SPAWN (1997) - It was directed by Mark A.Z. Dippé, from a screenplay written by Alan B. McElroy. The cast included: Michael Jai White as Al Simmons/Spawn, John Leguizamo as Violator, Martin Sheen ...

Anyone who wonders what we should expect if the visual-effects people begin taking over the movies completely should check out “Spawn ... viciously cynical Clown/Violator (John Leguizamo).

Not so much the lovable rascal version of Violator, played by John Leguizamo ... themed designs in artwork portfolio we see here. The 1997 Spawn film went with a superhero blockbuster movie ...

1997's Spawn earned a paltry 17% score on Rotten ... such as who will play Spawn's foil, Violator, though Todd McFarlane had teased King Spawn would feature more A-Listers alongside Jamie Foxx.

Violator has been a thorn in Spawn's side for 30 years now but, perhaps surprisingly, the malevolent demonic alter ego of the Clown has never really had an official origin series. That changes ...

Fan-favorite Spawn villain The Violator will return in the forthcoming Spawn #256 from writer/creator Todd McFarlane and artists Jonboy and Szymon Kudranski, McFarlane revealed on his Facebook page.