Among actor Keith David’s many iconic roles, the actor starred as Lieutenant Colonel Al Simmons/Spawn in the 1997 HBO animated series. David’s role was so good, creator Todd McFarlane says he has trouble hearing anyone else in the role.
Speaking to ComingSoon, McFarlane praised David’s performance, noting that it was so good, he continues to hear Spawn in other roles that he watches David perform in.
“His version actually ended up being so good that like, I can’t hear anybody else’s voice,” said McFarlane. “Whenever I hear … even when he’s doing another character, even when he’s in another movie and I hear it, I go, “Oh, Spawn!” Then I have to go, “No, it’s Keith, David.” So I’ve sort of stolen Keith David’s persona to make it Spawn’s, but if you like Keith David’s voice, I think you will be quite pleased with what’s happening in Call of Duty.”
Spawn doesn’t have much of a sense of humor
When it comes to other actors taking on the role of the iconic comic book character, McFarlane had some advice on how to best portray Spawn. Most importantly, McFarlane said, is to remember that Spawn is a serious character, with very little humor to him.
“That he doesn’t really have much of a sense of humor,” McFarlane said. “He’s pretty deadly serious and has a little bit of that sort of Outlaw Josey Wales attitude that you do and you leave and you don’t really talk much, right? You let your actions do your talking for you. So he’s a bit of a gunslinger. He’s a badass, right? I don’t know, I was drawn to those characters when I was younger. The guys that were called the vigilantes or whatever that sort of worked outside of the normal perfect way that Superman did everything politely. I like the guys that are rough around the edges — the bad boys. I think that’s part of his charm to a lot of people, also.”
