Ever since last week, speculation regarding Todd McFarlane‘s darker take on the literary classic The Wizard of Oz has been all over the web. Over at Empire they got an exclusive interview with the man of the hour, and spoke to him about casting, his vision, and the current status of his big screen adaptation. So, once again we’re off to see the wizard…
Todd McFarlane, the creator of the popular comic book Spawn is ready for another live action version of the anti-hero. The last time we saw Spawn on the big screen was over a decade ago in 1997. He was portrayed by actor Michael Jai White, and fought villains in the form of a corporate Martin Sheen and a clownish John Leguizamo. Needless to say the film didn’t fare well at the box office, and is in desperate need of a reboot. More on McFarlane’s new Spawn script below.
During Comic-Con 2009, Guinness World Records honored the biggest names in Entertainment history in the fields of television, film and comic books. One of the biggest winners was the iconic hit animated series, The Simpsons. Matt Groening and Al Jean, who were at the event on behalf of the show, were presented with two amazing achievements — Longest Running Sitcom and Longest Running Animated TV Series.
There were also some other comic books that were recognized including:
There were many honored by the universally recognized authority on record-breaking achievement during the four day event. For the full description of of all the Guinness World Records presented at the Comic-Con click below the jump… Continue Reading
Do you remember the 1997 live action film adaptation of Spawn? Most people don’t, and if they do they’ve tried to erase it from their memories. I unfortunately am not that lucky. The comic debuted in 1992 and was created by Todd McFarlane and published by Image Comics. Even though the first film attempt was critically and commercially hated, according to /Film, a reboot is in the works.
