SDCC ’11: Michael Jai White wants to play Spawn again

We’ve already heard that Todd McFarlane is interested in making another Spawn (here and here), but nothing has been heard about the film since March.

While promoting Mortal Kombat: Legacy at Comic-con (via Screen Rant), Michael Jai White let it be known that he’s interested in returning as Al Simmons/Spawn in a new movie. However, only if the film is gets a hard-R rating, and is dark.

“I hope he does [make the film]. In the next couple years I might have to produce it myself. It’s a no-brainer. Look at how these movies have done, superhero movies that have gone dark, and there hasn’t been one darker than Spawn. If we do it like we want to, it could be a game changer. I think Todd feels the same way as me – that we go R. Not a kinder, gentler Spawn, we go straight R – like pushing it, pushing NC-17. Give the fans what they expect. That edge brought [the comic book] to where it is. I would really like to show what that character can be,” he said.

While films have certainly been leaning more towards being dark ever since Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight make a killing at the box-office, Spawn certainly needs to be dark given the source material.

Matt Keith

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