Michael Jai White’s Thoughts on Why the Spawn Movie Didn’t Work The Way It Should Have

I loved Spawn. Still do.

Movie is so old I don't really remember why it wasn't good
but I do remember 1 BIG FLAW from the movie!
The BAD guy Jason Wynn is miscast by Martin Sheen
Serious bad guy miscast into goofy comical actor 🙄 🤦‍♂
Spawn the Animated Series got Jason Wynn just right! Martin Sheen got Jason Wynn all WRONG!
I remember watching Spawn & Martin Sheen just irked me the wrong way! His comical goofy take on Jason Wynn was all wrong! 🙄 🤦‍♂
Just go watch both Jason Wynn & you will know why Martin Sheen was not the guy for him! 🙄 🤦‍♂
There are a few more actors miscasted like Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor in Superman Returns, even worse Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
& Dennis Hopper as Deacon in Waterworld 🙄 🤦‍♂
Serious bad guys played goofily that just killed the movie for me

Absolutely loved that movie!!!!

man id love to see the original cut

Spawn was hands down one of the best movies growing up

It was too soon… they would have needed better effects… but same casting…

Spawn needs a sequel with Michael Jai White & John Leguizamo

Spawn was a good movie, just had terrible CGI.

I thought it was a damn good movie.

I thought and still think Spawn is s fun and good movie.

Spawn deserves a big budget remake ffs

MJW would make a perfect replacement new Black Panther , hes got the strength speed and martial arts 💪 i hope he has a good agent that will keep reminding Marvel/Disney of those facts 😮 😊 Michael Jai White is an awesome action star , , 👍😸👍🎄

Spawn was awsome , an michael is the only person who should be in the future one .not jamie fox .jamie is not a tuff guy

I loved that movie. I have it on DVD and watch it still.

This is the one guy that can reprise a role in a movie remake of a super hero character decades later and pull it off.

Spawn is one of my all time favorites hands down seen it when I was a kid

I grew up on Spawn. Still have all my comics. My best friends dad growing up was great friends with Todd and was part of the publishing company (StaBur, for Stanley Burke). His (my friends dad) last name was Burke, which is the reason for the name of detective Sam Burke, the fat cop. I still have the promo mini comic where Violator had no spine horn, Malebolgias name was Evil, and a character that was supposed to be a main villain was mentioned but never implemented. Lotus. I bet it’s worth some money at this point…I remember Mr. Burke taking me to the toy warehouse and letting me take one of every toy I didn’t have. It was so meaningful to me as a kid that I still cherish that moment as an adult. I love you Paul. Sorry your son and I fell out.

Spawn doesn't work without Keith David in the lead role

Spawn was an epic movie

Always liked that movie.

They should release the first cut.

What are you talking about , I love that movie.

I love spawn!!!!! Great movie for the time and Micheal Jai White did an awesome job as Al Simmons👍🏻👍🏻

“Go spawny…go spawny” it’s clowny!!!!’

Growing on up Todd Mafarland creations and Spawn, when it was announced that Spawn was gonna be made into a movie, I was thrilled. And I remember going to see Spawn opening weekend with a couple friends. It was easily one of the biggest disappointments in my comic book geek life back then. The actors were great as actors go. Just that the movie was really bad and they did the best with what they had. Would definitely love to see a Spawn movie made in this current time tho. I think it deserves another shot on the big screen, for sure.

It didn't work because he is a horrible actor

Blessings

In 1997 I was 22, a comic collector (still am) and i loved the animated series and also the movie. However, now in 2023, I watched the movie on HBOMax and it doesn't hold up...the animated series, all 3 seasons, still does. I don't think the new movie that Todd has been hyping up for 20 years will ever get made bc he has too much riding on it. Especially now since comic movies have jumped the shark after Endgame. I mean, Todd doesn't even bother doing the Spawn comics himself any longer. If he doesn't care, why should we?

What a waste. White was pretty much a perfect choice for the role.

I LOVE Spawn. One of my Favorite movies ever..

Bro spawn was the shit!!!!

Dane cook???

Damn he really takes forever to get to the point

Between this and Dark Knight, Michael Jai White doesn't have the best luck with clowns.

Spawn was badass. 'Nuff said.

There's like 2 different reasons the film turned out the way it did.

1 reason is from Todd McFarland himself, saying that he wanted to make it PG-13 to reach a wider audience and the film was cut 5 different times before the MPAA was pleased to market it PG-13.

What Michael has described is another reason. The director. I honestly wouldn't be surprised if they both make different decisions together for the film to turn out how it did.

I still love the film though. It's what got me into Spawn to begin with.

Sorry to hear it, but I loved the movie anyway :)

We need another spawn movie!!!

To not make it a horror movie is why it failed period

30 years later and he's still the best actor that could play Al Simmons/Spawn in a remake

By the sounds of it we need the first cut of the movie

spawn the comic is one of the most poorly written things ever created.

I wish the first cut he talked about it as available somewhere

Michael is an incredible human,talented,humble honorable person to shake hands with.

Maybe they should release the 1st cut.

yep he got it but also spawn is 6-8 he is not.

what a piece of shite that movie was, NEVER try this again. EVER.

I loved this movie but it would be done so good in the right hands now

The old CGI is what let's that movie down. Shame they cant just replace those scenes.

Wow. I wish I could see that first cut. But maybe that would just be too depressing. Glad Michael got to see it at least. And if they finally do a reboot, it would be nice if he could have some kind of role.