Keith David is able to run it again as Spawn if ever he ought to get the decision.
The Rick & Morty actor voiced Todd Mcfarlane’s iconic comedian e book antihero within the 1997-99 HBO present Spawn: The Animated Collection and says he wouldn’t hesitate if given the possibility to reprise the position in a reboot.
“In a New York heartbeat!,” David stated when requested if he would contemplate a return as Al Simmons and his demonic alter ego (through ComicBook.com). “Folks love that character. And particularly within the animated sequence. Ensure you inform them that once they begin attempting to reboot it.”
Spawn: The Animated Collection was set to be relaunched within the 2000s with David returning, getting far sufficient down the highway for the star to do some recording, earlier than the sequence was scrapped. On the time, Spawn creator Mcfarlane stated materials for the scuttled present may resurface as a part of a later reboot, however there are presently no plans for such a undertaking.
Mcfarlane has additionally been engaged on a Spawn reboot film, however these plans appear to be slowed down in the mean time, resulting in a definite lack of Spawn content material in each the reside motion and animated media areas.
Spawn: The Animated Collection premiered on HBO in the identical yr as the unique live-action film, and rapidly grew to become a favourite amongst each followers and critics. The small-screen Spawn certainly outshone the big-screen iteration within the eyes of many, incomes kudos from ScreenRant in a 2025 article citing seven cases of animated superhero reveals being higher than their live-action counterparts.
“The animated sequence in the end delivers a greater product, with a extra full and rounded-out story, and the unimaginable expertise of Keith David behind the voice of Spawn, the titular hero,” the piece says. “With all of that in place, the animated present is significantly higher than the live-action movie.”
ScreenRant mentioned the enduring enchantment of the animated Spawn present in one other 2025 article, calling it a groundbreaking creation that proved animation might deal with darkish, serialized storytelling.“Spawn by no means performed by the foundations of superhero tv as a result of it wasn’t attempting to. That’s why, practically three many years later, it nonetheless feels contemporary.” The article goes on, “For fantasy followers who crave their style with an edge, Spawn is a lacking piece of the status TV puzzle.”
The Animated Collection continues to carry a particular place within the hearts of Spawn followers, and clearly nonetheless means one thing to the actor who voiced the lead character, given his said willingness to get again behind the microphone ought to a reboot go into manufacturing.