs]

Spawn has extremely limited appeal. In the 90's it was very popular with geeks, and impresionable pre-teen boys, but no-one else. Whereas something like Ninja Turtles, another independent comic creation, has a much broader appeal and that's why it's been so much more succesful than Spawn.


Simple reason why Ninja Turtles had a much broader appeal was.............because it was for all ages. Spawn................for older teens to adults. I haven't heard of squat in the last I don't know....3-5yrs about this film. That usually means it's dead and most likely won't be made.

[nocomics]

heh, filed for bankruptcy did he,guess he will auction off those baseballs he bought for a huge price. I really enjoyed the spawn comcis/aniamated series. I enjoyed the darkness of the comic,way it was drawn,the story etc..Its the same with the animated series,was very cool.

[Kevin Roegele]

There will never be a Spawn 2 because I personally will not let it happen.

[Mr. Socko]

There will never be a Spawn 2 because I personally will not let it happen.


I've got your back. If they ever tried to make another I'd fly down to shooting location and burn down all the sets and light all the footage aflame.

[Wolfman]

I've got your back. If they ever tried to make another I'd fly down to shooting location and burn down all the sets and light all the footage aflame.


Lol. What about Spawn reboot? That wouldn't be so bad. If the director and the writer were right.

[Kevin Roegele]

Lol. What about Spawn reboot? That wouldn't be so bad. If the director and the writer were right.

Anyone who is not with us is against us!

[The Shredder]

Anyone who is not with us is against us!

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