Todd McFarlane Discusses Kevin Smith’s Take on SPAWN’s Sam and Twitch Series
Last week we learned that Kevin Smith is going to write and direct a series based on the Spawn characters Sam and Twitch, who are two homicide detectives Spawn confides in. After the announcement was made, Smith tweeted, "Get ready for the Jay & Silent Bob of cops.” I’m not sure I would compare them to Jay and Silent Bob, but ok. Sam and Twitch deal with a lot of dark, twisted, and insane stuff.
In a recent interview with CB, Spawn creator Todd McFarlane shared his thoughts on Smith taking on the project and talks about what he thinks he might end up doing with the project versus what he himself would do.
"I think naturally my bent on almost anything is always darker than most people’s. I know that Kevin's going to put a little bit of a fun factor in there that I might not otherwise do myself because I've got more of a morbid bent. It will be nice to see how he tackles the balancing act: if it's too much fun, maybe people don't take it seriously, but if you get too serious, people go, 'Why do you gotta depress me?' Everybody has a different personality when they watch TV or movies. My wife doesn't like dark, heavy dramas, but I could watch them all day long....[Kevin] is going to try and thread the needle with those two groups and see if he can pull it off."
Yeah, I could see Smith taking the two characters down a lighter road, but I hope he doesn’t. I’m the kind of person that wants to see a dark and hardcore Sam and Twitch series. He goes on to say that he “can't think of another corner of the Spawn universe he'd like to see explored,” and then adds, "I think the next shoe to drop will probably be the Spawn movie.”
Of course, he had to plug his Spawn film! He’s been slowly working on that movie for years. I would really love to see it happen, but I’m not getting my hopes up. I'll be shocked if it actually ever does get made.
I'm curious and excited to see what Smith does with Sam and Twitch, though! Hopefully he delivers something that the fans will enjoy.