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Michael Jai White Has Never Said He Liked ‘Spawn’
One of the worst comic book movies ever made is New Line Cinema’s Spawn (1997), an adaptation of Todd McFarlane‘s series of the same name that starred Michael Jai White as an elite mercenary who is killed, but comes back from Hell as a reluctant soldier of the Devil. While there are those who still enjoy the movie (all the power to ’em), one of them isn’t White.
Hiding within an interview over at THR, White strongly clarifies his disdain for the Mark A.Z. Dippé-directed adaptation that fizzles at the box office.
“There is no footage of me ever saying that I liked Spawn. I have never said that I thought that was a good movie,” White exclaimed.
It’s non-news, really, but it’s always interesting when an actor or filmmaker publicly denounce a piece of their work. No matter, “Spawn” has continued on in both comic and animated form, and now McFarlane is in pre-production on a brand new feature film adaptation set to shoot this fall with both Jamie Foxx and Jeremy Renner attached to star.
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‘Curse of the Where Wolf’ Bites Into August Release With Trio of Werewolf Theatrical Screenings [Exclusive Preview]
Larry Chaney‘s hairy misadventures are continuing in the sequel graphic novel Curse of the Where Wolf from creative team Rob Saucedo, Debora Lancianese, and Jack Morelli, and its author is celebrating with a trio of horror’s greatest werewolf films.
The Curse of the Where Wolf hits shelves on August 7 from Encyclopocalypse Publications.
That coincides with the launch of a theatrical screening event in Houston, Texas, featuring a trio of seminal werewolf flicks turning 45 this year: The Howling on August 7, Wolfen on August 14, and An American Werewolf in London on August 21.
Each screening features a “werewolf in film” presentation as well as a book signing from Where Wolf author and River Oaks Theatre artistic director Rob Saucedo.
In the new graphic novel, “Being a werewolf sucks. Reporter Larry Chaney wanted to be a hero. Instead, he became a werewolf. Now, caught between incredible new powers and a desire to eat everything (and everyone) in sight, Larry must find a cure for his curse. Or die trying.”
“With Where Wolf, I wanted to tell a whodunit set in a furry convention, so the story was pretty contained within a very specific setting and genre. With Curse of the Where Wolf, I wanted to celebrate everything I love about the possibility of comic books. Curse of the Where Wolf is a funny book, in every sense of the phrase, but it’s also an earnest look at a person’s struggle to become a better version of themselves, especially when the alternative is to become a literal monster,” Saucedo says of Curse.
The original graphic novel was previously serialized as the first webcomic hosted on Fangoria before being collected by Encyclopocalypse Publications in 2023 and has already been optioned for film, podcast, and television development ahead of launch by producers James Fino (“The Freak Brothers” for Tubi, “Rick and Morty” for Adult Swim) and Charles Horak (First Date for Magnolia Pictures).
Expect Larry to find himself in even weirder situations in the 362-page full color sequel; Saucedo has provided Bloody Disgusting with exclusive art pages from the upcoming graphic novel that showcase lupine humor.
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