Spawn

Dreadful comic-book adaptation which inexplicably won a cult following for director Mark AZ Dieppe, chronicling the origins of the vengeance-hungry anti-hero. Once a crack assassin, he was left to die in a burning factory after being double-crossed by his boss, but after striking a deal with the devil he returns to stalk the streets and make those who would betray him pay for their transgressions. Cue an apocalyptic battle between good and evil, boasting the usual lurid special effects. Michael Jai White, Martin Sheen, John Leguizamo, Theresa Randle and Nicol Williamson number among the cast