Hell must have frozen over because it looks like Todd McFarlane’s long-awaited ‘Spawn’ movie reboot is finally happening. Kya Quinn is here to explain what the devil took so long.<br /><br />It’s been 20 years since the first ‘Spawn’ movie hit theaters, but creator Todd McFarlane has been hard at work on a ‘Spawn’ reboot for the past decade. Why such a long wait for the ‘Spawn’ remake? It all starts with Image Comics. In the ‘90s, no one was a bigger influence on Spider-Man than Todd McFarlane. Spider-Man wasn’t enough, though. He left Marvel and took a bunch of their superstar artists with him: Jim Lee, Erik Larsen, and Rob Liefeld. Image Comics was born, and Todd McFarlane’s ‘Spawn’ was their biggest hit by far.<br /><br />A few years later, McFarlane sold the rights to a ‘Spawn’ movie for one dollar, including merchandise rights and full control of the character. Still, the first ‘Spawn’ movie had to be a disappointment when the PG-13 rating came in. A PG-13? For ‘Spawn’?! Actor selection wasn’t a problem. Michael Jai White was an awesome Spawn, and the John Leguizamo clown gives me nightmares to this day. But the effects were terrible, and the story was kind of a mess. Maybe he’d have better luck with a ‘Spawn’ cartoon?<br /><br />‘Spawn: The Animated Series’ on HBO was one of the most shocking shows on TV in the ‘90s, and that’s saying something. Dark, violent and definitely R-rated, the ‘Spawn’ HBO Series set a new bar for mature animation. It only lasted three seasons, and outside of ‘Spawn’ games and ‘Spawn’ action figures, the demonic anti-hero has been MIA on screen for a long time. But now, McFarlane finally has the opportunity to write and direct a new ‘Spawn’ live-action movie. He’s planning for a smaller, lower budget horror film where ‘Spawn’ isn’t even the main character. It’s an interesting choice, but it makes perfect sense for an untested director. Hopefully, he makes a truly hellish ‘Spawn’ movie.<br /><br /> This video, "<br /> Todd McFarlane's 'Spawn' Movie and Its Hellish Road to Reboot</a><br /> ", first appeared on<br /> nowthisnews.com</a>.<br />
