Todd McFarlane on 30 Years of Spawn Toys & The R-Rated Movie Reboot | IGN Fan Fest 2024

Todd McFarlane has been making Spawn action figures almost as long as he’s been making Spawn comics. The legendary comic creator joins us at IGN Fanfest to talk about how McFarlane Toys is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a handful of remastered re-releases of Spawn’s best action figure appearances, as well as some new releases like a brand new figure based on the cover of Spawn issue 311, which pays homage to the late Chadwick Boseman. Meanwhile, will Blumhouse’s upcoming Spawn movie reboot be a victim of superhero fatigue? Todd doesn’t think so, and he explains how R-Rated comic book movies like Deadpool & Wolverine and Joker: Folie A Deux will help pave the way for Al Simmons return to the big screen, and how he and Jason Blum are already thinking ahead for sequels. Meanwhile, action figures based on Prime Video’s upcoming Fallout series are in the works, and we get our first look at a member of the Brotherhood of Steel’s in iconic power armor, with more collectibles on the way later this year.
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[@adamradoncic3126]

We need a continuation of the animated series with Keith David as the voice again

[@jesus4929]

Todd talked to HBO Multiple times and every single time he got rejected.

[@javonjames4573]

That's what we really need

[@calebedwards3266]

That voice is perfect 🔥

[@ghazi2392]

The year is 2124, my grandkids are watching KZbin Vision on their brain implants and Todd McFarlane's Spawn movie reboot is still in the works.

[@ernestocaro9802]

😂😂😂

[@ProfessorArt1]

Dont you mean the digital upload of Todd Mcfarlane's conscious Spawn

[@ryanfaust7400]

Exactly

[@samuelbankston2108]

If it's jamie fox playing spawn it can stay there.

[@EastLaneDonte]

He snapped with the Chadwick tribute!

[@Aragorn7884]

Right?! 😅

[@sic6664]

What does that even mean? He snapped?

[@EastLaneDonte]

@@sic6664 did well

[@towlie9428]

Google is your friend too@@sic6664

[@coreymcclammy1459]

The Toddfather has spoken. Great interview.

[@pendragon8185]

Kinda wish they just have a stand in to play Spawn and have Keith David voice him.

[@tyronleung5276]

He's too old and kieth David can't be in every version of spawn

[@MelloSav]

Nice. Go the Darth Vader route.

[@nikolairebolloso5979]

This is why Todd Mcfarlane is my favorite comic creator because who knows what he and fans want

[@6Darian9]

Man it would be so dope if Todd made resident evil figures

[@paulbowler5345]

Todd is a Legend and my favourite comic book creator! 😀👍

[@Aragorn7884]

Michael Jai White *>* Jamie Foxx

[@keinaweiz]

Haha 😂I love ur comment

[@amdi8966]

@@keinaweizyou’re a simpleton 😂

[@calebedwards3266]

Michael Jai White is better🔥

[@towlie9428]

Literally haven't seen JF take on the role yet and he's easily the better actor. Stop meat riding bro

[@JimmyJump813]

Finish where the animated series left off. Great show. Should of did more with it

[@user-uf9dh2un5f]

Spawn, Action Figures and Venom!

[@Blackshroom]

Spawn was my childhood in the growing up in 90s, wish they still continued the Spawn X figures, always liked the justice league aesthetics, could have had a Justice League/unlimited type cartoon show or even animated movie, for mature audiences of course... or maybe same age rating as JLU.

[@MentalStillness]

Chadwick Bozeman as Spawn 😲

[@TheGPOOT]

Should be played by Michael Jai White.

[@keinaweiz]

That's the only right choice u are a master!

[@DarkRainOfficial]

Facts

[@cram2979]

Should stop btching

[@ivanchavez6226]

50 and still looks better than most young guys​@@nomadson615

[@chuchmaster23]

@@nomadson615bro micheal j white is more than capable what are u talking about he’s not just some guy he might be old but he can still move with ease

[@TheSoldier1984]

5:25 Flashbacks to the Bruce Wayne drifter suit from 2022 😂😂😂

[@jaycornu3351]

biggest question todd...... when will we get a Spawn figure with a huge red tattored CLOTH cape? :D you did it with barman so im holding out hope

[@TomboKaiOfficial]

Constantine original Hellboy would be great.

[@Mrsmifff]

MacFarlane toys is doing fallout!!!

[@andril]

MJW needs to be back in the scene

[@lowlowseesee]

Nah yo. It’s time to move on. That’s like Keaton still being Batman lol

[@Maximum950]

​@@lowlowseesee and he still is lol

[@MrKILLACRYZE]

Dude if you don’t hurry up and do this movie people will lose interest soon….i was a teen at the time and have every comic but dam I’m 49 now. Let’s goooo Todd

[@anthonydaquino5425]

Praying for a great renner/foxx spawn movie 🙏🏻🙏🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻

[@user-ju1qx5sz6c]

Finally, Todd Is a Hero ❤

[@andrewmead177]

Preordered mine! Thank you!

[@petegrizwald2666]

Manga Spawn and Angel Spawn were up there for sure!

[@jboyer]

Ya spawn is still huge Lots of people don't know he is a co creator on the amazing spiderman 😮 his work always got the back of the stove and not recognized as he should be 😊

[@marvelghost]

Thats an awesome tribute

[@terrillgoodwinejr537]

On July 22, 2024, McFarlane announced on his Twitter page that the script us completed with the titled King Spawn.

[@nickducharme5104]

the way he talks about the movie it might not happen yet

[@Robertlikes]

We need a great Spawn Game😢

[@kingshadow8782]

Fantastic!

[@djinvinceable]

More Movie Releases, Please!

[@kungfuscubabape953]

Need a video game

[@nickducharme5104]

idk but we better get the movie and stop talking and make it.

[@user-rc4vh6wt2v]

CY-GOR WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITES

[@ElCapoNinja]

Todd’s da man

[@dannysoul0]

Omari hardwick or laz Alonso would be a great spawn

[@CyrusWashington]

Michael Jai White should play the role because it’s an action role although Jamie Fox is a phenomenal actor. Lastly this reboot needs to involve the Redeemer, the heavily armored version of The Redeemer. That will give the story more angels and layers. Plus more action when Spawn and the Redeemer fight and potentially team up

[@williamhighsmith593]

Make the movie exactly like the comics is what will work

[@user-zd7bc9oo6m]

What happened to spawn the animated series in the 2000s ?

[@ProfessorArt1]

Canceled by HBO

[@predx13]

Did Todd make a figure where he pays Neil Gaiman his actual worth?

[@tyronleung5276]

Well he sold Angela to marvel which was the wrong universe he should've just let Todd have her

[@lonewulf0069]

Let’s get a different character for spawn ?

[@lorenzoantwan]

Stop playin with Al my guy Crispy!! 1:14 CHOPPED

[@edsoneduardozardetti9622]

Halo brother, why do note you do It Shazam classic ?

[@calebedwards3266]

Celebrating black history with the greats... Keith David✨️ Michael Jai White✨️ Jamie Foxx✨️

[@ElCapoNinja]

Todd’s da man !!!

[@MrJberryman13]

Wesley Snipes would be the perfect Spawn!

[@darkethereal]

Matthew McConaughey can play an older version of him in a movie.

[@riceniceman548]

Bring Back Cyber Units

[@TheMiddlechild79]

That movie won't come out until 2099

[@QUIT_POKING_IT]

🙏🏿🔥

[@devonnorris1586]

Spawn movie, except they call him “spleen” instead. That would be best

[@Moonbeams25]

it would be nice if Macfarlane designed figures for when Metroid Prime 4 comes out *cough cough*

[@Roadwarrior721]

Are we inferring there’s going to be Mad Max figures???

[@eddydaniels9842]

That R-Rated Spawn Movie Reboot is never going to happen & just going to keep procrastinating and teasing fan with sick amusement by saying hey it’s going to happen.

[@dabbzgaming3971]

FALLOUT FIGURES?????

[@jrhick114]

Right place, right time sounds like Mr. J Majors 👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀

[@hg2460]

WAAAAAAAANDAAAAAAAAA

[@guapkinginc6566]

Idris elba would make decent spawn

[@aged_balloon_popping]

He soundin like Jordan Peterson

[@kazuthesamurai7346]

McFarlane should be removed from the action figure industry: he's ruined it too mych

[@pacman23b]

We need another spawn game Sony or Microsoft make it happen

[@purpleyeti705]

Maaaaaaybe not Sony 😂

[@thomashaugh8720]

👍

[@nak3dxsnake]

Michael b jordan is the new mj white. Too bad he dont know karate.

[@kingshadow8782]

😂

[@samuelbankston2108]

If it's jamie fox haaaaaaaaard pass..

[@Aragorn7884]

That movie is DOA. It's been in development forever...😬

[@tyronleung5276]

He been saying this junk for years he ought to let Tyler perry take a crack at it sit him down to read all the comics he's a Christianity based superhero who has hell powers its a black ensamble movie and if you seen daddy's little girls ruthless all the queens men and the oval it's right up his alley and Tyler perry played in action movie and a comic book movie before with alex cross and ninja turtles 2 out of the shadows so you know he could pull off a faithful adaptation of spawn

[@thirdeyelionproduction1934]

micheal b jordan

[@kevinkev1530]

Waited long enough, so much time wasted!!!!!

[@amdi8966]

That shitty movie is never going to happen 😂

[@SilentGig1]

Spawns black!?

[@tyronleung5276]

You didn't know he's black and then he was replaced with Jim downing a white guy for a short bit

[@calebedwards3266]

Yes...

[@SilentGig1]

As someone who's only ever seen the character with no real depth or greater context, my mind is blown lol

[@calebedwards3266]

@SilentGig1 Check out the voice character for the HBO Spawn Animated Series, celebrate black history with icon black actor "Keith David" check out his movie catalog. Very well successful actor & well known in blockbuster hit movies 🎬✨️

[@SilentGig1]

@@calebedwards3266 Bet! I'll check that out. Thanks for the recommendation 🙌🏾

[@jeliason17]

This guy said he wants to put spawn at the very end of the movie. It's guna tank if that's the case. So dumb...

[@tyronleung5276]

He wants him as ethereal fog and make twitch the main character which is an injustice to a black ensamble cast

[@Phillipgraves869]

⁠@@tyronleung5276let’s put skin colour aside……the plan is to make Spawn more like “jaws”…… the focal point but like a mysterious entity. That you see rarely but when you see him it’s BIG

[@tyronleung5276]

@@Phillipgraves869 spawn is a property about the stages of grief and a black family ensemble cast who morns the tragic loss of a husband a friend and a son who fought valiantly for his country even if it bared a heavy burden and put him on hells watch list for killing innocent lives along the way spawn Al Simmons has to literally fight the u.s. government serial killers cyborgs cult mentality evangelist literal monsters from hell or arch angel bounty hunters looking to slay him permanently in a war for human souls it deals with faith such as choosing to be agnostic or atheist since heaven and hell are both forces of evil in the image comics universe it’s about black love a heterosexual black man can’t even be with his wife cause she moved on to be with his best friend who they had a beautiful child together it’s about spawn redeeming his soul and becoming a savior for humanity

[@ph14-88]

Spawn is an inherently dark character. Al Simmons was a Marine turned spy who was betrayed by his country and a friend who made a deal with the devil to become a Hellspawn. Notably, Spawn is not a trad Spawn uses his powers to transform himself into human form, but couldn't figure out how to make himself black. This is how readers of the comic book learned that before Simmons became a demon, he was a person of color So was MJ

[@XxJohnnyGATxX]

Man wtf are you babbling about

[@Only.The.Best.]

Now he never read it? So he he never had a hand in writing? Whats he been goin on about for the past years a out his spawn movie. Tbis is gonna be a crap reboot

[@konstantinkoverchenko9587]

The clown made the original movie. It would be nice to see whoever is playing Spawn to really take charge and have a commanding performance. 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@TheeEmmanuel0]

SHOULD BE PLAYED BY WESLEY SNIPE BECAUSE MICHAEL JAI WHITE CAN'T ACT AT ALL PERIOD