Todd McFarlane wants Leonardo DiCaprio to star in Spawn
That clip above of the Spawn animated HBO series brings back some memories. That was one bad ass series. The live-action movie, on the other hand, was cool but also not that impressive. It lacked the grit that Spawn was built on. I'm sure you are all aware that Spawn is written as a very dark story, not meant for big action set pieces.
For a few months we've been hearing Spawn creator Todd McFarlane talk about making a new, darker, Spawn film - one to his liking. At the end of 2008, McFarlane said that he was in talks with a few people about bringing Spawn back to the big screen but he was considering his options - big budget or low budget, but whatever the case, he wants to direct it.
Now, McFarlane talks about who he's thinking about to star in his new Spawn film - Leonardo DiCaprio! No, not as Spawn himself but another character.
"The main character isn't Spawn, per se, it's the guy chasing Spawn," McFarlane tells MTV. "And I've always had [Leonardo] DiCaprio in the back of my mind."
He's shooting for the stars on this one. DiCaprio is obviously a major A-list star but would he actually consider joining McFarlane in his new Spawn film? He hopes but he also realizes that "it's a big wish."
"...His dad was a big fan of underground comic books and he came from that," McFarlane says about DiCaprio's father. "It's not a big special-effects movie, it's a character movie, so I could shoot it in 40-50 days and you don't have to budget that much time."
There definitely could be a chance DiCaprio would consider doing this, especially if he's sort of been raised on comics. Really, what comic book reader or fan wouldn't want to have a part in a Spawn movie? If I was DiCaprio, I'd consider doing it. It would also probably be a lot of fun - he's always making films that require a lot of emotion, heavy on his shoulder type of stuff. This could be different for him.
Over the years, I've started becoming a DiCaprio fan although I started out hating him. He's obviously a fantastic actor that chooses his scripts wisely, so if by chance he agrees to do this film, if asked, that would probably be a good sign for the film.
Still, however, keep in mind this is all just speculation.
For the full article, head on over to MTV to hear McFarlane talk about making this into a "Godfather-type movie."
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