Spawn may be a comic book adaptation, but it’s taking more of a horror approach, and those kinds of stories usually aren’t peppered with jokes or humorous beats.
Clearly McFarlane is aiming for this movie to feel as different as possible from the traditional comic book movie fare audiences have come to expect.
Todd McFarlane is determined to stay far away from that territory for the Spawn reboot, as he told Nerdist.
While the original Spawn movie was by no means a comedic affair akin to Deadpool or Guardians of the Galaxy, it did have a few moments that helped lighten the mood, perhaps to its detriment.