Todd McFarlane’s long-awaited Spawn movie will be R-rated and the first draft of its "badass" script is already complete
Jul. 25, 2024Spawn creator Todd McFarlane says Hollywood needs to make more R-rated comic book movies
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“We need to do R-rated Hollywood comic movies,” McFarlane added, noting that he was inspired byDeadpool and Wolverineand Joker: Folie a Deux. The first live-action Spawn movie hit theaters in 1997 and was given a toned-down PG-13 rating – which was confusing for fans (much like myself) given that the comic is more or less known for its ultra-violence – and received largely negative reviews.
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