Over the weekend at Fan Expo, Todd McFarlane talked about a new Spawn movie, and about the possibility of it starting shooting as early as next year. The thought about a new Spawn movie got me thinking about which other comic book-based movies should be remade.
New Spawn movie?
The Bar Has Been Set
The recent Marvel movies have set the bar very high for comic book-based movies, and this has to be considered for a new Spawn movie as well as with any remade movie. When looking at most of the comic book-based movies over the years, there are very few which can hold a candle to the current Marvel movies. The easy exceptions which come to mind would be the first two Christian Bale Batman movies, Sin City, the first two Spider-Man movies, and the initial two Superman movies starring Christopher Reeve. Feel free to disagree.
New Spawn Movie a Beginning?
We all know that the Fantastic Four is being worked on for a reboot and I have heard whispers from time to time about a redone Punisher movie. In all honesty, it would be difficult to make worse movies than we have seen in the past with these titles. I see definitive action towards a new Spawn movie would be a catalyst for other comic book-based movies to be remade.
The Good and the Bad
On one hand, we will have some comic book fans who will be upset that newer characters (who have not been in movies) are not being looked at. At the same time, we have the chance of finally having the movies these characters deserve. I hope to see a new Spawn movie in the future, and I hope to see some of the other poorly made comic book-based movies redone as well. As I stated before, they can’t be any worse. Just don’t remake Howard the Duck.
