Based on the dark Image Comics antihero, Spawn (1997) brought Todd McFarlane’s creation to live action with striking visual effects and a hard-edged tone that reflected the late-’90s comic-book boom. Directed by Mark A.Z. Dippé and starring Michael Jai White, John Leguizamo, and Martin Sheen, the film follows a betrayed assassin reborn as a hellspawn caught between good and evil.
Based on the dark Image Comics antihero, Spawn (1997) brought Todd McFarlane’s creation to live action with striking visual effects and a hard-edged tone that reflected the late-’90s comic-book boom. Directed by Mark A.Z. Dippé and starring Michael Jai White, John Leguizamo, and Martin Sheen, the film follows a betrayed assassin reborn as a hellspawn caught between good and evil.
